Water Colour effect in After Effects

Water Colour effect in After Effects

So in Spring/Summer 2017 I was commissioned to create an animated intro sequence for Private Lives of the Monarchs. The show producers wanted something that looked like the Sherlock Holmes/Ripper Street mashup. Design wise the Sherlock Holmes notepad sketch wouldn’t...
On Tour

On Tour

Throughout my career I have had the pleasure of working in some weird and wonderful locations. Not too unusual when I’m shooting but when I am editing or animating it can be a bit challenging. High pressure, quick turn around jobs can be as fun as they are...
Its in the Bag: Animating Vector Graphics

Its in the Bag: Animating Vector Graphics

It’s in the Bag, a bristol based testicular cancer charity focusing on support and awareness needed 2 informercial type videos. one being a “self checking guide” and the other being a “what to do if you find something” video. It’s in the Bag wanted something that fits...
How to animate a still photo with After Effects

How to animate a still photo with After Effects

How to animate a photo with After Effects In this blog post I am going to explain how I created the above video using After Effects and Photoshop. This effect can be done solely inside After Effects using masking and the clone brush tool. However, it does increase...