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Posts by: Aharon Rabinowitz

  1. In Memory of Edgar the Masturbating Cat

    By Aharon Rabinowitz
    Feb 15, 2010

    This morning we found that, after months of being ill, our Cat, Edgar, had passed away. I’ve had pets my whole life (from super sea monkeys all the way up the foot chain to cats, and everything in between – much to my parents horror), but Ed was easily the best pet I have ever [...]

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  2. Some Great New Stuff at MotionWorks

    By Aharon Rabinowitz
    Feb 14, 2010

    Our friends at MotionWorks have been really busy (in case you haven’t noticed). Check out these 2 recent items below. A new Making It Look Great training DVD from Tim Clapham: Click Image to watch video. This promo for our brand new MILG7: MoGraph Unleashed video training, was created using Cinema 4D and After Effects. [...]

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    Quick Tip: Adding Motion Blur Into Your Video

    Here’s a quick tip for adding motion blur into your live action video after filming. Also works for adding Motion blur into your 3D renders (like C4D stuff) in AE. Special thanks to Stu Maschwitz for taking the time to share some info and make suggestions. And yeah – it’s shutter speed, not shutter rate. [...]

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  4. Crowd Control Gets Props at Supermeet

    By Aharon Rabinowitz
    Feb 08, 2010

    Crowd Control received Rave reviews from Matt Silverman at last week’s FCP user’s Supermeet in San Francisco! Check it out at 21:00 (21 minutes and 0 seconds): Hey… We’re just saying…

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    PS: Hands-On Control of Layer Styles

    A simple PS tip for hands-on control of your layer styles. Am I the only one that didn’t know this? Special thanks to my buddy Jim Geduldick for IM’ing me last night with info on Screenr.

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  6. After Effects New York – January Meeting

    By Aharon Rabinowitz
    Jan 31, 2010

    After Effects New York just held it’s January meeting, last Thursday. If you’re in or around New York, these FREE events are not to be missed. In this last meeting we had Stephen Neary and Tiny Inventions. BTW – Tiny inventions did the They Might Be Giants music video, Electric Car. The car wasn’t signing [...]

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  7. Interview with John Knoll in Production

    By Aharon Rabinowitz
    Jan 20, 2010

    Last week I was given the opportunity of a lifetime – a chance to sit down with visual effects legend John Knoll. I expected that talking to a man who has defined visual effects for the last 20 years would be a revelation – and  I wasn’t disappointed. During the interview, we talked about a [...]

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    RGTV Ep. 36: Create a Psychedelic Background

    In this episode of Red Giant TV. Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create a cool psychedelic background in After Effects, using shape layers and Trapcode Shine. Even if you’ve used Shine a lot in the past, this tutorial takes it in a new direction.

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  9. Animatics and the Importance of Preparation

    By Aharon Rabinowitz
    Jan 13, 2010

    When preparing for the Holomatrix commercial film shoot, one of the things I was most concerned with was making sure the on-set director understood what I needed. The commercial was filmed in Australia, with me attending on Skype, but there is only so much direction you can give when you’re not actually on set. So, [...]

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  10. Holomatrix Commercial is Complete!

    By Aharon Rabinowitz
    Jan 08, 2010

    I wrote and directed this commercial for Red Giant Software’s Holomatrix. It was filmed in Australia at Orion Media – the largest green screen studio in the southern hemisphere.You can learn more about how I filmed it from New York in this post. Visual Effects and Audio work were then done at Outpost Pictures. I [...]

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  11. Interview with John Knoll – Need Your Help!

    By Aharon Rabinowitz
    Jan 03, 2010

    Hi Folks – Next week, I’ll be flying out to  San Francisco to interview John Knoll, for Red Giant TV. Unless you’ve been living in a cave free of VFX news, you know that John Knoll was ILM’s Visual Effects Supervisor for Avatar, Star Wars,  and many other films. He is one of Hollywood’s most [...]

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  12. New Holomatrix Tutorial at Motionworks

    By Aharon Rabinowitz
    Jan 03, 2010

    John Dickinson, the “Tutorial Thunder from Down Under,” just posted a tutorial/project breakdown on his use of Holomatrix in several Terminator spots for FoxTel. he does some really interesting stuff with Holomatrix and Mattes. Check it out here.

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  13. Thank You for a Great 2009!

    By Aharon Rabinowitz
    Dec 23, 2009

    In this video, I just take a few moments to thank all of you for a great 2009, recap some of the bigger things that have happened here at allbetsareoff.com, and finally, to… well… why don’t you watch until the very VERY end to find out. You’ll definitely see a different side of me. That’s [...]

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  14. Innovate and Rock On!

    By Aharon Rabinowitz
    Dec 21, 2009

    Remember when you were a kid and your parents told you to turn down that music, and do your homework instead? “You’re not going to learn anything important from Rock and Roll,” they said. They were wrong. The most important things you could ever learn about success could come from a rock band. Here’s why: [...]

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  15. Looking for Inspiration?

    By Aharon Rabinowitz
    Dec 17, 2009

    Often people ask me where to find inspiration. It’s a tough question to answer because each of us is inspired by different things. But when I hear someone I respect talk about something that inspires them to be more creative, I usually look into that (it doesn’t always work, but it can be a good [...]

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    An Introduction to Knoll 3D Flare (Beta)

    In this tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz introduces you to the features of Knoll 3D Flare – the new FREE add-on for Knoll Light Factory Pro from Red Giant Software. This add-on for Knoll Light Factory (2.5) in After Effects includes fantastic features like Edge flare-ups, color linking, Z-depth intensity, and full 3D obscuration.

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  17. Crowd Control Year End Sale!

    By Aharon Rabinowitz
    Dec 15, 2009

    The holidays are upon us, and we wanted to offer you a special holiday treat: 40% off Crowd Control, our library of pre-keyed alpha stock footage. The sale ends on Thursday December 17,  2009 @ 12:00AM EST. Use the code CCYE40 when purchasing, and you’ll be given 40% off the price of download credits. You [...]

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  18. My First Industry Experience

    By Aharon Rabinowitz
    Dec 09, 2009

    In this video, I’ll tell you about my first experience with the broadcast industry. Maybe it will inspire you to share yours. Feel free to post your story in the comments below, or to make a Vimeo video and paste the link in the comments. Looking for other advice or inspiration? Don’t forget to read [...]

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  19. Red Giant’s Secret Sale is On, Baby!!!

    By Aharon Rabinowitz
    Dec 07, 2009

    This was just posted on the Red Giant Software site – get 40% off EVERYTHING from Red Giant for the next 24 hours! That means 40% off Trapcode, Magiuc Bullet, Knoll, Warp… and everything else! From Red Giant: ———- We want to show our appreciation to all our dedicated fans with a Secret Sale. We [...]

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  20. You’re Not That Talented, and Other Advice

    By Aharon Rabinowitz
    Dec 03, 2009

    Lately, I’ve been asked to share a lot of career advice. I was interviewed at aetutsplus.com and on MotionWorks Unplugged, where I shared a few of my thoughts on getting work and being successful. But a few nights ago I was asked by my friend Jay Ignaszewski to sit down with a group of students [...]

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  21. “Ink” The Movie

    By Aharon Rabinowitz
    Nov 27, 2009

    Two nights ago, while browsing our Netflix “Watch Instantly” options, we found a new sci-fi/fantasy movie called “Ink.” I’d never heard of it, but it had really good ratings, so we added it to our Instant Queue. It was, of course an independent film, and while it didn’t have a big budget feel, it didn’t [...]

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  22. Looking for work? Check out the Motion Exchange.

    By Aharon Rabinowitz
    Nov 22, 2009

    My good friend Harry Frank just started The Motion Exchange, a new social networking group for people in the motion graphics industry. If you’re looking for work, register there, and start connecting with other people who might just hire you. You can watch a video where Harry explains the Motion Exchange, by clicking on the [...]

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  23. Ask Aharon Rabinowitz – Episode 1

    By Aharon Rabinowitz
    Nov 22, 2009

    A few months ago, I asked people to send in their questions about me, and that I would answer anything  they asked (with the exception of a few things). Here the first video where I’ll do that (See description below): Ask Aharon Rabinowitz is a low-budget show where people email Aharon with their questions and [...]

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  24. Holomatrix and the B-FLoT Factor

    By Aharon Rabinowitz
    Nov 19, 2009

    I love plug-ins. They do cool stuff. Trapcode Particular – Boo yah! Knoll Light Factory Pro – Awesome. But some of my favorite plug-ins are of the B-FLoT variety – as in the Big Fricken Lot of Time you Save by using them. For example, Red Giant Planespace is probably my favorite plug-in. There’s no [...]

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    Keep Your Wiggle Under Control

    Have you ever set up a wiggle expression, gotten a result you liked, and then added another layer into your comp – only to find it changed the wiggle animation? Or maybe you changed the layer order and your wiggle animation changed? In this tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz, tells you why it happens and how to [...]

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