visual effects

    The new AI-powered Roto Brush 2.0 for After Effects is now in the public beta and it’s amazing
    Jul 23, 2020 John Aldred

    Adobe After Effects hasn’t seen a big update in a little while, and it seemed to have been skipped over during last month’s big update…

    How to create a Mandalorian light blaster effect in After Effects
    Nov 19, 2019 John Aldred

    The whole web seems to be buzzing with talk about The Mandalorian right now. After finally watching it, and realising it wasn’t a show about…

    Five filmmaking tricks and techniques that you need to learn
    Apr 29, 2019 John Aldred

    Everybody’s always looking for tips, tricks and shortcuts to make their lives easier. Whether it’s photoshop, filmmaking, or just about any part of our lives….

    Here’s how to combine practical effects with CGI in videos
    Apr 24, 2019 Dunja Đuđić

    If you’re shooting videos, you can find both practical effects and CGI useful. But combining them can give you limitless creative possibilities. In this video,…

    This insane editing machine supports four Nvidia Quadro GPUs, 2 Xeon CPUs, 1.5TB RAM and can cost over $100,000
    Apr 18, 2019 John Aldred

    Sometimes, the video editing and visual effects jobs we get can demand some pretty hardcore specs for maximum performance. While we were at NAB 2019,…

    How to make it snow in your photos and videos using Adobe After Effects
    Dec 18, 2017 John Aldred

    Well, ’tis the season. Although some of us might be living in a winter wonderland, that’s not all of us. So, perhaps our videos need…

    How to create an alternate reality mirror in After Effects
    Nov 27, 2017 John Aldred

    This is one of those classic movie effects, especially in horror movies. There’s your soon-to-be victim, looking at themselves in the mirror. They finish what…

    How to stretch and bend time with long exposure video effects
    Aug 13, 2017 John Aldred

    Long exposure effects with video can create some very cool results. This particular video from cinematographer Dan Marker-Moore is a particularly good example of that….

    How to make “Logan” style visual effects in-camera using a back massager
    Jul 17, 2017 John Aldred

    For anybody who’s seen the movie, Logan, there’s one scene that sticks out. If you haven’t seen the movie, then you may not want to…

    The incredible SNL visual effects masters get less than 12 hours to work on each show
    Jun 9, 2017 John Aldred

    Saturday Night Live isn’t a show one usually associates with terms like “visual effects”. But there’s actually a lot going on in their digital shorts….