Vanishing Points
Now this one is cool. Yet another Learning Day and I was sitting on the couch scrolling through my phone, catching up on Facebook before I head into the study to pick a something from my learning list. I scroll past a Premium Beat post (Simulating Depth Using Vanishing Points in After Effects) I didn’t know what much of it meant to I kept scrolling, the only thing that made me scroll back was that it was Learning Day and it seemed a shame to not have a quick squiz.
I was a little bit blown away by how good the result was with such a small amount of effort, so I gave it a go (results above). When I showed my husband he was quite blown away and so even he watched the tutorial. I will definitely be hanging on to this technique for the future.
As always a smart, straight forward and very useful tutorial from Premium Beat, keep it up Canucks.
Learning Day
(Almost) Every Friday I close out the week with Learning Day. Not a ground-breaking concept but something I really enjoy, that keeps me on top of techniques and trends, and keeps me energised.
I have a running Trello list that every time I see a technique, a plug in or a software, or think of an idea I want to play with, I add it to the list and select one or more to bang out and fluff around with come Learning Day.
The only reason I would cancel Learning Day is for a scheduled client meeting or shoot, though I do try to avoid Fridays when arranging, or for Money Day. Money Day is a concept I learnt at the Freelancing in the Film Industry short course taught by Monica Davidson of Creative Plus Business at the now dearly departed Metro Screen.
Learning Day ends up being a light at the end of the tunnel for me. Gets the fun started ahead of the weekend, it is not stressful but still very rewarding. So far every Learning Day has offered some tip, technique or skill that has, maybe not revolutionised by work practises, but certainly invigorated them.
