A friend of mine started a new show at a local public access TV station (KMVT), and I’ve designed the opening and closing titles for her in Apple Motion:
The effect is designed as a static 3D model, and the only moving part is the camera. The camera moves are programmed with the camera framing behavior -- I specified the locations, and it flies right in.
In the closing credits, the final move to the disclaimer is programmed with “null objects” -- a couple of invisible rectangles. The camera first frames one null object, showing the cool 3D perspective I wanted, and then proceeds to the other null object with the disclaimer text attached to it, making a nice turn. This is a technique I learned from the MacBreak Studio podcast.
The flashing “floor” is another technique from a book. The floor itself is a static rectangle. The flashes are also just a single rectangle with animated gradient fill, replicated a bunch of times with a random start frame. This way the flashes seem to go chaotically, yet in the same direction and the same speed.
Tags: Apple Motion, KMVT, TV, VFX
Now that I’ve completed my Producer Training at KMVT, I’m looking for a good topic to produce my own show. It has to be not-for-profit (-ish), light-hearted and dynamic. I love to shoot in the field and edit my stuff, so the studio talk show would be generously peppered with cut-aways, possibly special effects and cool music.
Well, I’m still thinking… If anyone got any ideas, I’d love to hear those (leave me a comment!). Thanks!
Tags: Community Television, KMVT, TV Show
A class project from the Field Production Workshop at KMVT Community Television in Mountain View, CA. The whole thing was produced by a handful of students with little or no video background in 4 weekly sessions. It’s the real deal 
This clip is a 5 minute cut. The complete show (15 min) will be aired on Wednesdays starting June 10, 2009 at 9pm together with other shot takes -- channel 15 in Mountain View, CA.
Enjoy!
Tags: Community Television, KMVT, Producer
