Spatula Madness Production Blog

One of the wonderful things After Effects allows me to do is operate a 3D virtual camera in my 2D scenes. I just set the distance between layers, and ta-da! 3D camera control!

So what exactly does that… mean? Well it means I can create some pretty awesome looking “hand held” style shots in the movie, for action scenes and the like. Of course it’s important not to over-use the feature because most scenes in Spatula Madness do better with a more “simplistic” visual style.

Here’s a quick example of 3D camera movement so you understand what I’m actually talking about:

http://www.spatulamadness.com/blog/images/3dcam.mov

It’s Edward running to the corner of a building with some light smoke flowing around.

This technique has given me the chance to create a lot of really cool shots, and bump up the visual impact of the action scenes.

IN OTHER NEWS…

Fellow Florida indie filmmaker Katharine Leis has released her latest short film “Foobie Jesus” onto the internet! It’s about a woman who believes that her cat is Jesus. The movie is awesome, so go check it out and be sure to spread it around!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObTnl10KRJE

And if you just can’t get enough Foobie, you can buy a super sexy I BELIEVE IN FOOBIE JESUS or W. W. F. J. D? shirt:
http://www.foobiejesus.com/Merchandise.html

IN OTHER OTHER NEWS…

I just shaved my head.

Well, no, but I cut it pretty short. I hate combs, you see.
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