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Film-Making Essentials for that Cinematic Filmlook

CG Director Author Alex  by Alex  ⋮  Last updated on December 20th, 2018
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I am a Director at an Animation Studio and have been working in the Computer Graphics Industry for many years now and have collected some Tipps and Tricks or Essentials that might make your Computer Generated Imagery look more professional.Continue Reading

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After Effects export to MP4

CG Director Author Alex  by Alex  ⋮  Last updated on December 20th, 2018
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Up to After Effects CS6 it was possible to export Films to MP4 – H264 but in new versions this does not seem possible anymore.Continue Reading

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CINEMA 4D – Find Objects faster in Object Manager

CG Director Author Alex  by Alex  ⋮  Last updated on December 20th, 2018
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Often times the hierarchy is so deep, it takes ages to find the selected object in your Object Manager.Continue Reading

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Rule of thirds in Film: An Incredibly Easy Method That Works

CG Director Author Alex  by Alex  ⋮  Last updated on January 3rd, 2019
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This quite simple rule of thumb, which was first documented in the 18th century, is today used by filmmakers and artists, who want to achieve a more interesting image composition.Continue Reading

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Quick-Tip: Straight Alpha VS Premultiplied Alpha

CG Director Author Alex  by Alex  ⋮  Last updated on December 20th, 2018
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Have you ever tried figuring out the difference between Straight Alpha and Premultiplied alpha and when to use what?

Some people insist premultiplied alpha is the way to go, some say straight alpha. To be frank, both are equal in most situations as long as the math and compositing software’s interpretation of the channels is done correctly. But there are cases only one of the two should be used for best results!

But lets start with an explanation of what premultiplied and straight alpha is:Continue Reading

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Perfect Short Film Structure: How Successful Short Films Structure Their Story

CG Director Author Alex  by Alex  ⋮  Last updated on January 3rd, 2019  ⋮   5 comments
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You have the technical skills to create a short film, but are trying to get your head around storytelling and structuring your story? Thinking about how to write a short film?

Learn how successful short films and even most of todays feature films structure their story, to make it compelling to the audience.Continue Reading

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