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  • The Rebel Alliance

    Now is the time to blow the dust off that horror film you always wanted to make. Affordable HD and the DV Rebels can help, says Jason Arber.

  • Animate a character in After Effects

    You've designed a character but it's looking a bit static? This tutorial will show you how to turn your creation into a stomping, biting, bundle of joy.

  • Create your own animated ringtone

    In this tutorial James Wignall shows you how to create and animate your own animated ringtone. No need to spend money on costly subscription services! (Admittedly, you will need a whole bunch of Adobe software, though...)

  • Cut a showreel

    Use Adobe to create a dynamic showreel. J.J. Johnstone shows you how to prepare, produce and publish your own reel...

  • The new art of pop promos

    By directly connecting artist and audience, the internet has shattered traditional constraints on musical creativity. Mark Penfold explores how pop videos have evolved in response.

  • Animating a logo with After Effects

    In the third part of our series of tutorials on cross-media design, Haley Saner brings a static logo to life with a sparkling range of special effects. The series concludes next month with designing for mobile.

  • Natural smoke effects

    You can have smoke without fire. Brothers JJ and Robbie Johnstone talk you through creating track-matte effects using just a tank of water and After Effects.

  • Make your adverts move

    Motion graphics designer Ingi Erlingsson outlines the techniques used to add movement to your illustrated elements in After Effects.

  • Creative lighting using 32-bit colour

    Sam Hampton-Smith explains how floating-point colour enables you to use advanced lighting effects to transform a photo into video footage.

  • Profile: Tom Baker

    Paul Wyatt speaks to the up-and-coming animator Tom Baker about his work for TV, games promos and his own Combat Wombat.
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