Joseph W. bourke
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There is now, at least for AE 6.5. I don’t know whether it works with Ver. 7.0. Profound Effects gives it away, and I’ve found it extremely useful:
https://profoundeffects.com/products/index.php?view=charity
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The issue you have to beware of in using a photograph of a work of art is that the photographer owns the copyright (or has sold it to someone) for his/her photograph. You can’t just steal someone’s photo of a painting which has no copyright, thinking it’s free and clear. The basics of copyright law can be found here:
https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html#wccc
It seems pretty clear that you can’t just snag a photograph simply because the subject of the photograph is copyright free. If that were true, the Beatles version of “My Bonnie” could be used copyright free simply because the song was written a hundred years ago.
Joe Bourke
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You might want to try Corbis – they’ve got collections that span the gamut of world photography, art, and illustration. Here’s a link. What’s cool about the site is that once you set up a login, you can use the art for your comps, then get prices for licensing.
I’ve licensed several photographs from them over the years, and, while they’re not cheap, the quality is dead-on. Licensing fees vary according to usage and market, so you generally need to talk to a rep, but I think there may be some automation built into the licensing part of their site. Good luck:
https://pro.corbis.com/search/searchFrame.aspx
Joe Bourke
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Very nice stuff, AND a great collection to deconstruct for other ideas when we don’t have the luxury of time that we graphics people usually have. (Hah!).
Joe Bourke
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The same inspiration can come to different people at identical times, so it’s very possible the analogy came to Miss Julie without any help from me. As a matter of fact, I don’t think I’ve ever written the potato analogy until my post of a couple of days ago. Maybe I stole it from HER in a past life.
Joe Bourke
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No problem, Matt. My email is jbourke@hearst.com. My direct line is 603-641-9033. I’m fairly busy dayside, but I can always call you back if you get a message; just leave me your number. I always return my calls (except for sales calls, that is).
Joe Bourke
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Ear! Ear!
I was thinking it might be time to update the Chez Bovine look. Maybe something along the line of the Olsen Twins fashion line. Some sort of slinky, diaphanous dangly thing from the earpieces (not to be confused with the cowdpieces, of course).
Joe Bourke
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Matt –
From the sounds of it, you’re already overqualified to be a Chyron operator. I’m Art Director at a broadcast station (ABC affiliate in Manchester, NH), and we are constantly hiring and losing graphics people. What we look at when we interview for the position is a good grasp of design, type, and a knowledge of software. In other words, if you can pilot Photoshop, After Effects, Combustion, Illustrator, or a number of other complex software packages, and your portfolio looks pretty good, you’re in.There’s no rocket science involved in piloting a Deko system or a Chyron, especially with the level of automation these days. The bulk of the CG Op’s job (here, at least) is creating elements in Photoshop, and sometimes Illustrator, then building them into templates for the various newscasts. Yes…there are special projects such as opens, print projects, etc., that come up, but the bulk of the day-to-day work is more or less cookie cutter stuff. I don’t want to squash your ambitions, but I DO want to give you a realistic view of the position. There IS plenty of creativity involved, but within a tight sphere which revolves around the “look” of the station, its’ broadcast News design. And if you thrive on a fast-paced environment, with a fair amount of “hurry up and wait” in-between, it’s just what you’re looking for. Good luck.
By the way…just so you know…my background as Art Director involved my being the sole CG operator here, running a Dubner system (a great, old, dedicated broadcast box which had paint, text animation, simple 3D, and a sequencer), then various incarnations of TypeDeko and FXDeko.
Joe Bourke
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I’ve been using the 6×8 Intuos for several years now, doing masking, Photoshop retouching, and some rotoscoping, and I find it to be just the right balance of desk real-estate and accuracy (not to mention price). I don’t think you could go wrong with the 6×8.
By the way…thanks for the honor of databasing my “drawing with a potato” line. It’s actually my own, but I’ve stolen enough good lines from other people that I’m glad to see it have new owners.
Joe Bourke
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If you do a lot of masking and drawing in AE, or Photoshop for that matter, a Wacom stylus is definitely the way to go. It is WAY more accurate than a mouse could ever be. It depends on what the bulk of your work is; if you’re mainly doing compositing, you wouldn’t notice the difference, but for any fine work, it’s good to have it standing by when you need it. Drawing with a mouse is like drawing with a potato.
Joe Bourke
Art Director / WMUR-TV