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  1. Plot Device is Online!

    By Aharon Rabinowitz
    Jun 28, 2011

    Many of you may have caught that I was working on a film with Seth Worley for Red Giant. I’ve not been able to say much until now, but today, the film has been released online as a part of the Magic Bullet Suite 11 Launch. Here it is: I am truly blessed to be [...]

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  2. Interview with John Knoll: Bonus Material

    By Aharon Rabinowitz
    May 25, 2010

    RGTV Episode 44: Bonus Material – John Knoll on Realism in VFX In this bonus section of the John Knoll interview, John talks about his approach to realism in visual effects, and how that impacted his groundbreaking work on The Abyss and for his personal project turned gig: visual effects for Magnificent Desolation. Watch the [...]

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  3. Interview with John Knoll: Part 2

    By Aharon Rabinowitz
    May 17, 2010

    In this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz interviews ILM Visual Effects Supervisor, John Knoll. They’ll talk about the downsides of working in VFX, his history as a commercial software designer, the future of lens flare generation, what he looks for in a project, and what it takes to get a gig at ILM. [...]

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  4. Interview with John Knoll: Part 1

    By Aharon Rabinowitz
    May 11, 2010

    In this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz interviews ILM Visual Effects Supervisor, John Knoll. They’ll talk about  John’s work, how he got into VFX, skills VFX artists need to create realism in their work, starting the Rebel Unit at ILM, and the daunting challenges faced in working on films like ‘Pirates of the [...]

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  5. Teaser: John Knoll Interview

    By Aharon Rabinowitz
    Apr 27, 2010

    This is a 4-minute teaser for my interview with John Knoll, coming VERY soon to Red Giant TV. In this Video,  John talks about the daunting challenge of creating the visual FX for Star Wars Episode One.

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  6. 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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  7. 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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    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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