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The cool People at PSYOP are doing a how to animate series in which they post different break downs of shots they do on there vimeo channel so people will ask them how they did it they will then pick 10 of the best questions and answer them. Cool idea here are some of the shoots check out there channel

This film shows a brief abstract of CG and live action elements used for the creation of the commercial ‘Smith& Nephew’ by Psyop.

This film is about the generation of CG Watersplashes and CG Glass. It shows all rendered passes for composing the final image, the 3D Scenes from a different perspective as well as RnD test sequences. ‘Absolut Dissection’ is a spot by Psyop and Massmarket.

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Found this over at hongkiat.com really good article about B&W Photography Check it out

photo Credit: Jana by LudovicMazet

Monochrome photographs are timeless, especially black and white photographs. They enhance emotional substance and have a disposition of making photos look more artistic.

They can be used on many different scenes as it’s not required to think about all the colors that should look good together and match the amount of light available. And for those who love to play with color, black and white photography doesn’t necessarily need to be boring as there are so many different shades to choose from….

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So i found this Site That sells HD Stock Footage For Free , Ya Sells for free. They Offer Free Stock Footage and sound effects to All but only on DVDs which you have to buy for like $10
considering that Istock Video is like $100 a pop and HD videos are $150 – $200 i think its is a good find

Hope this helps

www.footagefirm.com

They also have a sister site that is free download stock  at stockfootageforfree.com

I came across this amazing Poor mans solution to film scanning. This is my no means a perfect high Rez solution but film scanners are really expansive and this solution can be done at home at a fraction of the cost

What you need

• A digital SLR
• A piece of raised glass, such as a glass coffee table or a picture frame, set on top of books or boxes to raise it up.
• A piece of glossy photo paper without writing on the back. Generally off brands don’t have any writing on the back.
• An off camera flash or a very bright desk lamp.
• A tripod.
• Macro lens recommended but not required.
• Photoshop or another graphics editing package.

View the Full Articale By Adam Everett Miller at PhotoTuts [here]

Aetuts Has a very nice article for new AE users that breaks down the lingo i found allot of this confusing when i first started out and i hope it will help you out guys.

Adam Everett Miller has it broken down for you [here]

Like all artist i seek inspiration. And most of the time i find it at the www.artofthetitle.com. this website is dedicated to exactly what the title subjects, The art of the title sequence and hosts some excellent work please check it out and let it be your source of inspiration as well

check it out and make something cool.

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