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Getting Real About Reels with Laura Porat

Demo reels are not just about the work you've done, but all the work you hope to get in the future.

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Adobe After Effects vs. Premiere Pro

In this article, you will learn five things Premiere Pro does better than After Effects. Download a six-step guide to faster revisions in Premiere Pro to take with you!

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From India to Vancouver: A Chat with Good Bad Habits

Kunal Sen and Tisha Deb Pillai are the heart and soul of Good Bad Habits, an animation studio based in Vancouver, Canada.

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Exploring the Menus of Adobe Premiere Pro - Window

Climb in through the window, because we're on our last menu for Adobe Premiere Pro.

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Freelance Manifesto Tools

A list of software tools found in The Freelance Manifesto: A Field Guide for the Modern Motion Designer.

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Exploring New Features in After Effects 17.0

The After Effects 17.0 Update is all about performance. School of Motion explains.

Compositing / VFX
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Everything About Expressions You Didn't Know...Part Chamesh: Interpolate This

We're finishing up our look at the Expression Menu with some heavy hitters, so check it out!

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Everything About Expressions You Didn't Know...Part Quatro: Going Global

It's time to go global and learn how to link animations, scale objects, and create a personalized expression library.

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Enter the Cone Zone: The Motion Awards

Justin Cone gives his sage advice on what makes great design, and talks all things Motion Awards.

Animation
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Crafting a Creative Lifestyle with Monica Kim

We sit down with Motion Design artist Monica Kim to discuss her artistic journey from South Korea to NYC.

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Getting Started with Wave and Taper in After Effects

Learn to animate way shapes and growing plants with new tools in After Effects.

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Engage Your Audience with Secondary Animation

Add life with animation's greatest principle, secondary animation! Let's take a peek at the this magic motion design technique.

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Crossing the Creative Gap with Carey Smith of Division05

We sit down with tutorial legend Carey Smith to discuss MoGraph education, design, and industry trends.

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Easy Animated Trails with Expressions

Harness the power of After Effects expressions to easily create trails that follow an object.

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Financial Info Every U.S. Freelancer Needs to Know During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Financial information every freelancer needs to know during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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Do the Hustle with Nick Greenawalt

Do you have a side hustle? Do you need one? Nick Greenawalt talks about the gig mindset and making it as a freelancer.

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Exploring the Menus of Adobe Premiere Pro - File

Want to be a better editor? Then you have to learn more about the menus in Adobe Premiere Pro!

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Five Healthy Work Practices for Working from Home

Working from home can be a game-changer, so here are some tips to stay healthy and productive.

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Contracts for Motion Design: A Q&A with Lawyer Andy Contiguglia

We sit down with lawyer, Andy Contiguglia, to discuss contracts for Motion Design work and other legal questions.

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Forward Motion: Our Commitment to the Community Never Ends

Colorful shapes surround #forwardmotion hashtag

After Effects
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Creating Better Renders with Color Theory and Grading

Stage your renders like a Director of Photography, but elevate them further by thinking like a Colorist. Let's talk Color Theory.

3D
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Endgame, Black Panther, and Future Consulting with Perception's John LePore

Marvel Movies and Future Consulting - Perception's John LePore is on the PODCAST!

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Famed Designer and Director Bradley G. Munkowitz (GMUNK) on the SOM PODCAST

Designer, director and artist GMUNK talks to host Joey Korenman about commercial direction; moving to Europe; psychedelics; and more.

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Designing with Dogs: A Chat with Alex Pope

Alumni Alex Pope shares how career changes, rejection, and cats have led her to a rewarding design career.

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Everything About Expressions You Didn't Know...Part Deux: Semicolon's Revenge

Our journey into expressions is just getting started, and we're looking at lights, cameras, and text! Get to coding.

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Client Wants a Character? Here’s a Fast way to do it in After Effects

In this article we'll cover how to quickly design and rig a character using RubberHose and Joysticks n' Sliders.

Animation
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Crafting Attention Getting GIFs

Mill Designer Dom Han explains why he loves GIFs, and what it takes to make them go viral.

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