[Michelle Blioux]

Thanks again Mike-for the info and for checking out my work.

Video and other types of moving images have always held a great interest for me. However before the DSLR movement (and the publishing options that have risen up over the past few years) it seemed almost impossible to get into doing video work if you hadn’t attended school for it and/or been immersed in the community for any length of time.

As a professional photographer working hard to make a living and get my work out there I probably wouldn’t be able to explore video/film making had it not been for my DSLR and the wealth of info available on forums like these.

I’ll check out the After Effects forum. AE is sounding more and more like the next step I need to take to do what I want to do. Looks like I’ll be spending time on lynda.com and adobe.com getting my tutorial on. If you know of any other great sites for educating myself on AE please let me know!

Cheers,
MB

[Michelle Blioux]

Hi all,

As a seasoned still postproduction artist I understand the attitude in regards to mimicking other artists work/technique. I’ve had quite a few people attempt to imitate my own work.

I’ve never directly copied someone else’s technique but use the work of other people as a jumping off place. I wanted to understand how this was done and wrap my head around the technique, not copy it.

I will readily admit to being a noob when it comes to video. I’ve taught myself the little I know and will continue to educate myself in video and other multimedia forms. I simply wanted to know how this was achieved because it is similar to other visual ideas I have. I like things that are glitchy, repeated and surreal.

You can view some of my work here to get a better idea of what I’m about. Like I said I have some video experience and plan on continuing my education, both in production and postproduction

https://www.blioux.com

As we can all agree sometimes the industry can be filled with knowledgeable pros that have little patience for those of use just beginning in any of the many facets of the visual industry.

I try to be as forthcoming as possible with what I know in the hopes that, in the rare instances I need help ;), it will be there for me as a form of karma.

I’m not looking for shortcuts but as a self taught artist I sometimes need a point in the right direction as I don’t have classmates or teachers around to ask.

Best,
MB

[Michelle Blioux]

Thanks for actual useful information Mike. The refreshing lack of snarkyness is nice in contrast to other responses.

I guess I should have mentioned that I am new to video editing and visual effects. I assumed that because the forum used real names that it would be a professional environment. But alas some people aren’t very concerned with how they appear to the public or future clients.

Cheers and thanks again Mike!