A few weeks ago, I posted a project, inspired by some recent space animation from Trapcode Creator Peder Norrby. It started to have a real 80′s vibe so I went full on cheesy sci-fi. Here’s the result:

Red Giant TV Episode 69 – Cosmodius: Creating a Retro Sci-fi Logo Animation

In this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz walks you through the process of creating a Retro Sci-Fi logo. In addition to creating the logo, he’ll show you how to age the video to make it look like it came out of the early 80′s.

Watch the tutorial HERE.

Red Giant TV Live – Episode 9: Get Seriously Fractalled Up

Have you ever wondered about the difference between Octave Multiplier and Octave Scale? Complexity and F Scale? Trapcode Form and Particular have some complex controls over the fractal fields. On January 17, In episode 9 of RGTV Live, Harry Frank will demystify these controls and show you how to use them in your design.

Mark your calendar! Event details are here: facebook.com/events/210425679047513/

Red Giant TV Episode #68: First Issue Credits – Comic Book Title Sequence

Happy new year folks, and welcome back to work! Alright… now that you’re settled in with your cup of coffee let’s get productive.

So the other day, Stu Maschwitz, our Creative Director for Magic Bullet, asked me if I thought that the ability to animate a Look in Magic Bullet Looks was an under-publicized and under-utilized feature. Since I had no idea what he was talking about, we figured it probably was, and thus a Red Giant QuickTip was born:

Red Giant Quicktip #57: Animating a Look

In this QuickTip, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to animate the tools in Magic Bullet Looks.

Watch it HERE.

Quick Tip #56: Sketchy Stop-Motion Text Look

Inspired by a video he found on Vimeo, Aharon shows you some quick tips and techniques for creating a sketchy stop-motion style look for text.

Watch the tutorial HERE.

Episode 65: Warp Projection – 3D Environments from a 2D Image

In this multidimensional episode of Red Giant TV, designer Harry Frank is going to walk you through creating a 3D environment from a 2D image, all in After Effects.  This won’t be using traditional camera projection techniques – nor will it use vanishing point in photoshop. Instead, Harry’s figured out a technique for warping images to build 3D layers.  You’ll also learn some great compositing  and color correction techniques to finish off the job right.

Watch the tutorial HERE.

One of my favorite effects in Plot Device is where Ben Shots an alien and he explodes into blue goo. Apparently you guys liked it too, since so many of you have asked how you can do that too…

Red Giant TV Episode 64: Plot Device – The Exploding Man

In this Episode of Red Giant TV, Plot Device director Seth Worley shows you how to blow someone up. It’s going to be messy, so bring a poncho.

Watch the tutorial HERE.

Red Giant TV Live – Episode 6: VFX for Indie Film with Seth Worley, Gun Muzzle Flashes with Trapcode Particular

Harry Frank and Aharon Rabinowitz are joined by Plot Device Director Seth Worley to discuss Visual Effects for Indie Film. Harry follows it up with a tutorial on using Trapcode Particular to create gun muzzle flashes.

• A huge thanks to Film Riot for the use of footage from their action short, ‘Losses.’
• Check out Seth Worley’s website to see his projects including ‘Adventure Now’ and ‘The Time Closet.’
• Download the gun muzzle flash project files at Red Giant People.

Watch it HERE.

Red Giant QuickTip #53: Layer Sampling – Generate Particles Where and When You Want Them

In this Quicktip, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to control the way particles are emitted from a picture or text, when using a layer emitter. He’ll be exploring a feature called Layer Sampling.

Layer Sampling is a feature that controls whether or not particles are revealed by a layer’s alpha channel, or, depending on the setting, if they are emitted at all. If you have ever wanted to blow up text, this tutorial will help.This is also a great technique for creating underwater simulations (Ex.: bubbles created from a layer’s motion).

Watch it HERE.

We had some trouble recording Episode #4 of RGTV Live, but Harry and I felt the content was too good not to re-record it.

Red Giant TV Live – Episode 4: Motion Graphics for Product Spots

In this Episode of RGTV Live, Harry and Aharon are joined by David Torno of Ghost Town Media to discuss motion graphics for product spots. Also, Harry walks you through a Product spot he recently completed which involved mograph and color correction. Watch it HERE.

Check out David Torno’s work at GhostTownMedia.com.