Take the test…are you who we’re looking for?
- can you do After Effects with your eyes closed?
- is ‘creative’ your middle name?
- have you made something with After Effects that will knock our socks off?
If you’ve answered yes to all of the above…you’ve made it past the first round. Stand-up. Pat yourself on the back. Congratulations!
Now, sit down and get ready for the final question…
- do you want to win Adobe After Effects?
If so, you’re who we’re looking for!
Join us for our annual Made with After Effects competition.
what’s it all about
It’s the holiday season and time for our second annual Made with After Effects show on motion+connect with special guests Trish and Chris Meyer. We invite talented After Effects artists to submit their work. Then, Tuesday night, December 20 – the top 10 will be featured live on motion+connect. The four judges: Chris and Trish Meyer from Crish Design, as well as Elaine Montoya and Becky Padilla from motion, will discuss the pieces – and provide suggestions, ideas – and kudos!
Finalists will be invited to call in to the show via Skype and take part in the online experience.
three easy steps:
1) upload your 5-minute or less piece to the motion.tv Vimeo group by midnight on Monday, December 12, 2011
2) fill out our online entry form, providing a link to your piece on our Vimeo group
3) attach your After Effects project file to the entry form (so we can verify it was made in After Effects)
Then, Wednesday, December 15, the top 10 finalists will be notified. If you make the cut – you’ll be asked to provide us with a high res version of your video file.
what will I get?
1) fame: the top ten finalists will be featured live on motion+connect. First, second, and third place winners will be featured on motion.tv.
2) fortune: grand prize: Adobe Creative Suite CS5.5* ($1799 value). Second place: motion 2012 pass ($599 value). Third place: an autographed After Effects book from Chris & Trish Meyer.
3) fun: there’s no better way to spend the evening than checking out great After Effects work and joining in on the conversation with Chris, Trish, Elaine & Becky.
Projects can use other software and plugins as well – but must primarily be Made in After Effects.
BTW – we won’t test you on doing After Effects with your eyes closed. That was only a figure of speech. Now, get to it! Create a winning piece!
what if I just want to watch the show?
You don’t have to enter a piece to participate! Join us Tuesday night, December 20 and check out all of the creativity. motion+connect viewers are getting some great prizes too! From books to DVDs…in fact, one lucky person will win Adobe After Effects – a $999 value! To be eligible, you must RSVP in the form below.
See you there!
*your choice of Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Design Premium, Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Web Premium, or Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium.
about the judges
Trish and Chris Meyer are principals in Crish Design (formerly known as CyberMotion), an award-winning motion graphic design studio. The Meyers are authors of the well-known reference book Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects, considered the bible in its field, as well as the best-selling introductory After Effects/motion graphics book, After Effects Apprentice. Crish Design has done work for NBC, ABC, HBO, Fox, TLC, New Line, and Paramount, plus corporations ranging from Apple to Xerox.
After two decades in Los Angeles, in the summer of 2008 Chris and Trish relocated to the East Mountains area outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico (read why on their PVC blog entry). They’ve since renamed their business Crish Design as an homage to the numerous friends and colleagues who inevitably mashup their first names together into “Crish.” Indeed, they often seem to be two halves of the same brain.
Chris specializes in sound design and 3D work as well as dealing with multi-format technical issues. Chris and Trish are regular speakers at our annual motion event and recently spoke at The Adobe Post Show in October.
Elaine Montoya is a principal of Zocoloco Studios - a graphic design firm specializing in motion graphics, video for the web, and print. Founded in 1985, Zocoloco Studios has won numerous awards and has been published in HOW Magazine.
Additionally, Elaine is the Chief Imagination Officer (CIO) for the motion group - a company dedicated to the enrichment of the motion graphics, visual effects {vfx}, and animation community offering video-on-demand (motion.tv); an annual industry event (motion); the industry news portal cgnews; and live, online events – including motion+connect.
Elaine has been described as a ‘right down the middle Left Brain/Right Brain’ creative technologist. She started her college career at the University of NM with a NASA scholarship in computer science. She later went on to get a second degree in graphic design from The Art Institute of Colorado.
As a former design instructor at The Art Center, Elaine enjoys sharing her skills and knowledge with others through presentations, and workshops. She is a regular speaker at nationwide conferences sharing her expertise in After Effects, Flash, and Premiere – with a focus on Adobe Production Premium integration and workflow. She was selected by Adobe to serve as an Adobe Community Professional, which honors individuals who excel in sharing their expertise and skills with the world-wide community.
Becky Padilla is the co-founder and creative director of the motion group – an organization specializing in live events and video-on-demand for the motion picture and broadcast industries. the motion group covers trends and relevant topics in motion graphics, animation, title design, visual effects, broadcast design and screen design for the motion community.
She is also a partner and VP of Design at Zocoloco Studios – a visual design firm specializing in print, motion graphics, title design and video on the web.
Recognized by Adobe Systems as a leader in Photoshop, Becky currently serves as an Adobe Community Professional sharing her Photoshop skills.
Becky is a mobile media artist. She creates limited edition prints using handheld devices and a wide range of mobile apps to shoot photos, draw, and composite her artwork.
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overview:
7:00-7:40 PM: The top-10 finalists countdown
7:40-7:50 PM: The top-3 winners and prizes
7:50-8:00 PM: Giveaways: After Effects, books, DVDs
*all times are Mountain Daylight Time MST (USA) | UTC -7
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WIN Adobe Production Premium CS5.5!
Win After Effects CS5.5!
WIN a pass to motion 2012!
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