If you're in the NYC area, come on out to the AENY meeting on March 25, 2010 from 6:45PM-9:00PM at PS 41. Robert Sharp, president of DigiEffects Want the inside scoop? Robert Sharp will discuss the DigiEffects product roadmap for the next year as well as some of the new AE Plug-ins that recently came out (Camera Mapper, Atmosphere, Falloff Lighting).
Ross Shain, Imagineer Systems Imgineer Systems, innovators of planar tracking vfx tools will be previewing the newest version of mocha. Optimized for 64 bit and many new user interface enhancements! Ross Shain will be on hand to present some tips and give a first look at the new features. For more info on Imagineers' product lineup visit: http://www.imagineersystems.com.
After Effects New York will have their January meeting tomorrow, so if you're in the area, be sure to come by. They have great prizes and their meetings are always packed. Check out their new website!
Date, time & Location: On Thursday, January 28, 2010 @ 6:45PM PS 41 in NYC @ 116 West 11th St., New York, NY 10011-8306
Tiny Inventions: Max Porter & Ru Kuwahata Known for their playful and humorous mixed-media animations, Tiny Inventions combines handcrafted art, photography, and digital techniques. Since they began collaborating in 2007, Max and Ru have directed music videos, produced PSAs, developed original television content, and headed design on a large-scale toy brand. Recently, they directed the TMBG video "Electric Car."
Animator, Story Artist, Stephen Neary AENY favorite, Stephen Neary returns to us to screen his animated short, "Chicken Cowboy," and will give a rundown of his workflow and process. He’ll also show a couple story boards from a new project as well.
Join AE NY at their next meeting this Thursday, August 27, from 6:45pm - 9:00pm.
Location: P.S. 41, 116 West 11th St., NYC (corner of 11th Street and 6th Ave.)
Get ready to be inspired by some incredible animation. The Mix Tape Club & Florian Witzel will be sharing their amazing work.
Thanks to our sponsors, the meeting is FREE. Great door prizes from the following sponsors, including Toolfarm, Video Copilot, Digital Film Tools, Red Giant, Imagineer, Artbeats, GridIron, Digieffects, pond5 and more!
Come on out to AENY's meeting tomorrow Thursday, July 30, 2009, 6:45p-9:00p at P.S. 41 116 West 11th St., NYC (corner of 11th Street and 6th Ave.)
Thanks to our sponsors, the meeting is FREE. Visit AENY for more information.
Guests include freelance animator/artist Eric Epstein. He'll break down how he created this truly gorgeous experimental video using Trapcode particular 2 & PF Hoe 3D for camera matching.
Want to give Particular 2 a try? Download a free trial here!
Also presenting at the meeting is The Molecule, who provide all sorts of digital media. Their top shelf clients include ABC, FX, The History Channel, Discovery, National Geographic, and others.
Severyal companies are throwing in door prizes, including Video Copilot, Red Giant, Digieffects and yes, of course, Toolfarm!
The next After Effects New York meeting is Thursday, June 25, 2009, 6:45 PM - 9:00 PM at P.S. 41, 116 West 11th St., NYC (corner of 11th Street and 6th Ave.)
Thanks to our sponsors, the meeting is FREE.
Our Lineup Includes:
Aharon Rabinowitz (Red Giant TV, Creative Cow After Effects Podcast), will share some cool AE Techniques, and give you a sneak peak at Trapcode Particular 2. Also he'll show a top-secret project that he's been working on. Might be a plug-in. Might be a breakfast cereal. Might be something else entirely...
Also, Something interesting and cool... We're just confirming...Plus other cool stuff TBA. Tons of sponsors and door prizes as well.
P.S. 41 116 West 11th St., NYC (corner of 11th Street and 6th Ave.)
Thanks to our sponsors, the meeting is FREE. Our Lineup Includes:
Award-winning director, editor, & filmaker, Paul Del Vecchio, will show us how he uses After Effects in his films. If you are a fan of horror and thrillers, or want to get insight into using AE for that genre, don't miss this presentation!
Compositing and Photo Re-touching artist, Justin Paguia, will be showing how he takes his photography and compositing to the next level. If you want to up your Photoshop skill level, (and let's face it - we all use it in our work) this presentation is for you.
Join AENY on Thursday, March 26, 2009 from 6:45 PM - 9:00 PM at P.S. 41 at 116 West 11th St., NYC (corner of 11th Street and 6th Ave.)
Thanks to their lovely sponsors, the meeting is FREE.
Videocopilot.net's Andrew Kramer will be joining AENY. It's going to be a good meeting. Andrew is practically a rock star in the world of After Effects, so this is a must-not-miss meeting. I wish I could be there.
Plus other cool stuff TBA. Loads of door prizes. Visit the AENY site for the list of door prizes and more info.
AENY's next meeting is near the end of the month, on Thursday, Feb 26 at P.S. 41, 116 W est 11th St., NYC (corner of 11th Street and 6th Ave.)
Thanks to sponsors, the meeting is FREE.
The Lineup Includes:
Animator/Illustrator Kirsten Lepore will share some of her awesome work. Her animation and live action films have been seen on TV, in film festivals, in commercial theater, and on the web.
BorisFX's Product Manager Peter McAuley will show us their latest motion graphics and effects tools. Peter has been involved in the development of state of the art graphics technology for print, video and film since the mid-'90s.
...Plus other cool stuff TBA. Lots of prizes too. More info
Next meeting: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 6:45p-9:00p The Place: P.S. 41, 116 West 11th St., NYC (corner of 11th Street and 6th Ave.)
Thanks to sponsors, the meeting is FREE.
The Lineup Includes: Triple threat (art director, designer, animator) and AE scripting guru, Lloyd Alvarez, will be talking about scripting in AE and its place in the production pipeline. Check out Lloyd's portfolio and AE scripting site.
Blue Sky Studios Lighting Lead Aaron Ross will join us to share some of his work. Aaron worked on Horton Hears a Who!, Ice Age: The Meltdown and Robots, and is currently working on Ice Age 3.
...Plus other cool stuff TBA, and lots of door prizes.
Feature Film Compositor and visual effects instructor Pete O'Connell will be coming out to talk about his work on films such as Stranger then Fiction,Mr Magorium's Wonder Imporium,Across the Universe and Transporter 2 as well as his new training DVD Advanced Rotoscoping Techniques for After Effcts from CreativeCow.
Owner, editor, visual effects artist Jason Diamond of NYC's MBS Production, whose clients include MTV, A&E, SpikeTV and Samian Records, will be sharing some recent AE work. I met Jason last time I was in NY and he's a really cool guy and very talented.
There will be tons of door prizes, including prizes from Toolfarm, Red Giant, Wondertouch, Imagineer, ArtBeats, Digital Film Tools, GridIron Software, Class on Demand (Harry J. Frank's Particular Training!)
Next meeting: Thursday, July 31, 2008 The Time: 6:45 PM - 9:00 PM The Place: P.S. 41 at 116 West 11th St., NYC (corner of 11th Street and 6th Ave.) Seats up to 400 people!
The food: Sorry - but due to site rules - no food this time. If you can live for 2 hours without eating, you'll have a great time!
Location - We have a new location that can sit up to 400 people!
PS 41 @ 116 W est 11th St., NYC (corner of 11th Street and 6th Ave.
Date: Thursday, June 26th, 2008 Time: TBD - but probably around 6:45 PM-9PM
The new space is just in time too because our lineup is insane!!!! Guess who coming to dinner?
Visual Designer, Marc Coleran, whose work has been seen in films like The Bourne Ultimatum, Domino, Alien vs. Predator, The Bourne Identity, Blade II, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, The World Is Not Enough - just to name a few.
Visual effects artist John Montgomery - co-founder of the online visual effects news site fxguide, as well as the training site fxphd. His Clients and Credits include Super Bowl commercials for McDonald's, Disney as well as work for Budweiser, Miller, Hallmark, Sears, Moen, Gatorade, Morgan Stanley, and the ESPN and CBS television networks.
... And more prizes than you can possibly imagine (unless you can imagine a lot, and then it's roughly the same amount of prizes you can possibly imagine).
Pratt Manhattan 144 West 14th Street (b/w 6th and 7th Ave), Room 213
Pizza and soda/water served. Thanks to Adobe and Pratt, the meeting is FREE.
The Lineup Includes: Design Junkie and Motion Graphics artist Sean Cusson of Qmedia will be flying down from Canada to share his workflow, and show some of the cool tips and techniques he's developed and learned while animating up north. Get ready to say "Man, that was awesome, eh?"
Get ready to do battle with aliens, vikings, Santa Clause and sketchy fruit! Dan Opsal, Editor for CableVision's Gameplay HD, will debut his animated short "Billy Bombo," a stylized work that will make you sorry you threw away your old Nintendo Entertainment System.
Toolfarm is giving away a few prizes at the meeting.
Trapcode Form Training - Trapcode Form is a grid-based 3D particle system with a twist. It can be used to create fluid, organic patterns, complex geometric structures and swirling stringy animations. Form is phenomenally cool but also extremely complex. Harry J. Frank, freelance motion graphics artist, instructor and Adobe Certified Expert, beta tested Trapcode Form and shows you how to get comfortable with Form very quickly. You'll be spinning out gorgeous textures and eye candy in no time.
Professional Video Templates Weekly Weather Report This high-quality template for Adobe After Effects shows a weather report with seasonal opens. A classy addition to a television station or website. It is sized SD NTSC and Pal.
AE Expressions Tutorials Bundle 1 & 2 Harry J. Frank, freelance motion graphics artist, instructor and Adobe Certified Expert, goes over the basics of Expressions – Expressions for the average designer. The tutorials are in 6 parts - 20 minutes each: Introduction to Expressions, Introduction to Arrays and Variables, 3D Text.
AENY is meeting Thursday, March 27, 2008 from 6:30-9:00pm. Videocopilot.net's Andrew Kramer will be presenting and they're giving away tons of prizes. It looks like they will be at Pratt Manhattan again, but they are shopping around for a larger venue, due to the large turnout they've been having at meetings.
Award-winning director, editor, & filmaker, 
Compositing and Photo Re-touching artist, 
