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Tutorial on a Human Torch Effect in Apple Motion

via genius dv

Clone Yourself

from indymogul

How to Create the Pleasantville Effect in Final Cut Pro

A nice tutorial.
via Genius DV

I Heart Plug-Ins for Final Cut Pro, Motion and After Effects

Dumbworld is always looking for plug-ins to make our videos pop a little more.  Genius DV clues us in on Particle Matrix plug-ins.  Yay plug-ins!!!

3 Favorite iPhone Apps for Filmmaking from Vanish Productions (and 1 from Dumbworld)

via 2-Pop
iThoughts
Idea Organizer
Oblique Strategies
Also, yesterday the homie Seitu showed me a pretty cool app for Filmmakers.  Movie Slate. A handy feature is that you can use it to import Final Cut XML.
Movie Slate is a digital slate, clapper board, shot log, and shot notepad— designed for use with film, television, documentaries, [...]

Plug In for Professional Pan, Zoom and Slide Shows for Stills in Final Cut Pro

I had the opportunity to attend a Larry Jordan seminar last week, and Larry talked about a cool new plug in for Final Cut .  Geethree’s SlickFX Photomotion is a video generator plug-in that allows you to do smooth pans and zooms over stills without keyframes.  The coolest thing to me was the price (a [...]

Final Cut Pro Templates

It looks like it is going to have to wait until I upgrade to Final Cut Studio 2 (Yes- it is time to finally step away from Final Cut Pro 5 and Motion 2), but I am definitely going to try out these Final Cut Pro (and Motion) templates. 
For the price, they seem like a [...]

Raider Nation Celebration Aug 8th in Oakland

Attention Raider Nation! The 2009 Raider Nation Celebration - Family – Fun - Football - is set for Saturday, August 8th from 1 – 5:00 p.m. at the Oakland – Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland. You don’t want to miss this one-of-a-kind, family-friendly event which will feature current Raiders players and coaches, Raider Legends and the Raiderettes – Football’s [...]

Learn Advanced Final Cut Pro Techniques from Larry Jordan in Sacramento Area

To step up my editing game, I am taking a class from Larry Jordan (subscribe to his newsletter).  August 4, in Folsom for $79.  I can think of a worse way to spend a Tuesday.

Free 50 Point Garbage Matte for Final Cut Pro

Me and the homie Alex were talking about garbage mattes the other day, and he said something about the drawbacks of the 4 and 8 point garbage mattes in Final Cut Pro.  There is a 50 point garbage matte created by a guy named Tom Henderson, and it is available for free.  If you use it, [...]