Recently, we asked you to send us your favorite videos that use Magic Bullet Looks, and if we loved it, we would give you and the creator any single plug-in of your choice. You sent a ton of great ones, but we had to boil it down to 3, and here they are:

Color Grading Demo by Crooked Path Films
(Submitted by Crooked Path Films):

Dave Sills: Life without Love – by Kevin Otterness
(Submitted by Brenton House):

Adrift – by Paul Joy and Peter Naylor
(Submitted by Brenton House):

Thanks to all for the great submissions!

Red Giant QuickTip #39: Fairytale Lighting in After Effects

In this tutorial Harry Frank demonstrates how to take a regular, run-of-the-mill shot and turn it into something beautiful and moody, straight out of a fairy tale. You’ll learn how to set up a down-and-dirty 3D track,  add volumetric light and dust to a live action shot, and then finish it with some simulated camera lens blur.

Related Links:

• Buy Trapcode Particular
• Buy Trapcode Shine
• Visit Harry’s website

Episode 54: Compositing and Color Correction in After Effects and Premiere Pro

In this episode of Red Giant TV, Eran Stern returns to show you how he created the promo for his new DVD: The Best of Premiere Pro. He’ll cover keying, compositing, color correction and visual effects in After Effects and Premiere Pro. Watch the episode HERE.

Related Links:

• Visit Eran’s site HERE.
• Get “The Best of Premiere Pro” HERE.

If you’ve been reading this blog, or following us on twitter, you know that production is in full swing for our short film “Plot Device.” You probably also caught that it is being directed and was co-written by Seth Worley. You may have caught his awesome series Adventure Now. But if not, or if you’ve been craving more genius punctuated by hilarity (with a side order of irony) check out Seth’s new web series The Time Closet.

Much of the cast and crew are the same people who are working on Plot Device, including our lead actor (seen above), Ben Worley (who is not in any way related to Director Seth Worley, except that they are brothers).

Excited to learn more? We are! Check it out  TheTimeCloset.com where you can watch the episodes, and also get hooked up for some premium content including tutorials and behind the scenes material you won’t find anywhere else. Shazam!

Congratulations Seth and The Time Closet team!

Now… Uh… guys… can you stop patting each other on the back and get back to work?

Red Giant QuickTip #38: Managing Filters in Final Cut Pro

During grading, itʼs usual to apply several filters to clips on the timeline, when adding color corrections and looks to shots, so in this tip Apple Certified Master Trainer Simon Walker shows how to manage multiple filters on clips more efficiently.

We recently sent out a survey to many of you to find out about your experiences with Red Giant products and customer service. Here’s what we learned:

• 59% consider Red Giant products “excellent quality”
• 34.5% consider Red Giant products “good quality”
• 96% would recommend Red Giant products to a friend
• 53% have interacted with customer service in some way.

Of those that have interacted with customer service:

• 42% say we are always available and responsive (excellent)
• 44% say we are usually available and responsive (good)
• 12% say we are occasionally or rarely available and responsive (average or below average)

• 58% say we solve all their problems (excellent)
• 30% say we solve most of their problems (good)
• 9% say we solve some or few of their problems (average or below average)

• 45% had an excellent overall customer experience
• 48% had a good overall customer experience
• 6% had an average or below average overall customer experience

So it sounds like, we’re doing an excellent job for about half of our customers and at least a good job for 90% of them. And while we’re pretty sure that almost no other plug-in company can claim the same level of customer happiness,  we do not compare ourselves against others when it comes to customer satisfaction. We compare ourselves against what we think customers deserve. And we think you deserve the best.

So, now, we turn to you to ask what can we do to make your experiences better. Please sound off!

We’re looking for the best videos that use Magic Bullet Looks. Show us your favorite one, and if we love it too, we’ll give you AND the creator any single Red Giant Plug-in. Just post the links here and we’ll check them out. You can absolutely submit your own work, but you won’t get two plug-ins – only one. So… Share the love, and share quality stuff, and everyone wins!

Post you’re favorite videos in the comments here. We’ll look at every one, and pick a bunch of winners. I’ll even start. This is one of my favorites:

Red Giant QuickTip #37: Using the Fill Light Tool in Magic Bullet Looks

In this tutorial, Apple Certified Master Trainer Simon Walker shows you how to work faster whilst grading using the Fill Light tool in Magic Bullet Looks, which can be more accurate than using the contrast sliders in Final Cutʼs 3 Way Color Corrector filter.

A camera app with infinite possibilities. Plastic Bullet puts the fun, spontaneity, and unpredictability of plastic-fantastic toy cameras on your favorite Apple device. Sweeten the mood with light leaks, vignettes, blur effects and gorgeous colors. Just tap to turn your photos into gloriously unpredictable works of art, then tap again to change the look. If you love it, tap the heart button to save and upload immediately to Facebook or Flickr. It’s that simple. Plastic Bullet generates beautiful, unique photos, with results from the iPhone 4 in mere seconds.

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