Lights title reveal

Long time no see!

So, today I have finally set forth to create something fresh. I have followed a tutorial on glow and light effects here from Video Copilot.

This is a potential title for a friend's portfolio site. I animated it so it would loop. This way it can be fitted into a header or similar.

Sun Flare

This is a video I created as part of my optical flares training for work. Trying to understand the Video Copilot Optical Flares plug-in.

I am using a series of layers with flares applied to them. The moon/planet is a flattened texture applied to a CC Sphere (perspective effect), creating a 3D effect.

Showreel

I have been working hard on my final year honours project and barely had time to tend to my portfolio blog. I have, however, taken the time to create a personal showreel that can be found under www.sgreel.blogspot.com and a showreel for the Cinesite Internship application which can be found here www.vimeo.com/geracsso/cinesite. Both showreels feature my most recent work and are therefore quite similar but the Cinesite one concentrates on 3D modelling and animation whereas my personal showreel features more motion graphics pieces. I am aware that they are quite short but in my opinion short and snappy is better than dragging it out for the sake of having a long showreel.

The breakdown for the showreel can be found on the right hand link panel of my showreel page or directly under this link: Showreel Breakdown
It explains what I have worked on for each piece and showcases each video in full length in its original state (including audio etc.).

Motion Graphics

Here are some of the pieces that I created using After Effects. Some have a story behind them, some are just simple media tests to see what I can do with the software. In most cases I have followed tutorials on AE Tuts +, Video Copilot, Vimeo Video School or Computer Arts and added some personal touches. Creature Lightning is a completely original piece. If you want to find out more about the individual works, head over to my Honours Project Blog and have a look at my media testing posts: http://geracssohonours.blogspot.com/search/label/Media%20Tests