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Brew Crew

kopid — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:08:59 +0000

Depending on how hard you were tailgating at the last home Brewer game you attended, you may remember seeing the Milwaukee Brewers Stadium Open by Pixel Farm on the big screen. It’s a highly detailed build of the stadium with past clips of Brewer history blended in. If you’re a Brewer fan or not, this animation rocks. Also linked below is a video of how Pixel Farm put this together. Enjoy.

Pixel Farm: Milwaukee Brewers Stadium Open with Line-up

Pixel Farm: Milwaukee Brewers Stadium Open (How it was done)

The Keyframiest

kopid — Sat, 05 May 2012 12:23:03 +0000

Motion design is similar to its print design brethren in that it follows trends/styles. In motion design some trends transpire because of a new plug-in or tool, others evolve because of a reaction to an overused tool. While some come about through innovation. Lately there has been a lot of really great simple shaped animations that can’t necessarily be created with just a plug-in, but through massive amounts of keyframes and experimentation. Some of the links below are more abstract and experimental in their stories and use, while others are more direct. All of them are just freakin’ great to watch. If you’re into motion design you’ve probably seen most or all of these, but it never hurts to watch them again. Feel free to post links in the comments for stuff that you would like to share. Enjoy.

Tendril: Composition in Red

Sander van Dijk: Pausefest Melborne – Director’s Cut

Gentleman Scholar: Count on Me

Gentleman Scholar: Gates Foundation – G20 Summit

Phil Borst: Mork

Benjamin Nichols: Ben In Motion

Jennifer Jiun Choi: 2012 Series – MMXII

Shah Azman: 1 Malaysia TV Launch

Adam Gault Studio: Loto Quebec

Jr. Canest: Crazy Enough – Title Sequence

BG Renderer Hits Version 2

conigs — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:59:34 +0000

Some breaking news from this morning: BG Renderer has officially hit version 2! There are more details on my personal blog as well as the After Effects Scripts site, but it now comes in Basic & Pro versions (both license based now, but for a reasonable price: $4.99/$19.99 respectively). These are the two features of Pro that caught my eye immediately:

Render notifications through email, sms, Growl, or Prowl (for iPhone notifications, though Growl + Boxcar could be used as well).
Render CS3 or CS4 comps in the CS5 render engine (if installed) to take advantage of 64-bit without having to update your project file.

I’ll be upgrading my seat at home as well as urging places I work to do the same.

21 Motion Graphics and Visual Effects User Groups and Meetups

Miles — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 04:29:06 +0000

Saw this post on AETUTs recently. And sure enough, Mograph Milwaukee was nowhere to be found. Booooo…..but that doesn’t change anything. Mograph Milwaukee still puts on a great show and we always have something cool to share like this. I think it’s very cool that these meet-ups/social gatherings are now becoming very popular in our society and the tech community alike. They are always a great place to learn new and exciting things, meet people in the industry and talk about cool shit as Nick Campbell would put it. Paul and I started this group so that we could become more acclimated with other mograph artist in Milwaukee and the midwest. And so far were very happy with the outcome. So after 4 Mograph Milwaukee meet-ups are YOU happy with these types of gatherings? What would you like to see more of? Drop us a line in the comment box! We would love to hear your feedback…& while your at it, check out the other meet-up groups that are popping up around the country.

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Art of the Title Sequence: The Pacific

conigs — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:51:04 +0000

Admittedly, I haven’t seen The Pacific, but the title sequence is fantastic. It’s a great blend of practical shooting, VFX, and animation. The subtleties like the charcoal breaking matching debris from the battlefield and the paper texture matched perfectly to the live-action footage tie everything together. It’s a great imagining of drawings coming to life.

After Effects CS5

conigs — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:21:21 +0000

We could write an extensive post covering what’s new in AE CS5, but Chris & Trish Meyer have covered that over at ProVideo Coalition. It’s well worth the entire read, but here are some highlights:

Native 64-bit (No more out of memory errors!).
Roto Brush.
Mocha & Mocha Shape.
DE FreeForm.
Native R3D file support, including color & metadata management in the Interpret Footage dialog.
Two new blending modes: Subtract & Divide.
New keyboard shortcuts for keyboards without the number pad (laptop users rejoice).

Lost vs. Saul Bass

conigs — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:04:35 +0000

This is brilliant. What if Saul Bass designed the Lost title sequence?

I love good title design.

[via MillionairePlayboy]

NY Times Read

Miles — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:39:05 +0000

Check out this great article that was featured in the New York Times a few weeks ago..

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NA#

Miles — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:50:44 +0000

NA# from Blake Fawley on Vimeo.

Nice flick which combines filming, motion graphics, nature and technology….I like!

Kinetic Typography

Miles — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:13:26 +0000

As of late, motion graphic artists have been taking sound bites from various films and animating the type in after effects. If you go to Vimeo and search “Kinetic Typography” you will find plenty of these animations. There is a trend among these animations of radial gradients and big bold typefaces such as gotham and avante garde. Anyone who took a typography class in college will really appreciate these animations. Typography is such a big deal in motion graphics, you see type everywhere in movie titles, commercials and so forth. Below are few clips I thought were done very well. Another website to check out is The Art of The Title Sequence. Here they list a bunch of feature films that have taken advantage of kinetic typography in their opening sequence.