I found this very interesting script render tutorial for cinema 4D which I am sure could come in handy when I start using C4D in combination with After Effects more. It talks about rendering an animation scene in C4D without using the G.U.I. render, making it faster as the software doesn't have to display the render while it's also rendering the scene. It's very simple scripting and I just wanted to make a note of it here in case I need it someday.
http://www.motiongasm.com/2012/01/scriptrender/
Showing posts with label Links and Quotes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Links and Quotes. Show all posts
Monday, 20 February 2012
Thursday, 15 December 2011
Triangle Animation
I found this tutorial on Iain McCallum's blog:
http://ae.tutsplus.com/tutorials/motion-graphics/create-a-geometric-color-explosion/
The nice thing about this tutorial is that it shows you the basics of what you can do with geometrics instead of walking you step-by-step through the creation of specific motion graphics piece. This eliminates the temptation of recreating that exact piece, which is always a problem for me. With a tutorial like this I am much more able to break off from the tutorial and be creative with what it's teaching me. This could be useful for the final showreel title for example.
Final Piece by Wes Kandel:
http://ae.tutsplus.com/tutorials/motion-graphics/create-a-geometric-color-explosion/
The nice thing about this tutorial is that it shows you the basics of what you can do with geometrics instead of walking you step-by-step through the creation of specific motion graphics piece. This eliminates the temptation of recreating that exact piece, which is always a problem for me. With a tutorial like this I am much more able to break off from the tutorial and be creative with what it's teaching me. This could be useful for the final showreel title for example.
Final Piece by Wes Kandel:
Thursday, 24 November 2011
Mark Gardner Quote
"Particularly when it comes to ideas. it gets better when you have to argue it and defend it. Style can be an individual thing and sometimes it's better when it's one person's vision, but I definitely think for working on concepts and ideas, collaboration is better."
- Gardner, M. [no date]. Cited in: Kandekic, L. 19 September 2011. Interview. [online]. Art Of The Title. Available from: http://www.artofthetitle.com/2011/09/19/mad-men/
[Accessed 24 November 2011]
[Accessed 24 November 2011]
Sunday, 6 November 2011
Video Copilot Tutorial
Recommended by several friends and me stumbling across it, I think deems this site to be made a note of, so I won't forget: Video Copilot Basic Training is a series of ten episodes over 2 hours (as the intro video tells us) for all the basics one needs to know about After Effects. The rest of the website is of course not to be tossed aside as it features a blog and more tutorials.
Thursday, 27 October 2011
Jim Jarmusch - Nothing is original
"Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic."
- Jarmusch, J. [no date]. Cited in: Art of the Title. 29 October 2010. Production Breakdown. [online]. Art of the Title. Available from: http://www.artofthetitle.com/2010/10/29/the-walking-dead/
[Accessed 24 November 2011]
Thursday, 20 October 2011
Making of Mad Men Title
I found a website that is dedicated to Title Sequences and is in their words a " leading web resource of film and television title design from around the world".
Art of the Title website Iain Albison Twitter
I found an interview about the making of the Mad Men title by Imaginary Forces on their website here.
Art of the Title website Iain Albison Twitter
I found an interview about the making of the Mad Men title by Imaginary Forces on their website here.
Kyle Cooper Quote
"How a title sequence articulates itself visually and aurally should be a consequence, dictated by the content."
~ Cooper, K. [no date]. Quoted by the author in: Braha, Y. and Byrne, B. 2010.
Creative Motion Graphic Titling for Film, Video, and the Web.
USA: Elsevier Science & Technology.
USA: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Saturday, 15 October 2011
VFX websites and tutorials
I stumbled across some helpful websites, that could come in handy when I start playing around with After Effects for my project.
Creative Cow - A creative community with help forums, tutorials and more
Adobe Blogs - Getting started with After Effects (CS4, CS5, & CS5.5)
Adobe Help - After Effects community resources
Video Copilot - Blog and tutorials by Andrew Kramer
Creative Cow - A creative community with help forums, tutorials and more
Adobe Blogs - Getting started with After Effects (CS4, CS5, & CS5.5)
Adobe Help - After Effects community resources
Video Copilot - Blog and tutorials by Andrew Kramer
Thursday, 13 October 2011
A Selection of Intro Sequences
"Resurrecting an Art Form. TV got good again. Six Feet Under helped redefine what a TV show could be. We are proud to be a part of that ambition - to just make it better. The TV title sequence is a branding endeavor and a legitimate art form. It is the sole, consistent, and iconic moment that carries through a show’s lifespan and beyond. It’s what you remember most. DK is the most Emmy-nominated firm in the category. We seek assignments that tell a separate, parallel story. These are little art films really, that find their own voice, all while arming audiences with each show’s unique psychology and worldview."
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
7. 8. 9.
10. 11. 12.
-Digital Kitchen [no date]. Vimeo. [online]. Available from: http://vimeo.com/5846864
[Accessed 24 November 2011].
[Accessed 24 November 2011].
1. 2. 3.
7. 8. 9.
10. 11. 12.
- Pretty Little Liars by Aloy Entertainment
- Breaking Bad by High Bridge Productions
- Ringer by CBS Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television, ABC Television Studios (in association with) Brillstein Entertainment Partners
- Big Bang Theory by The Picture Mill
- Dexter by Digital Kitchen
- Fresh Meat by MOMOCO Film Titles
- Supernatural (1-7) by Shooters Post and Transfer
- Veronica Mars by Prologue Films
- Misfits by MOMOCO Film Titles & Maguffin
- Equals Three (Youtube)
- The Phillip DeFranco Show (Youtube)
- Skins by BBC Studios and Post Production
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
Jacob Cass Blog
Ask The Experts: Logo Design FAQ, Q&A, Tips + More
I stumbled across this blog in Google images featuring a Q&A in the Computer Arts magazine of the guy who writes the blog. The issue (no.135) is about "Creating the perfect logo" which will probably come in at some point, if I want to create my own logo. Jacob Cass has posted the 11 questions Computer Arts have asked him about creating a logo and how he goes about doing that. Very interesting!
Also, I found a video tutorial website by D Bnonn Tennant on how to best generate customers with your website, avoiding obvious mistakes. I thought this would be quite handy as well sometime, when I'd might like to create my own portfolio website:
HOW TO TURN VISITORS INTO CUSTOMERS
Also, I found a video tutorial website by D Bnonn Tennant on how to best generate customers with your website, avoiding obvious mistakes. I thought this would be quite handy as well sometime, when I'd might like to create my own portfolio website:
HOW TO TURN VISITORS INTO CUSTOMERS
Friday, 7 October 2011
What happened to convergence?
Idei, N. 2001. Speech to Pacific Telecommunications Council. Honolunu: Sony Corporation. Quoted in: Rice, J. and McKernan, B. 2001. Creating Digital Content. USA: McGraw Hill
Idei of the Sony Corp has made this claim in his speech to the Pacific Telecommunications Council:
Google books Snippet
His claims are partly true when it comes to the "30 Degree Principle" but vastly wrong when we consider media convergence. Not only are many people playing PC games but PC and internet access via TVs is on the rise. It's true that even though a majority of UK and other audiences watch shows on demand or stream content online, there is still a number of people watching live TV. It is comparable with the music industry. Although there is a high rate of piracy, the same type of people are still buying CDs. Which is why I believe live TV will be around for a long time, despite the fact that media convergence is taking over. Sometimes people don't want to search for what they want to watch but have the TV programme dictate the schedule. Like Idei says "lean back about 30 degrees and relax".
This being said, convergence is definitely happening. Ideis statement might have been made 10 years ago, addressing statements made by people, including Bill Gates, for four years prior to that and it might not have happened then but it turns out that Bill Gates and those people were right. Convergence is definitely happening now. In the case of internet/on demand on TV set-top boxes it is still a long way away from being perfect. Ideis prediction that "most of us would be happy when our Internet searches produces a result within 10 seconds, no one would tolerate such slowness when TV channel surfing" is true and built in on-demand services are still clunky and slow. They don't compare to the instant viewing of live TV that we are used to but if we want on-demand instead of live, is it worth the wait?
Idei of the Sony Corp has made this claim in his speech to the Pacific Telecommunications Council:
Google books Snippet
His claims are partly true when it comes to the "30 Degree Principle" but vastly wrong when we consider media convergence. Not only are many people playing PC games but PC and internet access via TVs is on the rise. It's true that even though a majority of UK and other audiences watch shows on demand or stream content online, there is still a number of people watching live TV. It is comparable with the music industry. Although there is a high rate of piracy, the same type of people are still buying CDs. Which is why I believe live TV will be around for a long time, despite the fact that media convergence is taking over. Sometimes people don't want to search for what they want to watch but have the TV programme dictate the schedule. Like Idei says "lean back about 30 degrees and relax".
This being said, convergence is definitely happening. Ideis statement might have been made 10 years ago, addressing statements made by people, including Bill Gates, for four years prior to that and it might not have happened then but it turns out that Bill Gates and those people were right. Convergence is definitely happening now. In the case of internet/on demand on TV set-top boxes it is still a long way away from being perfect. Ideis prediction that "most of us would be happy when our Internet searches produces a result within 10 seconds, no one would tolerate such slowness when TV channel surfing" is true and built in on-demand services are still clunky and slow. They don't compare to the instant viewing of live TV that we are used to but if we want on-demand instead of live, is it worth the wait?
Tuesday, 4 October 2011
How do you research and explore ideas?
I look at videos/websites/youtube/vimeo/blogs of people that I have heard about, like Isa Alsup, either from classmates/friends like Iain or people I stumble upon, like artists and youtube channels I have listed in my previous post.
I also follow quite a few interesting artists on twitter like #Abduzeedo or companies like Moving Picture Company (MPC), Passion Pictures, Cinesite, Double Negative, The Mill, MK12 and Rushes and their Vimeo Profile MGFX Studio. These are only a few of the artists and companies I follow. There are some more listed in previous posts.
All highlighted names are linked to the appropriate websites.
Thursday, 29 September 2011
A Sense of Community
People want to be part of things. Most of the webseries, like Quarterlife, Control TV, Being Victor and popular Youtube channels like The Phillip DeFranco Show, =3 (Equals Three), Charlie is so cool like I have looked at build upon creating and maintaining a community that will participate in the show. It gives the viewer a sense of being part of that world or being part of a bigger thing.
Quarterlife is about a group of friends and acquaintances revolving around the main character Dylan who has created a social networking/blogging site on which she vlogs about her life. Throughout the season this site evolves into a widely used portal for people to talk about themselves and to other, much like Facebook, only mainly via video. At the time of "airing" this series used to have an actual Quarterlife social network site on which real people could interact, just like in the TV show, making them part of the show and the show seem like real life with real people.
Control TV is a kind of Big Brother/Reality TV type webseries set in a semi-unrestricted environment (meaning: the participant has access to the outside world) where the viewer influences what happens to the participant. What I have gathered from the recap episodes of this show is that the participant is a volunteer, selected for the show to live in a flat, being filmed 24/7. For every decision he has to make a poll is created on the website, live while the show is running (assumable via live-stream). According to the audiences poll results the participant has to do what the audience wants. On top of that, he also gets tasks set for him, he has to solve. This show was awarded "Best Web Show of 2010" by clicker.com. Conrol TV is also basing it's entire success on it's audience. There has to people watching it, for it to work and enough people taking part for it to move forward, which automatically creates a strong community.
Being Victor was a short series produced for MTV which is now available online. I don't think this show was produced solely for the web but has certainly had a web presence. The main character Vinnie, maintains a blog, calling himself Victor, talking about his life. This blog was a real blog and maintained by said character, simulating a real person blogging about, just about anything, making the audience feel like the character was a real life person. The audience could interact with the blog by commenting on his posts and therefore being part of the series' universe.
The Phillip DeFranco Show is a classic YouTube Presenter-Audience show. The Presenter, Phillip DeFranco talks "about some of the stuff that mattered in the news to" him. This includes a mix of but not limited to world affairs, politics and entertainment news. Some news pieces are sometimes suggestions by the audience. He relies heavily on a strong community, tying the audience in with give-aways, comment questions and addressing them as "The DeFranco Nation" appealing to the sense of community. People are invited to discuss the topics brought to the table and therefore made part of the show. This is increased with the recent addition of viewer introductions to the show, at the start of the show.
=3 is a YouTube video selection show in which the presenter, Ray William Johnson, presents a selection of entertaining, shocking or generally interesting videos from YouTube and other user generated content sites that are either suggested to him by the audience or selected by him/his team. The show evolves around the videos but also the presenters humorous delivery, much like a usual bloopers or caught on camera show would. The viewers are invited to leave comments on the comment question of the day and also suggest videos for review. The again establishes and maintains a community, which includes the viewers in the video and makes them part of one world. In the next video Ray describes perfectly what exactly the show is about. It is one of the older episodes and I think it's a classic.
Charlie is so cool like is from what I have gathered an entertaining informational/educational show. Sometimes it is less serious than others but the few episodes I have watched have been about some sort of delivery of information. He talks directly to the camera, as the other two YouTube shows I have mentioned, establishing a direct and almost personal connection to the viewer. Adding to this connection are the user comments and suggestions taken on board for following episodes.
Although YouTube is in general considered a community, with the vast amount of channels and videos out there followers are still likely to feel like one of many. Due to techniques like comment questions, give-aways and viewer suggestions - common, well-established broadcast TV techniques - the viewers are made to feel special and make a personal connection to the presenter and ultimately, the show, guaranteeing a continuous viewer base.
Quarterlife is about a group of friends and acquaintances revolving around the main character Dylan who has created a social networking/blogging site on which she vlogs about her life. Throughout the season this site evolves into a widely used portal for people to talk about themselves and to other, much like Facebook, only mainly via video. At the time of "airing" this series used to have an actual Quarterlife social network site on which real people could interact, just like in the TV show, making them part of the show and the show seem like real life with real people.
Control TV is a kind of Big Brother/Reality TV type webseries set in a semi-unrestricted environment (meaning: the participant has access to the outside world) where the viewer influences what happens to the participant. What I have gathered from the recap episodes of this show is that the participant is a volunteer, selected for the show to live in a flat, being filmed 24/7. For every decision he has to make a poll is created on the website, live while the show is running (assumable via live-stream). According to the audiences poll results the participant has to do what the audience wants. On top of that, he also gets tasks set for him, he has to solve. This show was awarded "Best Web Show of 2010" by clicker.com. Conrol TV is also basing it's entire success on it's audience. There has to people watching it, for it to work and enough people taking part for it to move forward, which automatically creates a strong community.
Being Victor was a short series produced for MTV which is now available online. I don't think this show was produced solely for the web but has certainly had a web presence. The main character Vinnie, maintains a blog, calling himself Victor, talking about his life. This blog was a real blog and maintained by said character, simulating a real person blogging about, just about anything, making the audience feel like the character was a real life person. The audience could interact with the blog by commenting on his posts and therefore being part of the series' universe.
The Phillip DeFranco Show is a classic YouTube Presenter-Audience show. The Presenter, Phillip DeFranco talks "about some of the stuff that mattered in the news to" him. This includes a mix of but not limited to world affairs, politics and entertainment news. Some news pieces are sometimes suggestions by the audience. He relies heavily on a strong community, tying the audience in with give-aways, comment questions and addressing them as "The DeFranco Nation" appealing to the sense of community. People are invited to discuss the topics brought to the table and therefore made part of the show. This is increased with the recent addition of viewer introductions to the show, at the start of the show.
=3 is a YouTube video selection show in which the presenter, Ray William Johnson, presents a selection of entertaining, shocking or generally interesting videos from YouTube and other user generated content sites that are either suggested to him by the audience or selected by him/his team. The show evolves around the videos but also the presenters humorous delivery, much like a usual bloopers or caught on camera show would. The viewers are invited to leave comments on the comment question of the day and also suggest videos for review. The again establishes and maintains a community, which includes the viewers in the video and makes them part of one world. In the next video Ray describes perfectly what exactly the show is about. It is one of the older episodes and I think it's a classic.
Charlie is so cool like is from what I have gathered an entertaining informational/educational show. Sometimes it is less serious than others but the few episodes I have watched have been about some sort of delivery of information. He talks directly to the camera, as the other two YouTube shows I have mentioned, establishing a direct and almost personal connection to the viewer. Adding to this connection are the user comments and suggestions taken on board for following episodes.
Although YouTube is in general considered a community, with the vast amount of channels and videos out there followers are still likely to feel like one of many. Due to techniques like comment questions, give-aways and viewer suggestions - common, well-established broadcast TV techniques - the viewers are made to feel special and make a personal connection to the presenter and ultimately, the show, guaranteeing a continuous viewer base.
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
Pixar Tweet
RT @DisneyPixar: Pro-tip: Find the right balance between solid ideas and open possibility.
Monday, 26 September 2011
What inspires, motivates & intrigues you?
INSPIRES
Videos like this inspire me, by the message they send and by the artwork.
This video inspired me to make my own video out of my mind map. I haven't started making it yet but if time allows I definitely will.
MOTIVATES
Videos like this motivate me, because I want to be able to create something like that! I want to be able to express myself in the same way.
INTRIGUES
Videos like this intrigue me, because I want to know how it's made, what software was used and what the thought process behind it was.
Videos like this inspire me, by the message they send and by the artwork.
This video inspired me to make my own video out of my mind map. I haven't started making it yet but if time allows I definitely will.
MOTIVATES
Videos like this motivate me, because I want to be able to create something like that! I want to be able to express myself in the same way.
INTRIGUES
Videos like this intrigue me, because I want to know how it's made, what software was used and what the thought process behind it was.
Thursday, 25 August 2011
Growing Up On Youtube
I have found this very interesting panel of Philip DeFranco talking at Vid con, which is from what I understand a YouTube and/or internet convention. He talks about how, if this wasn't obvious before, the internet will eventually become THE place to watch anything. On-demand is where it's headed. He also mentions a very interesting fact about YouTube and what a difference it can make to tag and title your videos properly to receive mpre views.
Monday, 22 August 2011
Google and TV Industry (Gardian)
I have stumbled upon this article in the gardian.
'Google needs television industry' will be message at Edinburgh
Eric Schmidt, chairman of Google, is expected to offer television executives an olive branch – and perhaps even some funding
To read the full article please follow the link below:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/aug/21/google-needs-television-industry-edinburgh
by James Robinson, guardian.co.uk, Sunday 21 August 2011
'Google needs television industry' will be message at Edinburgh
Eric Schmidt, chairman of Google, is expected to offer television executives an olive branch – and perhaps even some funding
To read the full article please follow the link below:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/aug/21/google-needs-television-industry-edinburgh
by James Robinson, guardian.co.uk, Sunday 21 August 2011
Saturday, 13 August 2011
Research Molinare
A news post from molinare:
http://demo.mindcorp.co.uk/molinare/?p=424
The TV screen is no longer the centre of attention.
With the advent of tablets and smartphones, viewers are starting to change the way they watch TV. According to a study released by AC Nielson, 70% of tablet owners and 68% of smartphone owners use their devices while watching television.
Tablets like the iPad and Motorola Xoom are positioning themselves as a media portal, especially for TV and video. And the strategy seems to be working; According to a recent study in the UK, iPad owners are big consumers of TV:
87% watch YouTube
74% watch catch-up TV
52% watch iTunes videos
38% watch live TV
So how can TV operators respond?
Sourced from: TV Genius » Blog
http://demo.mindcorp.co.uk/molinare/?p=424
The TV screen is no longer the centre of attention.
With the advent of tablets and smartphones, viewers are starting to change the way they watch TV. According to a study released by AC Nielson, 70% of tablet owners and 68% of smartphone owners use their devices while watching television.
Tablets like the iPad and Motorola Xoom are positioning themselves as a media portal, especially for TV and video. And the strategy seems to be working; According to a recent study in the UK, iPad owners are big consumers of TV:
87% watch YouTube
74% watch catch-up TV
52% watch iTunes videos
38% watch live TV
So how can TV operators respond?
Sourced from: TV Genius » Blog
Thursday, 14 July 2011
YouTube Quote
I was watching this popular YouTube show called "The Philly DeFranco Show" and the presenter raised a very good point concerning the future of television. Which is the basis of my dissertation.
Watch from 2:07 - 2:41:
Watch from 2:07 - 2:41:
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)