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Archives: October 2009

  1. I love the 80’s

    By Aharon Rabinowitz
    Oct 30, 2009

    UPDATE: Video Rock is now available – get it here.
    OK – that’s a terrible lie. When I was in the 80’s it was an awkward time. The chicks didn’t dig me. I wasn’t on the football team. I watched Dr. Who and Star Trek, and did lots of other geeky stuff. I was more of [...]

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  2. Working a Film Shoot from 10,355 Miles Away

    By Aharon Rabinowitz
    Oct 20, 2009

    Last Sunday night, this was my schedule:
    7:00 PM – Dinner with wife and daughter at home, in NYC
    8:00 PM – Film Shoot in Melbourne, Australia
    12:00 AM – Back home and brushing my teeth before bed
    I know what you’re thinking: I probably should have brushed and flossed right after I ate. I allowed unsightly plaque to [...]

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  3. My Interview on Motionworks Unplugged

    By Aharon Rabinowitz
    Oct 17, 2009

    Hey folks – I had the pleasure of being interviewed by my good friend John Dickinson, of Motionworks, last week.   In this up-close and funny chat, we discuss how I started in the industry and my years working with Creative Cow and now Red Giant Software.
    I also talk about the online tutorial phenomenon, plus [...]

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  4. Holomatrix is Coming…

    By Aharon Rabinowitz
    Oct 13, 2009

    A new set of tools designed by Dan Ebberts and myself, and which will be published by Red Giant Software.
    More info coming soon…

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  5. WIP: Fly Into a Picture

    By Aharon Rabinowitz
    Oct 08, 2009

    One of the effects I’ve always wanted to pull off was flying into picture – similar to what was done in the opening credits of HBO’s Carnivale:

    Some tarot cards are dropped on a table and then the camera flies into them revealing a full 3D (Well, 2.5D actually) environment. I’ve always admired it because it [...]

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