Category: After Effects

  • Music Biz Hall of Fame Video honoring Russ Solomon, founder of Tower Records

    Music Biz Hall of Fame Video honoring Russ Solomon, founder of Tower Records

    I had pleasure to put together a video to honor the late great and fabulous Russ Solomon, founder of Tower Records. Not only that but as he was inducted into the Music Biz Hall of Fame. I worked like a dog to get this job done. I only had 1 1/2 weeks to complete it.…

  • Hour a Day Animation

    Hour a Day Animation

    Skills as an animator take time. Perfecting and know all the in’s and out’s of Adobe Affects could take a lifetime. And it’s not just about knowing After Effects, understanding motion, design, color, and composition all come into play. This is why I decided to dedicate an hour each day to creating a new animation.…

  • After Effects Class at PhillyCam

    After Effects Class at PhillyCam

    I had a wonderful experience teaching an introduction to After Effects at PhillyCam this past spring. The focus on the class was lower thirds and show intros commonly known in field as the “title sequence”. A professional title sequence and lower third can make a big difference presenting a program that looks professionally done. Of…

  • After Effects Tutorial – Title Sequence

    If you think you are interested After Effects. Here is a good place to get familiar with the process. This After Effects Tutorial will give you an overview of four of the six core functions of After Effects. Composition, Layers, Animation, and Effects. I’ll save 3D and Render for another time. It’s a basic animation of…

  • Turning a Website/Blog into Something People will Pay Attention to

    I am going to slowly build two websites. One will be BringingSaxyBack.com and MiddleAgedMadness.com. The purpose is analyze and discover if I can actually drive traffic to these sites and have them reach the goals that I will set today. Let’s Prepare the goals for each site: