Category Archives: Motion Graphics

The Art of Film & TV Title Design

Posted on April 27, 2012 by jonny

PBS Off Book short doc on the art of film and tv title design featuring three of the best in the business discussing some of their most famous titles; Mad Men, Blue Valentine and Zombieland. Watch all three title designs … Continue reading →

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Photoshop for video editors

Posted on March 22, 2012 by jonny

Richard Harrington, CEO of RHED Pixel, delivers a 40 minute workshop on creating graphics for film editors, providing some useful tips and techniques when using Adobe Photoshop in the edit suite. Richard demonstrates many many techniques like text design, video manipulation … Continue reading →

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How an animated film is made

Posted on March 9, 2012 by jonny

A short animated film explaining the animation process to new clients and animation students.

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Motion 4 Gotcha – Getting the best render settings

Posted on February 10, 2012 by jonny

Why is my final render bad quality? In Motion 4, there is a very easy way to make your exports look 100 times better instantly. It is called the ‘make it look good button’. If you don’t turn this on, … Continue reading →

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The basics of on-screen typography

Posted on January 20, 2012 by jonny

Video2brain (a learning company who provided the free tutorials with my wacom tablet – US) have many useful, straightforward tutorials on a plethora of subjects. Here is 3 minutes on the basics of on-screen typography…How long should text be on … Continue reading →

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TV Graphics layer by layer breakdown

Posted on November 23, 2011 by jonny

Brett Morris over on Motionworks, walks through a layer by layer breakdown of his work on these text supers for a TV promo for Fast and the Furious 5. Some great tips and techniques to keep on raising the bar … Continue reading →

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Useful Motion Tutorials

Posted on November 14, 2011 by jonny

CreativeCow.net is one of THE best resources on the net for creative professionals.  Andy Neil has created some useful Motion 4 tutorials which are worth a watch because more than just explaining techniques, they’ll give you fresh ideas…

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Saul Bass on making money or art…

Posted on November 11, 2011 by jonny

The legendary Saul Bass was profiled in Brainpickings this week… here he is advising young creatives on how to handle money, beauty, and clients. Ultimately who are you working for? Continuing the motion design theme here is a great video … Continue reading →

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Understanding typography in 3 minutes

Posted on October 26, 2011 by jonny

For a quick grasp of the basics of decent typography, spare 3 minutes for this kitsch video from Veer. A good example of creating ‘free’ content that teaches whilst selling.

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Compositing Breakdown – Understanding the hidden magic

Posted on September 6, 2011 by jonny

In this great tutorial from Nick Campbell of GreyScaleGorilla, he walks through the layers of an after effects project, demonstrating how different tricks and techniques have been used to pull the composite together. Outstanding.

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