So I made some progress on my scheduled assignment. I planned on working on the title treatment for Zombieland. It is not quite complete yet, because I have some technical issues to resolve. Obviously if I plan on animating I could do some more modeling for some of the other stuff, or I could just paint and composite in After Effects... stay tuned! Read More...

Tags: MAYA, 3d

I happened to be watching some movie trailers on iTunes, and I realized that if I needed to find inspiration, sometimes it helps to attempt to recreate stuff other people have done. The images above show a screenshot of the title treatment for ARMORED and my adaptation using Maya and After Effects... Read More...

Tags: Armored, Trailers, After Effects, MAYA

I have always been a fan of visual effects and compositing. I just did not seem to have the right footage or shot, but, not anymore thanks to Artbeats... Read More...

Tags: Adobe, After Effects, Artbeats, Compositing

This is obviously not new, but Artbeats has been offering free clips daily from their massive library of stock footage. I have to say, their selections so far have been pretty good and I can boast of owning a small collection of stock footage.
Also, the pilot show I created title graphics for is scheduled to air in March at the AFI theatre in Silver Spring, MD... Read More...

Tags: After Effects, Artbeats, Broadcast Design, Footage

Hopefully, I will be able to get one more blog post up before the new year. But, I just entered into a Photoshop themed DVD cover design contest over at the CAFE. I figure it was a worthwhile endeavor considering I just completed the title credits for HARD TO BE ME. I am just waiting on final approval from the production team... Read More...

Tags: Photoshop, Poster

I am presently working on a title/show opener project for an independent Film maker. Unfortunately, since I signed a contract I guess I can’t post anything on my site till the project is complete. So, I had to make up my own poster. Nonetheless, I think my poster looks cool...
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Tags: TV, Titling, Show, Credits

Two of the most difficult things to wrap one’s head around in any 2d/3d application are lights and cameras... Read More...

Tags: After Effects, MAYA, 3d, Learning

Being a young designer, it seems extremely impossible to convince most companies or hiring managers that I am a capable designer. I guess I could blame the economy. But, I dug deeper and I realized that I had become complacent...

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Tags: After Effects, Titling, 3d

I created this flowery image in After Effects, as a background image for a project... Read More...

Tags: After Effects, Turbulent Noise

I am, and always have been an avid user of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop for various pieces of art. Obviously Illustrator for vectors and Photoshop for raster images... Read More...

Tags: flash, flash catalyst, Fireworks

Why would you consider building scenes in After Effects? Read More...

Tags: After Effects, 3d

I have talked about Adobe Flash Catalyst previously. It is Adobe’s solution to bridging the gap between graphic designers and application developers in building rich internet applications. I will be adding a new link to my site for my own flash catalyst projects soon.
Obviously, the applications will be functional, but they will lack logic. This is where Adobe Flex Builder and developers come in to the mix. I am looking forward to building my first internet application.
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Tags: flash catalyst

So, I had the intention of continuing to ramble about my recent job interviews, some employers and their shady antics. I came across a related article on CNN money about such practices and I was determined to inject my two cents.
But, I happened to stumble across an Image of Rorshack from the WATCHMEN movie which I happened to see (loved it). I decided to venture off my initial post idea and invest my time creatively by trying to recreate his mask... Read More...

Tags: Watchmen, Rorshack Mask, Radio Waves, Wiggle

Adobe After Effects is a wonderful application. I have been using it for a while now, and every time I feel I know enough, there seems to be more to learn Read More...

Flash content has become very popular lately, and being able to create content in other adobe creative suite applications is great.
Click on the link below to see an example of a flash animation created in Illustrator.
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Tags: flash, Illustrator

Adobe just released a beta version of a great new application that would help to bridge the gap between developers and traditional designers.
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Tags: flash catalyst