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Michael Park is a motion graphics artist and (aspiring) film-maker based in Glasgow, Scotland. He has just graduated with a Computing Science degree but doesn't plan on using it. He's always looking for freelance work.
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ESPN News Logo Animation – AE Premium
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ESPN News Logo Animation – AE Premium

Michael Park on Aug 23rd 2011 with 16 comments

In this video tutorial, Michael Park will demonstrate how to recreate an ESPNNews style logo treatment using Adobe After Effects and Trapcode Particular. With the exception of the logo, all elements are created natively inside After Effects using various built in tools and effects, with the exception of the particles, which are created using Trapcode Particular. Along the way some cool features of Particular will leveraged as well as some handy techniques to create great looking effects using built-in features of After Effects.

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Realistic Cloud Fly Through – AE Premium
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Realistic Cloud Fly Through – AE Premium

Michael Park on Aug 2nd 2011 with 9 comments

In today’s tutorial, we’re going to recreate this cool cloud scene using Trapcode Particular and a stock clip from Digital Juice’s Compositor’s Toolkit (although other stock elements are available elsewhere). I hope you learn some neat tips and tricks for working with Particular.

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Create a Sci-Fi Movie Title Sequence

Michael Park on Jun 8th 2009 with 80 comments

This tutorial covers the creation of a space-like si-fi title sequence from scratch. Michael shows us how you can easily create a visually interesting and impressive title animation with some simple title cards and text animation. The tutorial uses the Twitch plugin from Video Copilot, though a similar effect could be obtained by manual keyframing.

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