So, after watching the tutorial, I decided to see how far I could push the technique. And even though I tested it on some worst high8 footage I could find, (Yes, that’s me skiing on an old family vacation) I got a very acceptable result.

In certain applications, I think this technique could be an intelligent means of converting old analog footage to HD or pushing HD to 4K; especially if your source mainly pans and is higher quality than your family shooting handheld in full auto mode.

The concert was put on to raise awareness and money for the churches who are still suffering from the tragic 7.0 earthquake in Haiti.

To still help the church in Haiti, visit Churches Helping Churches.

Director: Peter Ostebo
Producer: Lukas Naugle
Technical Director: Marty McAlpine
Camera Operators: Tristan Carnahan, Carl Larsen, Edd Blott, Stefan Green
Editor: Andrew Laparra
Graphic Design: Alex Medina
Stage Managers: Steadman Nall, Miguel Davilla
Special Thanks: Reach Records, Reach Life, Lampmode Recordings, Desiring God, Don’t Waste Your Life, Club 3 Degrees

Post originally published here by Desiring God Ministries.

It was my deep honor to shoot the new Lecrae video with the team from Desring God.

Please take the time to watch the video and let it move you. Then buy the video or track to make a contribution to Haitian disaster relief efforts. As the earthquake fades from the headlines it becomes increasingly important for the Church to step in and help rebuild.

All sales go directly toward relief in Haiti through churcheshelpingchurches.com

Anyway, I was working on a title sequence involving MoDynamics in C4D and ended up making this Plinko board as a short diversion when I was trying to get the dynamics to behave.

Click on the image above to see a preview of the final render.
Download the project file here. Requires C4D R11.5 and MoGraph Module

And if that’s not fun enough, you can watch some old-school Bob Barker Plinko action here.

Either way, it was fun to see someone I’ve had the privilege of working with  – Len Dawson – get some air time during the trophy presentation at the big game. And even though I’m not a die-hard sports guy, getting to work with a Superbowl MVP and NFL hall of famer was pretty cool.

Anyway, a couple months back we did some testimonial videos for Associated Audiologists, in Kansas City, and Len Dawson was the main spokesperson. The project wasn’t heavy on effects, but it communicates well to it’s target audience and we had a great time putting everything together.

Click on this link or the photo below to view the final project.

Client: Associated Audiologists, Kansas City

Agency: Glacial Multimedia

This time, we also had the opportunity to partner with Remedy Drive, a festival favorite, and record content for their Hope EPK. All together we covered the show with 10 ISO’s – 6 of which were part of the hardlined IMAG feed – and it was a glorious experience.

Of course, you can’t do this sort of thing without an amazing crew and a lot of teamwork. My deep, deep thanks go to Tim, Karsten, Dan, Cody, Justin, Sam, Scott, Rob, Luke, Seth, Micah, Isaiah, Theo and Amy (The only female I know who is brave enough to spend a weekend working with so many guys) for working to make the festival a success. Thanks team!

Anyway, check out the link and enjoy the show. And next year – plan on being there. It’s even better in person.

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Born 1/5/2009
8lbs. 13 oz.
20 in.
Beautiful
Strong
Loved
And created to know God.

I’ll be out of contact for a couple days as we get to know him. Thanks for stopping by.

As I posted yesterday, I think it is critical for every motion graphic designer to constantly be learning. And it’s even better when that learning yields tangible results. Although work and learning can be separate endeavors, they shouldn’t always be mutually exclusive. Which means, if you’re taking time away from paying work to learn something new, that new knowledge should eventually show up in your projects in order to make it profitable.

This whole personal learning diversion started with an actual paying job. I’m currently working on a logo identity piece where the client asked me to make the logo look less like plastic – roughen it up just a bit – and at the time I didn’t know how to achieve what they were asking for. So, armed with a manual, Google, and couple tutorial sites, I got to work and was able to create the results they desired. And now that I know what I’m doing, I can get back to the real job, finish up my project, and make my discoveries pay for themselves.

On top of that, I thought I should make my discoveries profitable to you as well. So I’m offering my test scene from yesterday as a free looping background for use in your own work. Feel free to use it as an animated background in a project, use it as a displacement map, put it in your worship software, or use it for whatever else you come up with – and if you end up with something you are really proud of, I’d love to see what you did. After all, we’re all supposed to be learning.

Stats: TMG Cube Loop

Frame Dimensions: 720 x 1280
Duration: 3600 frames, 2:30 @ 24fps
Number of Cubes: 50 x 50 grid array; 2500 – Render Instances
Render Time: 19.45 hours – C4DR11.5, Mac OS 10.5.8, 2 x 3 Ghz Quad Core Intel Xeon, 10 GB

Download the Full Resolution Cube Loop here or click the banner for a preview.

I am a firm believer that leaders are always supposed to be learning. Not only because you can’t take others where you’ve never been, but because that’s the nature of being in the motion design business.

To get into the industry you have to do a lot of learning. And I’m not just talking about the technical side of things – although there’s no argument that this is critical.

But to stay in the industry you have to learn even more and at a much quicker pace. There’s new versions, new app’s, new gear, new territory, new techniques, new clients. new jobs, new plugins, new business angles and more. So instead of just doing your full-time production job to pay the bills, You always have to be learning as well to keep up with your clients and your own personal goals.

As a father of five with our sixth on the way, it’s sometimes difficult to find a balance between work (paying gigs) and play (non-paying, or for hire learning opportunities), but both are required for a business to succeed. If I get too unbalanced in either category, the business will fail.

So today was a day for learning. I’ve been receiving more frequent requests for 3D work in the past quarter, and actually done a few jobs dabbling in Cinema4D, but now it’s time to get serious. I have so much to learn – and it’s a great reminder of what it is like to be a student after spending some time being the teacher.

All in all, i think it was a day well spent. I’ll be back on the other side of the business model tomorrow.