Comments on: Genesis Project responds to customer requests!

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:15:04 +0000

Oh yeah! Schwag is good, I’m always up for some random challenge.

I think some time should be spent covering the many uses and starting points available from the provided AE presets, just because they don’t appear useful at first doesn’t mean they can’t harness super powers that usually require expensive plug-ins.

Ben

[DR - Ben, that's a good idea and something that many people can jump on. This may be a great idea for a first contest.

Everyone - thoughts on this as a basis for first contest?]

By: Gerald

Gerald — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:17:39 +0000

Oh yes count me in.

By: Gerald

Gerald — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:13:12 +0000

No more patiently waiting except for the “real” ship dates. A few suggestions that would make things for beginners a little easier to absorb and beginner is the operative word! Options, uhg ,to many. The three ways to do anything X number of keyboard short cuts = Confusion. Next enlarge your cursor and slow it down. Because were looking while listening the picture should be in focus and the remarks also. Now I don’t want to be a nay sayer
because I have down loaded and watched, more than once every thing you have posted and I’m looking forward too more. Might I suggest a quick path per segment for openers.

By: Brian Reyman

Brian Reyman — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:06:40 +0000

Thanks for taking the time to specifically address so many of my requests.

I’ll give some thought to the movie/commercial effects that I’d like to see – when one comes to mind I’ll post it.

Also, thanks for the link to VideoCoPilot.net – very handy!

I’m obviously up for the skill contest challenge – there’s 1/10!

I look forward to seeing info on these various areas.

Thanks again,
Brian

By: Mike Reid

Mike Reid — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:59:22 +0000

First off, I just want to comment on the ABC’s – they are great and I look forward to new episodes but I always go back the older ones for tips and how-tos for stuff that comes across my plate. I am an amateur but having all of these great tutorials help a lot!

I am all for a contest to get people’s creative juices flowing… Perhaps starting out with a theme?

Mike

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:53:08 +0000

HAHA.. I had to laugh at your “has anyone even read this far down” comment.

1. My shooting tips would be, LEARN to light, Learn to plan and then plan your shots, and shoot lots of footage and don’t be afraid to throw some away. (The secret is all in the editing)

2. I think some solid tutorials showing off industry ‘standard’ motion graphics would be a good start. I know there are a lot of good ones out there, but none showing a sort of ‘best practices’ standard.

8. YEAH!!! Adobe Schwag! Yay!

[DR - I'll take your YAY for one vote.

Industry standard - I need specific commercials or spots in order to recreate them. Otherwise, I try and give elements of them everytime I do an AE tutorials.

Thanks for the tips!]