Pretty sweet tutorial for a universe to street corner fly in effect in after effects. http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorial/earth_zoom/

While at the Famous Group Zero Version designed some cool boards for the 49′s. Famous Group‘s 2009 reel is up with some recognizable sports stuff. Check back soon for a new website.

New spots from Motion Theory for the NCAA

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Graphicsmafia friend Chad Ashley has created a new blog where he’ll be posting his experiences with new CG software. A highly accomplished 3D artist, Chad currently heads up the 3D department at Digital Kitchen Chicago.

So far cgpov.com is off to a great start with a free HDR and a review of hdrlight studio.

If you check this site often, you know I really like posting boards, but I don’t come across that many sports boards. A lot of sports graphics (especially in-game) are pretty quick turn around and the idea of creating boards can be a bit of a tough sell to the powers that be. But it is interesting that the boards I do find are not only really great but usually are never made into spots. Go figure.

Sebastian Onufszak of Germany has some very beautiful boards.

Born in Breslau, Poland in 1978, Sebastian Onufszak is a German visual artist focusing on print, interactive media and motion graphics.

Since 2002 he has been working for an international range of high-end clients. Additionally he is reknowned for his experimental live visuals which supported Funkstoerung, Mouse on Mars, Michael Fakesch and many more.

His works were featured in numerous publications and exhibitions worldwide. He is founder of the well-known artist collective “Propagandabuero”.

Having worked as Creative Director at Parasol Island for more than two years, he is now available as a freelance designer and director.

Also, take note of his “information” section on his site. Very complete, including links to all his profiles on sites such as myspace and cpluv. I think its great to have that information available. Also, check out Grey Scale Gorilla’s post on making “about” webpages.

Daily Planet Ltd. is looking for freelance 3D artists and animators for upcoming commercial projects. Candidates must be experienced in either Maya, 3D Studio Max, and/or C4D.

Candidates must also be able to work with quick turn-around times and client revisions. We are looking for 3D artists who can animate realistic characters and backgrounds, as well as texturing and lighting.

Freelancers would be able to work remotely and/or in our offices depending on the projects needs.

Email samples or links to:
jon@dailyplanetltd.com

www.dailyplanetltd.com

The Mograph blog’s newest post about mastering the render queue is frankly amazing. I consider myself to be a pretty savvy after effects user and I didn’t know half this stuff. This is the kind of information that really helps me on a day to day basis. That’s why I’ve added The Mograph Blog to the Consigliere (or counsel) categories of links near the bottom of the sidebar.

Lost Project, or Craig Stouffer, motion director extraordinaire has some great and very recognizable work done with Troika. His reel is from 2007 but check out his NFL network and NBC Football projects. Super glossy, reflecting, lens flare goodness.

Some fantastic editing from DK. Great job.

Really cool Sprint NASCAR spot (what’s up with all these NASCAR posts lately?) but an even cooler case study. Complete with boards, animatics and pictures. You can learn a lot about the process of creating spots like this from case studies. Especially when they are as in depth as 3 Legged Legs. Keep up the good work guys.