Joseph W. bourke
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A large part of getting the 3D part of that video correct is to use the CAD file which was used to design the product (ie, Inventor, Autocad, etc.), import it in to whatever 3D package you plan to use, then texture map, light, and animate it.
Anyone who would attempt to model the drone in the example video is either a genius, or certifiable nutcase! Why create something that exists in digital format twice? I use 3DS Max, and I can take native Inventor files, .stl files (stereo lithography), and a number of other formats. It is then a pretty straightforward task to texture map, light, and animate it.
Joe Bourke
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This tutorial might help you out:
https://lesterbanks.com/2014/03/create-easy-halftone-effect-ae-using-shape-layers-camera-lens-blur/
Joe Bourke
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What is wrong with the tutorial you are linking to here? It seems to be pretty clear. Is there something you need to know besides what’s being shown in the tutorial?
Joe Bourke
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Hi Matt –
I see you’re out in western New Hampshire – I’m in central NH, not far from Concord. My guess is that to find examples you would need to refine your search in some way. Maybe something such as “commercial multiple speakers”, or something like that. Finding examples without knowing whose commercial it is is going to be tough, since that style isn’t one which is easy to describe without visuals, and I don’t think it’s generally recognized as a style by your average viewer. I’ll mess around with some searches and see if I can find any hits – if I do, I’ll let you know…
Joe Bourke
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In my area (New England), this has become so much used, especially in PSAs (Public Service Announcements) and retail commercials, that it is a trite visual cliche. Any good examples of this “style” would be outstanding only in their use of location, lighting, and position in the frame. There could be some creative possibilities by using alternating sides of the frame, size of the speakers in the frame, match-frame technigues, etc. It’s been done to death…
Joe Bourke
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Yup…Walter’s right on the money, and beat me to the punch. In Pond5 I used “aerial view of highway” and found a lot of results as well.
Joe Bourke
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I’m pretty sure you won’t find them on YouTube, since they are probably owned by Mercedes Benz. You might contact Mercedes about licensing them.
Joe Bourke
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Bourke Media
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I have been using a two-pronged approach for a while now. I use Easy Time Tracking (there’s a free version to try out) to track my actual time spent on projects. It has a nice database, is easy to set up, and you can bill with it, although I don’t:
https://www.easytimetracking.net/
I then use MS OneNote for all of my project client contact and tracking communications – it’s part of MS Office, but it can run entirely independent of Office, which is how I use it. When I get a client email, I drop it in to OneNote, from oldest at the bottom, to newest at the top, the I make notes on what I’ve done in response to emails, put designs in the page as they’re approved, and can quickly have an entire track of the whole process; AND it all syncs automatically to any devices I have it on. I have it on my phone, desktop PC, laptop, and it’s also a web page if needed, so I can access it anywhere. And since updates sync automatically, it’s always up to date on all of my devices.
Joe Bourke
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Bourke Media
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Something like Ease and Wizz could do the job:
https://aescripts.com/ease-and-wizz/
Joe Bourke
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Bourke Media
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I can’t imagine backing up all the files I have to the Cloud. Even though I have a 1TB Dropbox account and a fiber connection, it still wouldn’t do the job. What I do have is a Drobo with 8TB of storage, of which 5TB is currently used. This is a partial safety net, since it’s connected to my network, so it would be vulnerable to ransomware. My secondary backup is a bunch of internal hard drives, which I also back my projects up on – I have an Orico dock on the front of my HP Z800, which I periodically fill with projects, then remove them so they’re not connected to anything. Before removing them, I catalogue them using Gentibus CD (a freebie), so I can find which drive the files are on without inserting them into the machine. I should really be storing these hard drives offsite, since I’m still vulnerable to flood, fire, and famine…
Depending on the size of the files in any given project, you might even get away with archiving them to DVD (the data, that is) and storing those offsite, by project. I have colleagues at the broadcast station I used to work at who still do it this way, and it works for them, but they’re mostly doing spot production, so the projects aren’t sizable.
Joe Bourke
Owner/Creative Director
Bourke Media
http://www.bourkemedia.com