a.m. overtone: visual techniques » After Effects

Serengeti Music Video Progress

amovertone — Thu, 06 May 2010 21:10:06 +0000

“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.

Adobe After Effects CS4 vs. CS5

amovertone — Sat, 01 May 2010 05:11:32 +0000

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!

Paper Moon

amovertone — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 22:02:44 +0000

Another Cinema 4D MoGraph example using Extrude Deformer and Random Effector. I composited the type and background in After Effects.

Puppy Dog Love (music video)

amovertone — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:36:03 +0000

It’s up! I shot on the Canon 5D Mark II and edited in After Effects.

Also posted on Vimeo:

Puppy Dog Love (music video) from am overtone on Vimeo.

Puppy Dog Love
Serengeti & Polyphonic
Don’t Give Up
Audio 8 Recordings

http://audio8.com/releases/A8020.html

Buy the song on iTunes

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

This Is Life (music video)

amovertone — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:41:16 +0000

It’s finally done! The Music Video I made for Danny Chaimson on Cold Classic Records is now posted on both YouTube and Vimeo (higher quality)

“This Is Life” from am overtone on Vimeo.

“This is Life” Screen Tests

amovertone — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:52:24 +0000

I was in Chicago this past weekend, doing a music video shoot for Danny Chaimson. Here are some quick screen tests that I’ve been working on in After Effects. Should be finished by next week!

http://www.myspace.com/dannychaimson
Danny Chaimson on iTunes

“Felt: Chewed Up” Video Premiere on MTVu

amovertone — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:47:40 +0000

I helped shoot a music video for Felt, that made it onto MTVu !!

http://www.mtvu.com/music/video-premiere/felt_felt-chewed-up

Directed by: Alexander Tarrant and Justin Metros
Starring: Nick Seagren
Featuring: J-Crush, Lady Kiss Off, Nina Beretta of the Bay Area Derby Girls

Production: Brian Metros, Tony Dekline, Colin Sebestyen, Carl Nolting, Ben Langholz, Nina Nocetti, Mexican Jumping Mean, Roadhouse Rhonda, Mickey Darius

Trapcode Sound Keys

amovertone — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:43:02 +0000

By using Trapcode Sound Keys plug-in for After Effects, you can separate 3 frequency ranges from a single audio track. In this example, each effect is linked to the Bass, Mids, and Highs which allows perfect effect/audio synch.

Sound Keys Interface Screen Shot:

Rendered video, using the “L” trains in Chicago:

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Tech Note: Video shot with Canon 5D Mark II

C4D 11 New Global Illumination Setting

amovertone — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:16:54 +0000

In CINEMA 4D Release 11 the Global Illumination provides a more accurate representation of scene lighting by taking into account light which bounces between objects. Here are my quick tests to show the lush render it provides: 1. render output window with global illumination 2. finished output with global illumination 3. photoshop touch ups

4. Final Output

Keylight, Green Screen, Godzilla!

amovertone — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:27:16 +0000

My favorite keying plug-in for After Effects is Keylight (1.2)
Note: Keylight is not automatically installed. It is included in the third-party software option on the install disk for FREE.

Testing out the Canon 5D Mark II Photo Still Sequences:

Testing out the Canon 5D Mark II HD Video: