Red Giant TV

Episode 46: Music Visualization with Trapcode Suite

Harry Frank — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:00:00 -0800

Inspired by recent animated works that utilize music along with Trapcode Particular and Soundkeys, Harry Frank gives you guidance in creating particle-based visuals to match your audio.

Episode 45: Creating Automated Flashing Light Patterns

Chris Zwar — Tue, 8 Jun 2010 07:00:00 -0800

In this episode, After Effects Specialist Chris Zwar revisits his highly acclaimed After Effects 3D "Centrica" Project to show you how he set up the automated flashing lights patterns - with the help of expressions and Knoll Light Factory.

Episode 44: An Interview with John Knoll - Bonus Material: Realism in VFX

Aharon Rabinowitz — Wed, 26 May 2010 07:00:00 -0800

In this bonus section of the John Knoll Interview, John talks about his approach to realism in visual effects, and how that impacted his work on "The Abyss" and for his personal project turned gig: visual effects for "Magnificent Desolation."

Episode 43: An Interview with John Knoll - Part 2

Aharon Rabinowitz — Wed, 19 May 2010 07:00:00 -0800

In this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz interviews ILM Visual Effects Supervisor, John Knoll. Theyâ��ll talk about the downsides of working in VFX, his history as a commercial software designer, the future of lens flare generation, and more.

Episode 42: An Interview with John Knoll - Part 1

Aharon Rabinowitz — Thu, 6 May 2010 07:00:00 -0800

In this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz interviews ILM Visual Effects Supervisor, John Knoll. Theyâ��ll talk about the work John does, how he got into VFX and much more!

Episode 41: Creating a Stitch Effect with Trapcode Particular

Michael Park — Tue, 4 May 2010 07:00:00 -0800

In this episode, Michael Park returns to show us how to create the look of denim being stitched, using Trapcode Particular. This technique can be used for a ton of stuff. Also, Magic Bullet Mojo will be used to add some cool color treatment.

Episode 40: Creating a Particular Shooters Effects

Harry Frank — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:00:00 -0800

In this episode, designer Harry Frank shows you how to create a cool motion graphics "shooters" effect with Trapcode Particular. After that, he also goes into Maxon Cinema 4D and Adobe Illustrator to create a full logo build with this effect.

Episode 39: Creating a 1980's Retro Video Game Look

Aharon Rabinowitz — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:00:00 -0800

In this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz walks you through the process of creating the look of a vector style arcade game from the early 1980's. He'll use PlaneSpace, Particular, & Text Anarchy, as well as expressions and other techniques.

Episode 38: Creating a Music to Light Effect

Harry Frank — Tue, 2 Mar 2010 07:00:00 -0800

In this episode of Red Giant TV, Harry Frank shows you how to re-create the Music-to-Light effect (seen last season on Heroes), using Trapcode Particular 2. He'll also use Mojo to alter the color, and Knoll 3D Flare to add to the effect.

Episode 37: Creating a Holographic Interface Effect

Aharon Rabinowitz — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:00:00 -0800

In this episode, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create the look of a holographic interface, using Red Giant Software's Holomatrix. He'll also use Magic Bullet Looks for color grading, and footage from Digital Juice's Motion Designer's Toolkit.