Quillions from Alan Dague-Greene on Vimeo. This last weekend, I worked with a great group of people to create this entry into the Panasonic HD Filmmaker Showdown, a 48 Hour Film Fest. 5 groups across the US received a phrase,…
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Obama tells a good story
I watched Obama’s infomercial tonight, but only to check out the production values and editing, I promise. But really, I think it was a brilliant example of the power of story. Obama took the personal stories of 4 families (from…
Posted in Random Ramblings
New Motion Tutorial- Animating a Poster Effect
Inspired by the Obama posters that are everywhere these days, I made a tutorial on animating a similar effect in Motion 3. Of Representative Jim Gerlach. Not Obama. Poster Turn Example Check out the tutorial here.
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A multitude of approaches
Recently, I went to a showing of a documentary on immigration. Now, immigration is a topic that I’ve worked with a lot, in particular with the documentary “Fuerza,” but also as an issue that come up while I was living…
Posted in Random Ramblings
Socially Aware Media and Poverty
In honor of Blog Action Day, I thought I’d write a bit about Socially Aware Media and how poverty comes into that. I’ve found that many people get into media because they want to make the world a better place.…
Posted in Fuerza, Socially Aware Media
New Video- Church Community Services
Church Community Services, of Elkhart, IN approached me about making a promotional video for them. Time was short- I would be moving across the country in 2 weeks. Budget was tight- as a non-profit, they were cash-strapped, and needed to…
Posted in Video
Video Wall Tutorial for Motion
I recently posted a tutorial on how to make a wall of photos in Motion. The effect is nice, yes, but wouldn’t it be nice to have videos instead of pictures? Well, its your lucky day. Motion: Video Wall with…
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