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Winners for “Spooky Scary”

The Gorilla — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:37:09 GMT

Announcing the winner for the latest Five Second Project, “Spooky Scary”. As alwyas there were a ton of great entries, but this quick narrative speaks to what is truly scary in our industry… Software Crashes. The spot has some great subtle camera moves and animation that really make it shine. Check out the pupils. Great work! Check out the winning piece by Rickard Bengtsson. He wins a full version of mocha from Imagineer Systems.

Winner

The random winner of a copy of mocha for After Effects and mocha Shape for After Effects is… EJ Hassenfratz. Here is his submission. Thanks again for everyone who entered. The work here is getting better and better every theme. It’s really fun to watch all the entries roll in. Also don’t forget to thank our sponsor, Imagineer Systems.

Honorable Mentions

Scene Breakdown: Closet above bed

The Gorilla — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:33:32 GMT

Tor Martin Norvik was kind enough to incude a scene breakdown along with his entry for this week’s Five Second Project. Check out the final and then dive into the breakdown to see how it was made. The scene is textured using camera projection and the composite breakdown shows many great effects including subtle ones like a nice exposure pass and a Optics compensation pass. It’s a great way to see how much work can go in to making a great 5 second piece.

FINAL SPOT

BREAKDOWN

Introducing KeyframeTV: Episode 1

The Gorilla — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:30:24 GMT

Welcome to the first episode of KeyframeTV, a discussion about the tools, news and work of motion design. KeyframeTV is made by Tim Allen, Nick Campbell & Pasquale D’Silva. Check out the keyframetv.com site for a full list of credits and show notes.

Feedback
We want to make this show as relevant and helpful as possible to everyone in the industry. But, we need your help. Please drop us your feedback in the comments about the show. This talk show format is new to all of us so, we would love to hear what you think.

My Interview with Motionworks Unplugged

The Gorilla — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:56:15 GMT

I was recently interviewed by John Dickinson of Motionworks for his Unplugged series where he interviews people in the Motion Graphics industry. I was honered to be a guest on his great show. We talk a bit about the history of Greyscalegorilla and a lot about my tutorial style and technique. What a great interviewer.

Watch the interview, here.

How to Export Your Scene From Cinema 4D to After Effects

The Gorilla — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:36:30 GMT

I made this tutorial to show you how to prepare your renders in Cinema 4D for export into After Effects. Then, I go though the process of importing your render into After Effects. I also show you how to change lights and add textures in AE to finish compositing your 3D scene.

My Office

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:32:00 GMT

This is where I record all my video casts and tutorials.

Demo Reel Critiques: Episode 4

The Gorilla — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:00:16 GMT

Chad Ashley from Digital Kitchen and cgpov.com joins me to help critique four more reels for episode 4 of GSG reel critiques.

In this episode we critique the following reels…

Also, the critique shouldn’t stop here. I would love to hear what you think about the reels or about my critique. If you want your reel reviewed, head on over to the Original Hardcore Reel Critique post and drop a link to your reel in the comments.

Mograph 2 Attractor Project File Download

The Gorilla — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:40:37 GMT

There have been a lot of questions about how Mathieu Martel did this awesome animation for the “Circle and Spheres” Five Second Project. He actually did this animation with ndynamics in Maya. But, I wanted to replicate it in Cinema4D to show you how to set a scene like this up and make it available for download so that you can play around with it. So, download it below, pick it apart and have fun.

Cinema 4D Mograph 2 Attractor Scene File

DOWNLOAD THE PROJECT FILE HERE
Requires Cinema 4D 11.5 and Mograph 2

GSG Speaks at SAIC Chicago about getting a Job in a Creative Industry.

The Gorilla — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:58:01 GMT

Here is the speech I gave at SAIC Chicago about what to learn and how to get a job in a creative field. I do focus some of the presentation on Motion Designers, but most of it is relevant to most creative industries. The main idea is to think of yourself as a business. You need to turn yourself into a great product and then learn how to sell yourself.

The speech gets cut off toward the end, but I only cut off one question. As always, let me know what you think.

GSG Live Chat: Off Air Now.

The Gorilla — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:07:22 GMT

UPDATE: If you missed the live chat, check out the recordings here.

Stop by GSG Live today and say hi at 3PM Central. If you have missed any of the last live events, they are available to watch over at as well. See you there!

GSG Live Cast today at 3PM Central

Five Second Project “Fast Food” Winners!

The Gorilla — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:24:22 GMT

I have chosen a winner for the latest Five Second Project, “Fast Food”. This was one of the hardest decisions yet for a Five Second Winner. There were a ton of great entries. Over 50 people entered! Congratulations to Greg Balint for winning fifty bucks to spend at videohive.net. This piece really tells a quick story, has a great sense of speed and features great, handmade animation. All in five seconds! Congrats to you sir!

Overall Winner

Raffle Prize
The winner of another fifty bucks to spend at videohive.net was randomly picked from of ALL of the entries. And, that winner is… Michael Kane! Check out his animation here.

Congrats to both of our winners. And, a big thanks to videohive.net for being a sponsor. Everyone go check out what they have to offer. Don’t forget to thank our sponsors! Also, I want to personally thank EVERYONE who entered their animations. I love watching them, seeing people learn from each other and taking the time to create such great work. Don’t forget about the latest theme, “Spooky Scary“. Cheers!

Honorable Mentions

The Sun Is In There

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:14:00 GMT

Power Symmetry

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:02:00 GMT

Alexia In An Empty Room

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:58:00 GMT

Sides of Rides II

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:10:00 GMT

Sides of Rides I

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:42:00 GMT

Three and One Half

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:09:00 GMT

Southport Lanes

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:28:00 GMT

Show n' Tell Forced Yawn

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:43:00 GMT

Upcoming Yawn Project by Mig Reyes shown at the Show n' Tell Show.

Ballard Record Store II - Elvis

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:59:00 GMT