Book Note: ‘Adobe After Effects CS6 Visual Effects and Compositing Studio Techniques’

The latest edition of Mark Christiansen's 450-page whirlwind tour of the art of compositing and VFX using After Effects is discussed at PVC.

After Effects Lately 2013.02.26

Newton physics engine, VFX malaise, charts & graphs, Plexus in Skyfall, LUTs + more ... is part of news at PVC of the last 3 weeks or so of assorted After Effects tutorials, tips, and scripts & plug-ins new and old.

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Here's a peek at James Bond Visualized with Plexus:

After Effects Lately 2013.02.23

Blending modes, trigger with markers, ShapeShifter, Element 3D, Premiere + more ... is part of news at PVC of the last few weeks or so of assorted After Effects tutorials, tips, and scripts & plug-ins new and old.

After Effects Lately 2013.02.23

Here's a preview of a tutorial by Mikel Calvo Abarzuza: 

After Effects Lately 2013.02.21

VFX's "no success like failure," Apprentice videos complete, crowd simulation, + much more in recent AE news at Pro Video Coalition:

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After Effects Lately 2013.01.31

AE team webinar 10 AM PST, compositing, keying, slideshows, and more ...is part of the recent news of in assorted After Effects tutorials, tips, and scripts & plug-ins new and old on PVC: After Effects Lately 2013.01.31.

The webinar is a History of After Effects, with the creators of After Effects, Thursday, January 31st, 2013 at 10:00am Pacific Time.

'If I Am Your Mirror': a short movie

Garrett DeHart, a film maker in Atlanta, recently finished If I Am Your Mirror, an animated horror short (< 20 minutes) inspired by romantic painting and Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell Tale Heart." It stars Larry Holden (Batman Begins, Insomnia, Memento) and is screening online. Here's the scoop:

In a post-Civil War jail, a psychologically scarred veteran awaits his death by hanging at dawn. Mourning the death of his wife and struggling with post-traumatic nightmares, he seeks revenge on the mysterious street preacher with an evil eye. Trapped between madness and a reality that is insane, he recollects what led him to the gallows.

There's a little interview at Peripheral Visions, and more elsewhere.

After Effects Lately 2013.Jan.25

Element 3D steps it up, a new character animation tutorial series, $4600 in prizes waits more winners, animation assistance, slit-scan & the Time Displacement effect, Conduit for DYI Mac plug-ins, + more ...is part of the recent news of in assorted After Effects tutorials, tips, and scripts & plug-ins new and old on PVC:

After Effects Lately 2013.Jan.25

Please note that one "After Effects Portal Facebook group" hijacked the name on Facebook and Twitter and sat on the domain. Long ago, inquiries went unanswered and it's uncertain what caused the hostility. It's not the first time intellectually small potatoes were hijacked, so guard your work minimally at least, if you share it.

Ok, here's what the new Element 3D and Video Copilot model pack can do inside AE: