27Feb2010
Now Announced! The Winner of the Digieffects FreeFormAE Giveaway!
So I am sure you guys have been waiting allllllllllll week for me to announce the winner of Digieffects FreeFormAE! Well it is @tim_stotz from Twitter and timstotz.com! Check out his site and twitter... and wish him a congratulations! You could be the next winner! We got some cool stuff coming in the next few weeks... (more after the jump)
Continue Reading...Leave a Comment20Feb2010
Digieffects FreeForm 50% Next Week + I’m Giving Away a Copy!
Yep, you read right... I am giving away a copy of FreeForm AE to one of my lucky followers! If you haven't heard of FreeForm AE yet, it is a distortion and, well... freeforming plugin for After Effects that lets you be able to manipulate layers in 3D space like never before (more after the jump)
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VFXTalk Restarts Up Their VFX Challenges! BIG PRIZES!
Who doesn't love prizes like licenses of Nuke, Fusion or possibly a new Mac Pro workstation? Well I love them and you should too! VFXTalk.com had a ton of contests a while back with some high stakes prizes but they kind of quit with the challeges there for a while. But they are back with some killer prizes and a Star Trek themed challenge to get your creative juices flowing! (details after the jump)
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New AEtuts+ Posts: Video Copilot Optical Flares Review and Giveaway!
So this week I hit it a little early and got two HUGE articles for you... well I guess it could be one and a half.... ANYWAYS... Since beta testing I have been waiting to spill the beans on how awesome this plugin is, and for a special treat Andrew Kramer and the Video Copilot team has sponsored a giveaway over at AEtuts+ so head on over, check out my review and leave a comment on the Giveaway thread for a chance to win on Friday!
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DigiEffects Atmosphere Plugin Introduction and Giveaway on AEtuts+
Alright freeloaders... here is something awesome for you to check out today. I hosted a video tutorial over on AEtuts+ showing you how to use the new DigiEffects Atmosphere plugin... and if that doesn't get you excited, we are giving away TWO licenses for free! Oh yeah, and we have an exclusive coupon code as well for 25% off your order as well... SICK! (more after the jump)
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New 5 Second Projects @ GreyScaleGorilla.com: FAIL
Who loves to make cool shit? You do... of course you do... that's why you come to my site... and come to Nick Campbell's GreyScale Gorilla... right? Well Nick has another Five Second Project out today for you guys to get in on, and this months theme is FAIL! I have a feeling the entries for this are going to be awesome... I can't wait to see what failtastic pieces you all come up with!
Continue Reading...Leave a Comment30Nov2009
New Five Second Project: Home Sweet Home
Are you looking for a reason to make some cool shit? Well if you participated in the last theme: "Start With A Photo" you know this is a great reason to drop what you are doing and do some experimenting. This week's theme on Nick Campbell's Five Second Projects is "Home Sweet Home" pretty simple. Whatever comes to mind when you think of home sweet home, make a five second animation, post it to the Vimeo group, and wait to get some critique... you never know, you might impress yourself with what you create.
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New Five Second Project! “Start With A Photo”
Greyscale Gorilla's Five Second Projects are back this week with a new theme: "Start With A Photo"... All you have to do is incorporate a photo (still image) SOMEHOW into your theme and final animation! Check out the details after the jump...
Continue Reading...Leave a Comment13Oct2009
176 Mograph & VFX Tutorials OMGWTF!!!
Wow... since the redesign along with everything else going on in life... it looks like the tutorial scene really took off in the last month. We got 176 tutorials, a free 3ds Max plugin, and Nick Campbell's new Five Second Project theme with prizes from my homies over at VideoHive.net. This is the largest roundup I have ever done... and after around 8 hours, and revisiting this article quite a few times during the last week... it's finally done! So enjoy... and go learn!
Continue Reading...View Comments (14)10Aug2009
Huge Monday Roundup of ALL Sorts
In this jam-packed tutorial we will build an energy ball that emits natural light onto the road’s surface. Plus, we will be utilizing ‘reverse-tracking’ to lock the 3D effects in-place, while maintaining the original camera movement in the exciting final shot.....
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