Red Giant TV
Find episodes that put you on the fast track to creating the hottest motion graphics and visual effects. The shows feature one or more Red Giant products used in combination with the tools built-in to After Effects, Final Cut Pro, and Premiere Pro. Host Aharon Rabinowitz demonstrates the techniques you need to produce higher quality work in less time.
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Tutorials
August 10th, 2010
In this episode, the team at Tiny Inventions shares their unique workflow for mixing real-world models with computer animation. They've used these techniques for music videos, advertising, and their new short film: 'Something Left, Something Taken.'
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Product(s) Used: Key Correct, Knoll Light Factory, Magic Bullet Colorista II, Magic Bullet Looks, Trapcode Particular
June 29th, 2010
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.
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Product(s) Used: Magic Bullet Mojo, Trapcode Form, Trapcode Particular, Trapcode Shine, Trapcode Sound Keys, Trapcode Starglow, Trapcode Suite
June 8th, 2010
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.
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Product(s) Used: Knoll Light Factory
May 26th, 2010
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."
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Product(s) Used: Knoll Light Factory, Knoll Light Factory for Photoshop
May 19th, 2010
In this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz interviews ILM Visual Effects Supervisor, John Knoll. They’ll talk about the downsides of working in VFX, his history as a commercial software designer, the future of lens flare generation, and more.
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Product(s) Used: Knoll Light Factory, Knoll Light Factory for Photoshop
May 6th, 2010
In this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz interviews ILM Visual Effects Supervisor, John Knoll. They’ll talk about the work John does, how he got into VFX and much more!
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Product(s) Used: Knoll Light Factory, Knoll Light Factory for Photoshop
May 4th, 2010
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.
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Product(s) Used: Magic Bullet Mojo, Trapcode Particular
April 27th, 2010
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.
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Product(s) Used: Trapcode Particular
March 16th, 2010
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.
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Product(s) Used: PlaneSpace, Text Anarchy, Trapcode Particular
March 2nd, 2010
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.
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Product(s) Used: Knoll Light Factory, Magic Bullet Mojo, Trapcode Particular
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