visual effects

    Placing a camera under a running tap creates an awesome in-camera water tunnel effect
    May 29, 2017 John Aldred

    It’s like going through the Stargate, or at least down the water slides at the local pool. This very neat effect was created by YouTuber…

    This guy created an epic VFX-laden commercial to sell his ’96 Suzuki Vitara
    May 4, 2017 John Aldred

    This one of the most hilarious and amazing things I’ve seen in a while. Selling a 21 year old car is no easy task. But…

    Watch BBC demonstrate the beginnings of CGI in 1982
    Apr 12, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

    Computer generated graphics has been in our lives for quite a while now. We can’t accurately predict what it will bring in 35 years, but…

    Can you guess what’s real and what’s added in post?
    Feb 15, 2017 John Aldred

    Visual effects are all around us in movies and TV shows today. Compositing different elements together, to create a final sequence that didn’t actually exist….

    Lytro takes us to the moon with first footage from their VR camera
    Aug 31, 2016 John Aldred

    We first mentioned Lytro’s Immerge virtual reality camera last year. Incorporating their light field technology at its core, it has a very unique appearance resembling…

    Motion tracking in After Effects with Mocha for perfect tracks every time
    Jul 11, 2016 John Aldred

    Once limited to the realms of Hollywood, motion tracking has become easily easily accessible today. Adobe After Effects comes with three trackers. There’s the original 2D…

    How to spawn clones of yourself in video with Adobe After Effects
    Jun 20, 2016 John Aldred

    As more DSLR owners shoot video, it’s natural that they’re going to start experimenting with visual effects. In this video from Tobias at Surfaced Studio,…

    Lytro is making big waves in Hollywood with their groundbreaking new Cinema camera
    Apr 14, 2016 John Aldred

    While Lytro might’ve exited stage left from the world of photography, they’ve set their sights on Hollywood and they’re looking real hard, as is their…

    Understanding and Creating ‘Realistic’ Camera Shake In After Effects
    Dec 20, 2015 Udi Tirosh

    Some short require camera shake for authenticity, but are so much easier shooting on a tripod. Think about any effect where you need to cut…

    Why Computer Generated Effects Seem So Cheap To Us?
    Aug 6, 2015 Udi Tirosh

    As someone who covers a lot of photoshop action (no pun intended) it was quite interesting for me to see this talk about the equivalent of…