“I’m Not” HD Video coming this summer to an internet connection near you!
The Concept combines all types of colorful 80s movies.
Including, but not limited to:
• Superman II: His ice fortress (in technicolor)
• Zod, Ursa, and Non in the epic outerspace glass prison effect
• Close Encounters: The UFO sound to light sequence
• Backdrops from 80s high school year book photos
Screen grab of the “sound effector” sequence in Cinema 4D
Screen grab of the imported sound generated C4D sequence into After Effects and using Sound Keys to map the effects to the frequencies of the beat.
I did a quick test between AE CS4 and CS5 on a new MacBook Pro with 8 GB of RAM to find out a pleasant surprise. Adobe doesn’t cap the RAM to only 3 GB anymore. I’m getting the full use of my 8 GB MacBook Power now!
The downside is that none of my plug-ins work in CS5 and the updates are not the free kind. The new Rotobrush Bezier tool is sloppy. The only real update is that it works with all the RAM finally, which should just be a CS4 update (shakes fists)
On the upside, I rendered out this LochNess Monster in no time!
In Cinema 4D, creating quick Bend and Shatter effects is easy with the MoGraph Module. This example uses the 3D Stroke CSTools and animates around a Helix Spline.
Here is the simple set up in the Objects Tab. The main thing to remember is to place the Deformers inside of the Spline and keep the Objects and Effectors outside.
I was in L.A. testing out the Canon TS-E 45mm f/2.8 Tilt Shift Lens. It’s not a point and shoot lens, it takes some practice twisting and turning the knobs to get a sharp focal point, but I enjoyed the learning process and ended up with some lush lens blurs (photoshop blur filter was not used).
I’m usually not a fan of 3D type, but by using Cinema 4D MoGraph Effectors, you can create some eye catching 3D Typography. This experiment uses the Step Effector and the Shader Effector to turn LED lights into the phrase “Sound Wave”. I used Ableton Live to conjure up a quick audio loop.
Cinema 4D 11.5 has a slick render setting called Ambient Occlusion in the Advanced Render. It uses the environment to simulate smooth shadow casting on realistic translucent surfaces. The magical part of this setting is that it is able to block (occlude) the ambient light of other surfaces. The only set back is the long render time.
Hipstamatic is instant happy-hipster-ness. Lots of vintage combos. You can swap out lenses, film and flash types. It makes taking photos on the iPhone fun and the results have various outcomes.
CAST (in order of serengeti’s seduction)
Serengeti: As Himself
Victim#1: Vanae Tran
Victim#2: Ada Dyke
Victim#3: Natalia Cornelio
Psychic Detective: WDW aka Wade Weitzel
Bra Model Girl: Lipa Long
Make-up: Michi Rezin
Illustrations: Jun Xu
