You remember the blue screen from iSundae II, no? Back in those days, we had no idea how bad wrinkles could be. Hours of work in post later, we emerged, vowing that we’d think twice before working with blue screen again.
Until now. Read on to see what changed my mind.
All trucks use low gear!
Seriously, though. Recently, I learned about a very neat transition in Final Cut. Introducing… The Gradient Wipe!
(Disclaimer: Remember when I talked about cheesy transitions? A gradient wipe can be just as cheesy if you overdo it. Don’t.)
Okay, with that out of the way, let’s jump in. First of all, what is a gradient wipe? My local dictionary says nothing on the subject, so you can make up your own definition based on the explanation. Let’s play with a gradient wipe. [Read more →]
Blastwave FX is offering a free sample pack of 68 effects from their 40 sound effects libraries. The samples are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Unported license, which basically means you can use them for anything you like if you give credit to Blastwave.
It’s a pretty good pack. Probably the best sound effect is a trailer title whoosh, which is really hard to find for free. Highly recommended!
Here’s the fourth video in a series on stage fighting from the book Combat Mime by J. D. Martinez. Today, we’ll show you how to fake a punch. Here are the other three in case you missed them.
Combat Mime Video 4 — Faking a Punch from Phantom Moose Films on Vimeo.
You can also watch the video on YouTube.
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Here’s the third video in a series from the book Combat Mime by J. D. Martinez. Today, we’re demonstrating an shove. Here are the other two in case you missed them.
Combat Mime Video 3 – Shove from Phantom Moose Films on Vimeo.
You can also watch the video on YouTube.
