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3D paper model test in AE

by GAntico

UPDATED 16th April 2012: video replaced by a new version rendered by the Ray-traced 3D engine in After Effects CS6. VIDEO: a little experiment created in After Effects, starting from a paper model cut in Photoshop instead of the real world. A few lines of expressions are giving life to the puppet, linked to the audio track with the magic of the keyframe assistant. PAPER MODEL: Jack Skellington (from the movie Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas), created by Angelyques / http://www.cubeecraft.com/cubee/jack-skellington MUSIC: Paloseco Brazz Muted Trumpet Blues Samples, by The Paloseco Brazz Orchestra. 2007 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) / http://ccmixter.org/files/waldhorn33/11479

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Happy 20th anniversary to Photoshop!

by GAntico

This is my present for Photoshop 20th anniversary: a video made with Photoshop 1.0.7!!! (Yes, I was able to run Photoshop 1.0.7 on Mac System 6.0.8, emulated via Mini vMac :-) ★ VIDEO, concept, recording and montage: Giovanni Antico, aka GAntico ♫ MUSIC, licensed from iStockphoto®, © Mirkic, Very happy piano/cello composition. Some still screen-shots in my blog: www.gantico.com/en/2010/02/photoshop-20th-anniversary/ Update1: Lot of thanks to Adobe and to John Nack for mentioning this video in his blog: http://tinyurl.com/yzjhpdo Update2: Thanks to Adobe also for having screened it on the big screen at Adobe Max 2010 in Los Angeles. PS Check out also other tributes to Photoshop, appearing in these videos made of human pixels: performance #1: http://www.vimeo.com/4987583 / performance #2: http://www.vimeo.com/5493457

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Little Berlin / LensBaby + tilt-shift

by GAntico

Video memories from my Berlin vacation, in August 2009. They include the zoo, the river, monuments, streets, plazas and lot of clouds. I experimented with tilt-shift from points of view not ideal for giving the idea of the world as if it was a little model, but I discovered interesting results even if I hadn't the chance to shoot from top. Ok, I also included a fake fake-model (a real model!), I guess that you'll spot it easily... I had a lot of fun playing with LensBaby on a Canon EOS 500D: it gives you the feeling of shooting video with a Lomo. I used LensBaby Composer with double glass optic and sometimes the super wide angle add-on (I wish that the fisheye optic was already available this summer...). A few videos and time-lapses were shot with a normal Canon Lens, so I post-produced them simulating the defects of the other toy lenses. Can you recognize them? CREDITS ★ Video production & post-production: Giovanni Antico | www.gantico.com Camera: Canon EOS 500D, Lens: LensBaby Composer…

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Titles for Video Master Class in Malta

by GAntico

I improvised this experiment while thinking about my upcoming Video Master Class in Malta. The background video is a lava lamp shot with a Canon 500D. Milan, 2009 Video: Giovanni Antico | Music: Elena Colombo | Thanks: Lorenzo Colloreta.