We’ll show you how to mimic this... read more]]> Here’s a preview of an After Effects tutorial on how to recreate the reverse 3D shatter effect used at the end of the opening sequence for the Fox TV show Fringe.

We’ll show you how to mimic this look using only the native tools in After Effects (no 3rd-party plug-ins). Watch out for the tutorial coming soon!

We’ll use the third method, which we believe is a novel one, to... read more]]> In this After Effects tutorial, we’ll go over three different ways to mimic the title reveal animations used in the opening sequence of the BBC series Orphan Black.

We’ll use the third method, which we believe is a novel one, to set up a template which can be duplicated and modified to quickly create multiple titles. Finally, we’ll create a title sequence using the keyframe assistant to sequence the title layers.

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please submit them below. We look forward to your feedback!

After countless hours of designing, coding, reviewing, re-designing, re-coding, and so on and so on, we are finally online!!! Thanks to all of my clients who took a chance on a guy just starting out. This website release wouldn’t be possible without the motion... read more]]>

After countless hours of designing, coding, reviewing, re-designing, re-coding, and so on and so on, we are finally online!!! Thanks to all of my clients who took a chance on a guy just starting out. This website release wouldn’t be possible without the motion graphics content we developed together. And thanks especially to my wife and daughters for supporting me in my latest crazy adventure!

My goal for this site is not only to showcase PixelPlex’s work, but also to provide a venue for interacting with the video and film community. This blog will provide updates on our latest projects, After Effects tutorials, software and hardware reviews, and other topics relevant to the world of video post-production and digital media design.

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One of the tutorials I have planned will explain how I created this 3D equalizer in my Demo Reel using just Adobe After Effects and Adobe Audition (no 3rd-party plug-in’s). I’m also planning to compile a workstation cost matrix for various configurations of the HP, Dell, and Mac workstations. This might be useful to some of you out there.

These are just a couple of topics to look forward to, and I’m hoping to have plenty more for you. Well, thanks for visiting, and come back soon! Until the next blog post….

-Ray Montemayor
raymond@pixelplex.com
760.652.9602