Having just finished the 10th episode of The Passion Project, I found myself reflecting on the series so far and my overall journey as a film maker. I wasn’t someone who wanted to get into film from an early age. I actually got into it through a chance...
Revisiting old projects with Topaz Video AI I recently discovered Topaz Labs’ Video AI tool. Curious about how far this technology can be pushed, I dug through my old archives to see if any of my really old projects could be enhanced and, if so, how far I could push...
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...