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Awhile ago I wrote a Post-Production article about The Art of Motion Graphics. In it I discussed the attention grabbing power of animated graphics in video. Isn’t it time then, for a little visual aid? Recently I put together a simple motion graphics reel for a potential PentaVision client who wanted to see what I was capable of. I present that to you here (it’s important to note that several of these clips come from personal projects, past employers and other ghosts from the past):

Extra special thanks to Jonn Swihart for lending us an original music track to cut this to.

So your video has been budgeted, shot and edited. Only one more ingredient needs to be added before it can be proudly displayed:

Graphics.

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Your pre-planning is done, footage is shot, and the interviews are over. Now what?

It is at this point that everything begins to come together.

Searching for the most appropriate and interesting shots, the producer will begin to sort and log the previously shot footage. Read the rest of this entry →