I was recently asked by the wife of my good friend and business partner, Mark Reeves, to put together a short video to surprise him for his 50th birthday. I knew immediately that I was going to do something fun since his birthday was in the middle of the pandemic, and we could all use a good laugh about now. I also knew that I wanted to stretch my wings a bit with my recent Adobe After Effects training. I found a tutorial on YouTube explaining how to create those silly Monty Python animations where the mouth moves up and down timed to someone talking. This is the result. Happy 50th birthday to Mark!
Videos
Rotoscoping in Adobe After Effects
I’ve been learning how to do rotoscoping in the latest version of Adobe After Effects. Here’s a simple example I put together tonight. I’m looking forward to experimenting a lot more with it. The stock video footage is courtesy of Pexels and the music track is “Dub Trippin” by MK2 from the YouTube Audio Library.
Floating Virtual Singers
I saw a creative video animation today and decided to recreate it in DaVinci Resolve. This is the final result using stock video footage and music. It’s pretty close, but I need to figure out how to add drop shadows (or a dark outer glow) to the floating videos. This could be used for one of those virtual choir videos where all of the beautiful singers go floating along in an interesting pattern. The stock video footage is courtesy of Pexels and the music track is “Escape” by Eveningland from the YouTube Audio Library.
Learning DaVinci Resolve
I’ve been learning more video editing skills with DaVinci Resolve. Tonight’s fun experiment involves grids, overlays, and transitions using a handful of stock video footage. The stock video footage is courtesy of Pexels and the music track is “Stranger Danger” by Francis Preve from the YouTube Audio Library.
Graffiti Park in Austin, Texas
An amazingly colorful urban graffiti and mural paint park (that used to be located) right in the middle of Austin, Texas.
Time Lapse: Scenes of Texas Montage
Time lapse montage of scenes around Texas, including Addison, Dallas, and Austin.
Bicycle Ride in 360
The sun came out today and gave us a beautiful deep blue sky, so I went for a bike ride around the neighborhood during my lunch break.
Camera: Ricoh Theta S
Editing: Insta360 Studio and iMovie
Music: Nimbus by Eveningland from the YouTube Audio Library
Fish Gallery in Dallas, Texas
Took a quick trip to Fish Gallery on Greenville Avenue to check out the amazing aquariums they have on display. Both freshwater and saltwater tanks available.
Responsive Web Design: A Gentle Introduction
Are you new to the whole responsive web design thing? Have you been required to build a responsive website at work, but you’re not sure where to start? Are you somewhat skeptical about fitting a responsive workflow into your organization? Whatever your situation happens to be, you’ve come to the right place. In this video training course we explore the topic of responsive web design—what it is and how it’s done. We also take a detailed look at a responsive starter kit that can help you get started in your own responsive projects. Finally, we discuss some ways to explore the topic further with some helpful resources and additional training.
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