How #StarTrek : #TNG made planets and clouds (using talcum powder) This clip comes from my full deep-dive video essay, where I break down the models, optical tricks, and pioneering VFX techniques that brought TNG to life. youtu.be/o3r2EGlsaYY

I've always loved Star Trek: The Next Generation, and decided to do a deep dive into how the VFX teams created the effects in the days before digital compositing and 3D rendering. I learned show much and wanted to share it. Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3r2...

've put together a "buyer's guide" for @adobevideo.adobe.com #AfterEffects to help users figure out what they need to prioritise once they know how AE works. I hope everyone finds it useful. #adobecommunityexperts youtu.be/xU9tHrJH6KM

I decided to challenge myself to see how close I could get to realistic fireworks just using the included effects in @adobevideo.adobe.com #AfterEffects. I think I got pretty close. Tutorial, plus project files and print version: youtu.be/s6-q5x_oFA4

I'm sharing a new preset and mogrt file to help creators with vertical videos by overlaying safe zones. There's no Bluesky option, because it seems like the whole video is shown without things getting in the way! youtu.be/I6tGaxotm1s

The three thumbnails from my latest @adobevideo.adobe.com #AfterEffects #tutorial, where I add rings to the sky using sky replacement techniques. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdsT...

@blender.org vs @adobevideo.adobe.com #AfterEffects #Planets. Each time I share a space #tutorial someone asks "why don't you use Blender?" So I did and then compare it to what I can do in AE. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Co_...

I've been having fun setting up a @fourthwall.com for my #YouTube. Honestly, I don't really expect anyone to buy anything, but has reminded me of being 11 years-old and getting a printer. There's something magical about designing something on a computer and then seeing a physical version it.

I've been having a lot of fun making planets in @adobevideo.adobe.com #aftereffects and in this video, I show how to add two types of planetary rings. Tutorial www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySpa...

I've been having a bit of fun / getting distracted this weekend setting up a shop on YouTube's product shelf ... thingy. Honestly, I don't expect anyone to buy anything but it looks cool seeing my work on mugs and hoodies next to my videos. shiveringcactus-shop.fourthwall.com @adobecommunityexperts

Having fun with the new Advanced 3D Light shadows in @adobevideo.adobe.com #AfterEffects #adobecommunityexperts. Recreating Captain America: Civil War titles is pretty simple:

I've been playing A LOT with @adobevideo.adobe.com #AfterEffects 3D renderer and have come up with a method to create nightside lights for a planet. youtu.be/ExoPpcyZyTo #adobecommunityexperts #tutorial

Tutorial: Create ANY planet in @adobevideo.adobe.com #AfterEffects without needing 3D software. I show how to take a simple OBJ sphere, create a new texture map for it and add clouds and atmospheres. And I've included a text version of the #tutorial too. youtu.be/wWtaAxRsPWQ #AdobeCommunityExperts

Next-gen Pokémon card. (Not really, I was just having a bit of fun in @adobevideo.adobe.com #AfterEffects ) #AdobeCommunityExperts

Figuring out how to do this in @adobevideo.adobe.com #AfterEffects has bugged me for ages. A seemingly simple motion graphic of 3D travel arcs going from point to point on a globe. I finally had a chance to sit down and crack it. #Tutorial: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQLN...

I kept seeing posts on #AfterEffects forums asking about videos with #transparency and so decided to look into it. I've always had a preferred method, so I didn't understand the confusion - but wow - there's a lot of bad infomation out there. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS5n...

I've figured out a simple workflow to create 3D Luma Mattes in #Blender so that I can replace and animate screens of 3D objects directly in @adobelive.bsky.social #AfterEffects. #Tutorial: youtu.be/DQq1Nm_CS58

Change the color of 3D objects directly inside @adobelive.bsky.social #AfterEffects with only a tiny bit of #Blender needed. #Tutorial : www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1e9...

Just got access to @adobelive.bsky.social #Firefly generative video. Asked for “flying through clouds, bright sunlight”

Animating Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night using Curl Noise in @adobelive.bsky.social #AfterEffects. I've been meaning to try this ever since that #DoctorWho episode. Tutorial: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dell...

Flying through clouds made using @adobelive.bsky.social Express, removing the backgrounds in #Photoshop and then animating in #AfterEffects. And while watching Carry-On I spotted the Dreamworks logo might have been made using the same sort of techniques! Tutorial: youtu.be/GNGB2_Wn8rA

#VFX History: bluescreen and how color film works. A deep dive into the everything from the BBC's CSO for #DoctorWho , the Sodium Vapour process, #StarTrek's UV screens, #Superman and an awful lot more. I'm really pleased with the result, I hope you find it enjoyable: youtu.be/Yhf-QQMjHwA

Finally finished the first draft of my next VFX history video (sadly no interview with Dan Curry) and watched it back and immediately begged to my wife for help. It’s good, but needs tightening in places, loosening in others. Fingers crossed.

I've been having loads of fun recreating the nebula from #StarTrek Insurrrection. NJM Photo on YouTube has their own motion control rig to shoot miniatures and we collaborated on that to make "The Battle of the Briar Patch". Battle: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZNj... Tutorial: youtu.be/V3yKTZEPoLg

Not shared from Reddit here before, let’s see if this works: www.reddit.com/r/Funnymemes...

Thought I'd better sign up for Bluesky having just heard about it. (I left Twitter more or less as soon as Elon bought it.) I mainly share #AfterEffects tutorials I've created, like this one: how to use the new Per Character expressions to bold part of a text layer: youtu.be/6QzTQJ77XCs