Old news here, but my buddy Ben just found out that mfactor did those sweet lower thirds on Fox’s NFL sunday. Unfortunately, the site is all flash so I can’t link to any of there work directly. But check out it.

Anamorphic Lens flares galore. I (much like sports graphics) am a huge fan of lens flares. So, seeing something like this, that uses them elegantly, is great. I especially like the tiny pieces of particulate matter floating around each scene. Nice stuff.

Another nice BCS animation from Fox Sports Graphics.

This shot reminded me of the tutorial on FXphd After Effects 302 in which they teach you how to comp together a helecopter shot with a few green screened shots of dudes running. I’m not presuming that Fox Sports used the FXphd technique, but if you want to know how to do something close to this. Check it out. 

Really nice process from Justin Bates. Check out his site. I love these kinds of “how-to” or “our process” videos. What the technical term for that? Check out Justin’s C4D section for some great thinking particles inspiration. 

Credits:

Design and 3D Visual Effects – Justin Bates

Senior Flame Visual Effects Artist – Matt Butcher

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