This look was created using Cinema 4D with Greyscale Gorilla’s Texture Kit Pro, HDRI Light Kit Pro, HDRI Pro Studios and After Effects with plug-ins from Borisfx, GenArts, Video Copilot and Red Giant Software. Check out the breakdown below: Read more…
February 7, 2013 by John Dickinson | 17,330 views | Comments (40)
January 11, 2013 by John Dickinson | 6,541 views | Comments (12)
The Courier promo look was created using Cinema 4D with Greyscale Gorilla’s City Kit, Texture Kit Pro, HDRI Light Kit Pro and After Effects with plug-ins from GenArts, Video Copilot and Red Giant Software. Check out the breakdown below which covers the key areas: Read more…
December 21, 2012 by John Dickinson | 8,219 views | Comments (6)
For this Total Recall look I used Cinema 4D with Greyscale Gorilla’s City Kit and Texture Kit Pro, and After Effects with plug-ins from GenArts, Boris FX and Francois Tarlier. I also relied heavily on Digital Juice Motion Designer’s Toolkit, which saved me a bunch of time not having to build and animate user interface elements (UI) from scratch. Here’s my breakdown: Read more…
November 22, 2012 by John Dickinson | 20,059 views | Comments (7)
This set of quick-turnaround graphics all have a similar look and feel and were created using Cinema 4D, After Effects and plug-ins from GenArts, Video Copilot and Boris FX. Although Dark Shadows is the most simple, it took by far the longest (2 days) because I used it as an opportunity to learn how to model the letters. Read more…
August 24, 2012 by John Dickinson | 6,503 views | Comments (7)
Here’s a stills breakdown of the Time Travellers title graphic I created recently. Software used includes After Effects with Element 3D, Trapcode Form, GenArts Sapphire and Magic Bullet Mojo. View Breakdown | Watch Movie
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December 1, 2011 by John Dickinson | 6,513 views | Comments (10)
Motion graphic artist Pierre Magnol’s latest work Chemistry comprises beautifully shot imagery with fine graphics. I asked Pierre to give us some insights into his approach to this spot and his workflow in general. Read more…
July 22, 2011 by John Dickinson | 4,496 views | Comments (15)
Adventure is the latest in the family of idents for Foxtel On Demand, lead by team member Brett. Read more…
January 29, 2011 by John Dickinson | 11,403 views | Comments (23)
Last month I broke down my first attempt at the freeze frame look. This month I did more freeze frame style animation, but with a very different look ““ watercolour.
As I mentioned in the previous breakdown, shot selection for this kind of look is very important. This month all of the selected shots were better suited for the look I had in mind, because the type was placed over the talent, rather than to the left or right. Watch Movie | Read more…
