Chapter: Motion Graphic Design
Topic: Backgrounds and Stock Footage
Smooth flowing random background. Ayato’s tutorials are very advanced. Because English is his second language you really need to know After Effects moderately well to follow all the steps. Some additional plug-ins are needed, but most are available in demonstration form.
http://www.ayatoweb.com/ae_tips_e/ae06_e.html#
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Chapter: Image Acquisition
Topic: Lighting
In this article, Leo Ticheli looks at some of the lower-cost options for acheiving beautifully lit professional lighting design for your shoots. These solutions aren’t the ‘G.E. bulb in a cardboard box’ solutions that some try to point to around the Net and elsewhere as acceptable low-cost lighting — but if you are looking for professional lighting done on a budget, then Leo has some great information for you…
http://www.creativecow.net/articles/ticheli_leo/low_cost_lighting_rigs/index.html
TAGS: Kino, Flo, Key, kick, background, c-stand, clamps, gaffer, clothespins, flags, nets, CK-42, CK42
Chapter: Production Crafts
Topic: Writing
Noted screenwriter, Rob Gregory-Browne compares writing a screenplay to building a house. ”You can’t build a house without a solid foundation and you can’t build a solid foundation without a foolproof set of plans.” In this article, Rob gives CreativeCOW members tips on building your screenplay.
http://www.creativecow.net/articles/gregory_browne_rob/building_houses/index.html
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Chapter: Video and Computer Technology
Topic: Troubleshooting
There is really nothing worse than coming into the editing room, double clicking your project file, and seeing an ambiguous error message that inevitably means that you cannot open your Project. Because of the file structure in FCP, the Project file is everything.
http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/restore_corrupted_project.html
TAGS: “restore, open, fix”
Chapter: Editing
Topic: Editing Hardware
When using FireWire DV connections, sooner or later you need to convert to analog video, whether to go to or from an anlog tape format, or to display video on an NTSC/PAL video monitor. Our Echo Fire product relies on you having such a conversion capability. [Although originating in 2002, the article remains moderately up to date]
http://www.synthetic-ap.com/tips/firewireconverters.html
TAGS: DV, 1394, Canopus, Promax
Chapter: Editing
Topic: Basic Skills
Tutorials on the basics of digital video editing and production using iMovie and Final Cut Pro 3. Text pages with graphics.
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/02/15/index4a.html?tw=multimedia
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Chapter: Visual and Creative Effects
Topic: Lines, Blocks or Swirls
In this tutorial, Jim Tierney demonstrates using the GridLines filter in Geomancy to create some beautiful sweeping lines. This is something that would work really well as a background element or more as a foreground element if you’re trying to communicate something like the flow of information.
http://www.creativecow.net/articles/tierney_jim/liquid_line/index.html
TAGS: squiggly, swirly, pattern, canal, background,
Chapter: Compositing Tools and Techniques
Topic: Particles
In this tutorial, Jim Tierney demonstrates using the GridLines filter in Geomancy to create some beautiful sweeping lines. This is something that would work really well as a background element or more as a foreground element if you’re trying to communicate something like the flow of information.
http://www.creativecow.net/articles/tierney_jim/liquid_line/index.html
TAGS: squiggly, swirly, pattern, canal, background,
Chapter: Titling
Topic: ‘Bugs’ or Lower Third
For this Quick Tip, we’ll create a bar for a lower third super. The lower third text generator is one feature of Final Cut Pro that I wish Boris would have been able to incorporate in their plug-in. No matter, by the time we’re done, you’ll see that you make due with the tools at your disposal.
http://www.creativemac.com/2002/04_apr/tutorials/fcptext.htm
TAGS: text, lower third
Chapter: Visual and Creative Effects
Topic: Lines, Blocks or Swirls
Random Glowing Lines. Ayato’s tutorials are very advanced. Because English is his second language you really need to know After Effects moderately well to follow all the steps. Some additional plug-ins are needed, but most are available in demonstration form.
http://www.ayatoweb.com/ae_tips_e/ae05_e.html#
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