Monthly Archives: November 2009

After Effects Expressions

30th November 2009

Prop­er­ty attrib­ut­es and meth­ods (expres­sion ref­er­ence) — a way to com­bine pro­gram­ming with motion graph­ics with­in After Effects. Opens up a whole new world.

via adobe.com and digitaltutors.com

Inside the Iron Man HUD

26th November 2009

On set Q&A; with Kent Seki, Visu­al­iza­tion and HUD Super­vi­sor on the movie Iron Man.

“Think about how graph­ics 10–20 years were green mono­graphs because of the mono­chro­mat­ic mon­i­tors. Today in movies, mon­i­tors are all pret­ty much cyan. Whats it going to be tomor­row? White, clean white with col­or accents for atten­tion.”

via blogspot.com and vice.com and inventinginteractive.com

Mark Coleran, Fantasy UI Designer

26th November 2009

Mark Col­er­an is a visu­al design­er who has worked in a wide range of design dis­ci­plines from print graph­ics to motion design and visu­al effects. His work in motion graph­ics has includ­ed tele­vi­sion show titles and brand­ing through to his spe­cial­ist area; the design, cre­ation and ani­ma­tion of fan­ta­sy user inter­faces for film. Over the years this work has seen him cre­ate inter­faces for such films as The Bourne Ulti­ma­tum, Tomb Raider, Mis­sion Impos­si­ble 3, The Island and Mr and Mrs Smith.

via coleran.com