Check out the latest Demo Reel for the Free Open Source Software Blender. For anyone that is looking for a low budget software to create high end quality animations and compositing then I highly recommend they take a look at Blender.org.
It is free to download and use and there tons of free tutorials all throughout the web. Some of my favorite tutorials can be found at blenderguru.com and CGCookie. Now go grab your free copy and make some movies! 🙂
Here is an awesome video using physics inside of Blender a free open source 3d software.  It is amazing what open source free software is able to do now. Noodle physics simulation ;p – Blender and Bullet Physics – YouTube.
Here is more on the creation of this animation:Â http://www.blendernation.com/2012/04/05/noodle-physics-simulation-blender-and-bullet-physics/#more-27301
More free stuff 🙂
If you ever need to find music that is free then I recommend you check out Free Music Archive.
Here you will find music for your personal project or even commercial projects.
Like photoshop only free! 🙂
As some of  you may have figured out, I am a HUGE fan of free or open source software.  Over the years I have seen some of my favorites grow by leaps and bounds.  Gimp is one that I have played with before that seems to be getting better and better.
Here is a great article that I believe actually captures the vision Apple has for Final Cut X and beyond.
Excerpt from the article: “Suddenly the skills that had kept them in the roles that they had had for centuries started to change. They had to “retrain” and become proficient in the new technologies of their business.”
Here is the link to this great read:Â Is Final Cut Pro X going to do to video what Gutenberg did with printing?.
Thank you fcp.co for this great post!
If you need music for your next video production job, check out Vimeo Music Store.
Make sure to check out their free music selection.  Not bad. 🙂
I discovered and an online company that creates a beautiful media library. They have two versions, the cloud hosted paid solution and their free open-source download version.
This is probably the quickest update I have seen in a software yet. 🙂
Here is a great video I found on FCP.co on the the “Joy of using FCPX”.  What I like about this video is that we can really see the direction Final Cut is heading.  With all the hoopla and debate on Final Cut, it is nice to see someone that is thinking ahead of the curve instead of overanalyzing  the change Apple chose to do.
One thing I keep telling anyone that is willing to listen, is that every Non Linear Video Editor can pretty much do the same thing in similar ways, so it is nice to see a software that is rethinking the way we work. Â I like to think that one day we will edit like in the movie Minority Report, which the new FCPX seems to be heading in that direction:
Amazing Show Reel by Luca Maccarelli:
This is the latest spot created by one of my favorite studios Method. I love the story, design and concept, it is simply AWESOME!  Maybe this is the way we can end war. 🙂
Here is a great article on how to light like the pros. Â These techniques may be used for photography, video, painting and 3d animation. Â Included in this article is a FREE blender file of a proper 3 point lighting setup.
I just wanted to let you know that all current Free Motion Master Templates and Member Templates have been updated to work on Motion5 on my online template store.
The Lifetime Membership price will be going up starting September, 2011. Â So now is the perfect time to sign up at the current low price.
Motion Master Templates | Motion Graphics for Final Cut and Motion.
Another great film edited by the talented Josh Bodnar. This film is different as you get to interact with the film through the social network, this is part one of eight. Great edit Josh!
Here is the breakdown sent to me by Josh:
Directed by D.J. Caruso ( Disturbia, I am Number Four, Eagle Eye) alongside Oscar-winning cinematographer Mauro Fiore (Avatar, Training Day, Smokin’ Aces) and starring Emmy Rossum of Showtime’s Shameless as Christina, the main character.
Christina, a 20-something girl, has been trapped in a room left with a laptop and an internet connection. With no idea of how she got there, Christina mobilizes her social network to call on friends to help figure out clues on where she’s being held.
The film “Inside” premiered yesterday and is unveiled in 8 films over the next 10 days through social media platforms Facebook, Twitter,You Tube and the inside experience website. The films will be released every couple of days giving the audience more information, as well as clues from Christina via her Facebook, to participate in the films.
Here is a beautiful example of what is capable of being created in Blender 3D.
The following animation was created by Andrew Price, who also runs the very informative website Blender Guru.
via ‪Official Trailer – The Nature Academy 1080P‬‏ – YouTube.
Blender is released under the GNU Public License, as Free Software, and therefore can be distributed by anyone freely.