Tag: Tao

Merry Christmas (2018)

Most of the animations were created using Trapcode Tao, with animated lights. Element 3D, Trapcode Particular and Red Giant Universe were also used. Merry Christmas.

Happy Halloween 2018

Happy Halloween, Trick or Treat?! Most of the animations were created with Trapcode Tao in After Effects, apart from the ghost that was made with shape layers.

Showreel 5

This is my 5th Showreel and includes clips from –     Personal projects     Short film     Future Pro Wrestling (FPW) (DVD menu animation)     This is Progress (Wrestler entrance animations). Software used – Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Photoshop.  Plugins used -Trapcode Plugins and Element 3D 3D models that are not …

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Trapcode Tao Tunnels

The tunnels are made with the Tao circle and the repeater.  Different textures and changes to the fractal deform to create different looking tunnels.  The camera and the lights are offset and parented to a centre null.

Inflating Logo

Inflating Logo using Trapcode Tao with animated Tao lights with a small amount of fractal displacement.  RedGiant Universe Glo Fi was used for the Designs word of the logo.  

Music and Animations

Here is some original music made by Jake South titled Poly-Tune with animations in time to the music.  I used Trapcode Sound Keys to generate key frames to drive some of the values of the plug-ins Trapcode Tao, Trapcode Mir, and Element 3D.  

Trapcode Tao Octopus

Here is another character made with Trapcode Tao in Adobe After Effects and inspired by Hank the octopus from Pixar’s Finding Dory.  Created with animated Tao lights and the repeat paths option for the tentacles.  Trapcode Particular was used for the ink. 

My 100th Video on YouTube

This is my 100th Video uploaded to YouTube.   My first video I uploaded was the Mini Bond short film in 2009, which has so far been viewed 1,403 times. My top 5 most viewed videos so far are – 1 – Avengers Tesseract Cube Tutorial 2 – Element 3D Transitions Tutorial 3 – Lights …

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Trapcode Tao Penguin

Another character made with Trapcode Tao in Adobe After Effects, this time a Penguin.  Made the same way as the Snail and the Robot with Tao lights.  Trapcode Mir was used for quick and simple ice bergs in the background and Element 3D for the one that the penguin is standing on.

Trapcode Tao Robot Character

A classic robot character made with Trapcode Tao.  Animated Tao Lumi lights were used for the robots eyes and control panel.