I always try and make time for passion projects and experimenting with new tools. Recently I’ve just migrated over to a windows machine optimised for Adobe After Effects and have been experimenting with VideoCopilot’s plug-in Element 3D. Element 3D is a remarkable... 
VFX Breakdown: Burning buildings, matte painting & object removal. A few months back The Sketch Files, an online comedy collaborative, approached me in need of a few visual effects on a project. Most notably they wanted a building to be set on fire. Simple... 
Being a motion graphics nerd I have always been fascinated by title sequences. I absolutely love it when a studio puts the effort in to make something imaginative for the opening/closing credits. One of my all time favourites has to be the Sherlock Holmes closing... 
Another personal challenge project. I wanted to create a short project with a tonne of different visual effects incorporated. Sci-Fi is something I love to get involved with, as a genre it poses a huge challenge in terms of visual effects and gives me, as a VFX artist... 
How to create destruction in After Effects. This technique works on pretty much anything. If you can track the shot, find and blend the right elements the same principles apply. In about 2011 I was gifted a ride in a hot air balloon. On the morning of the flight, I... 