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How To: Create a shotgun blast using 3ds Max and After Effects

In this 2 part tutorial, Michael Park will demonstrate how to create a shotgun blast at the camera using 3D rendered particles and distortion trails along with some 2D footage to create a convincing effect. In part 1 of this tutorial, we will use 3ds Max to create the 3D shotgun pellet geometry and material, as well as the distortion trails to be later used in the After Effects composition. In part two Michael will add the 3D footage together with 2D footage in After effects and use different...

How To: Origami a tulip flower

Want to make a beautiful plant that never needs any watering? Then grab some paper and fold the springtime surprise in this how-to video alongside origami master, Michael LaFosse. It makes a perfect gift or even an invitation! Follow along with this video origami tutorial and learn how to fold a tulip flower. Origami a tulip flower.

How To: Origami a Christmas holiday wreath

Get ready to impress your friends and family with a cool holiday paper project! Join in on the fun as Origami instructor, Michael LaFosse shows the step by step folds for an amazing holiday wreath! It's a perfect gift for your favorite teacher. Follow along with this video origami tutorial and learn how to fold a Christmas wreath. Origami a Christmas holiday wreath.

How To: Origami a dinosaur

Take a trip back in time with Origami master, Michael LaFosse, as he folds an ultra cool dinosaur. Fold along with the instructions in this how-to video and you'll have your own Jurassic pal in no time! Watch this video origami tutorial and learn how to fold a dinosaur. Origami a dinosaur.

How To: Origami a frog, duck, dog, bat, lily and more

This great video tutorial from Michael LaFosse will show you how to not only make a cool, green jumping frog, but it will also show you how to make a simple traditional origami duck, a puppy dog, a water lily, a phoenix, an advanced butterfly, and a happy good-luck bat. Just make sure you have the right size origami paper for the projects. Origami a frog, duck, dog, bat, lily and more.

How To: Create An EverQuest character

A short video going over the basics of creating the character with which you will explore the remarkable fantasy world in EverQuest. The video is hosted by EverQuest lead programmer Terry Michaels. Create An EverQuest character.

How To: Use the morph node in Shake

Creative Cow Contributor Michael Mench demonstrates a brief overview of the Morph Node in Shake. You can even take your morph effect and import it into Final Cut Pro. The explanation and step-by-step is great but the text on the interface is hard to see. Use the morph node in Shake.

News: My poor Mom.

One summer day last year we were in our farm house in New Hampshire.  My brother's friend, Michael, had just made a spankin new potato gun.  We ran out of potatos.   You know what I am talkin about.  Everything is happy until you run out of potatos.  Mom is sitting peacefully at the picnic table reading.  Michael gets the .22 and nails a chipmunk that had been terrorizing our grain supplies.  He stuffed the chipmunk into the barrel.  I think some cotten gauze or clothing was wrapped around to...

Holiday Freebie: Michael Bublé's Christmas Deluxe Special Edition Album

Christmas music makes the holiday season just that much more enjoyable. And the folks over at Google must be feeling the holiday spirt since they are making Michael Bublé's Christmas album free for a limited time. The Grammy Award winning artist debuted his Christmas album in 2011, and it went on to top the Billboard charts and snag a nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.

News: Dance with inmates and zombies to Thriller

Michael Jackson's iconic Thriller is experiencing a revival. In the Phillipines, prisoners are undergoing rehabilitation through extensively choreographed dance. This video shows hundreds of orange suited inmates dancing in unison to Thriller. Michael Jackson's iconic Thriller is experiencing a revival. In the Phillipines, prisoners are undergoing rehabilitation through extensively choreographed dance. This video shows hundreds of orange suited inmates dancing in unison to Thriller.

How To: Create a realistic 3d earth using only After Effects

In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Michael Park shows you how to create a realistic 3d earth, complete with clouds and atmosphere, using only After Effects' built in effects. Special attention will be given to combining multiple instances of the CC Sphere effect to create unique layers with different specular properties for the land and water masses, as well as creating lights from urban centers on the night side of the earth.

News: Lazy Teenage Superheroes

With the low budget of $300 bucks, Michael Ashton and pals created the below 12-minute short film entitled Lazy Teenage Superheroes, complete with some pretty great looking SFX. Just shows what you can do with a little ingenuity plus some self-taught filmmaking know-how (and the right After Effects tutorials). Not bad at all. Behind-the-scenes:

How To: Apply metadata in Bridge CS3

This video shows you how to add and edit metadata in Bridge. It will also show you how to set preferences for thumbnails and select the Metadata Focus workspace to view more information. Check out this video created by Michael Ninness now! Apply metadata in Bridge CS3.