AE64
January 12, 2012Featured,Video Bits,Games,Motion,imagoKatana Blaster,Big Giant Circles,Mick Gordon,derez,lores,wild demo,Amiga,Atari,Commodore,C64,demoscene,C4D,64,8,indie,scene,demo,independent,8bit,8-bit,bit,Maxon,Adobe,After Effects,Cinema 4D
AE64 is a tribute to the demoscene and to the legacy of world's most popular microcomputer: Commodore 64.
While this video was created using the typical contemporary arsenal of tools (mainly After Effects and Cinema 4D), it conforms to most of the basic graphical limitations of the C64 such as a limited 16-color palette, low resolution, use of the overscan area etc. To maintain the spirit of the demo, I also created most of the effects using various scripts and code snippets, procedurally automating many of the tasks typically animated using keyframes.
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Cinemagraph: Remember ZX
July 20, 2011Video Bits,Motioncomputer,photo,TV,retro,animation,picture,animated,cinegraph,GIF,mixer,sound,still
Not too long ago, these were referred to as simply "cool animated gifs". These days they go by much more artsy name of Cinemagraphs. In the picture: A ZX Spectrum microcomputer, an Italian analogue sound mixer and a National TV set. Only TV still works.
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Macula Lutea
June 9, 2011Featured,Video Bits,MotionOptical Flares,Video Copilot,experimental,optics,slower,800%,U Smile,Nick Pittsinger,Justin Bieber,flares,slow,abstract,color,light,Adobe,After Effects
Macula Lutea started as a happy accident - I've been working on one of the projects and wrote a small script to control the movement of the lens flare. Due to the calculation error (my bad) the light source ended up in completely wrong spot, resulting in highly exaggerated flare on the screen. Rather than discard the mistake, I decided to pursue intentionally misusing flares and discovered an entire world of cool abstract imagery that can be created in this style.
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Liquid Lifeforms
June 5, 2011Video Bits,Motionsimulation,Cinema 4D,After Effects,Adobe,Maxon,dynamics,softbody,creature,C4D,rigid body,latex,slime,disturbing
Liquid Lifeforms is a short experiment in Cinema 4D softbody dynamics. Visuals were inspired and edited to the audio track Beazt, created by disconnectuser.
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Valentines 2011
February 11, 2011Video Bits,Motion,Featured3D,Cinema 4D,After Effects,particles,2D,pink,valentines,cute,St. Valentine's,live action,photography,Bora Sübakan
Here comes another improvised collaboration between me and Bora. I had some more shots from the previous set and decided to put together this little cheerful St. Valentine's day piece for all of you.
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Istanbul 5AM
February 9, 2011Video Bits,Featured,Motiondawn,Bora Sübakan,live action,ferry,boat,bridge,fisherman,Bogaz,Bosphorus,sunrise,morning,5AM,vfx,sea,Istanbul,water
I woke up late to the sound of cars crossing the Istanbul bridge. I remembered how quiet and peaceful this city can be at dawn, and decided to capture that feeling. Fortunately I had quite a few great shots taken by Bora Sübakan a few weeks ago. I put on some music and started editing and compositing.
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imago Reel 2010
December 13, 2010Featured,Motion,Announcements,imago,Video Bitsproject,montage,edit,advertisement,ad,graphics,motion,video,ads,reel,imago,commercial,2010
Hot on the heels of yesterday's address change, I am happy to present you with the latest reel of imago studios, closing down year 2010.
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Good Times with Xbreaker
August 13, 2010Video Bits,Motion3D,Cinema 4D,After Effects,particles,Maxon,dynamics,global illumination,bit,video,experiment,Xbreaker,Pariah Studios
I have come across a fantastic Cinema 4D plugin called Xbreaker created by pariah Studios. It allows you to shatter pretty much any geometry into tiny pieces with just a few clicks. Add some physics, shaders, a bit of post in After Effects - and you got yourself a nice little visual experiment.
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