Recent Posts

• April 2009
• Construction Accident Recreation
• This animation was created by Aloe Design for court case use. The video depicts a freshly set concrete structure having structural failure under its own weight. The structure had “crane lift anchors” placed too close to the edge of the structure (where it shows 6.5″ mark). This caused the concrete to break when too much [...]
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• February 2009
• Aloe Design 2008 3D Animation Demo Reel
• Aloe Design demo reel for 2007-’08 This is a short montage which showcases the best of Aloe Design animations from 2008 and earlier. The first section is focused on 3D animation and the second on motion graphics. iPod version is available Here. With the exception of a few things here and there, all aspects of animation were [...]
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• December 2008
• How to to Add Motion Blur to your 3D Animation in Post Production by Creating 2D Motion Vectors in Maya
• This is a four-part tutorial about adding motion blur to a Maya render by first creating a 2D motion vector sequence and then using it with ReelSmart Motion Blur in post production. I’ll be covering Maya 2009’s 2D motion vector pass as well as installation and use of the lm_2DMV shader for earlier Maya versions. Once [...]
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• November 2008
• Compositing Maya 2009 Render Passes with After Effects
• I’ve been experimenting with Maya 2009’s Mental Ray Render Passes feature. It’s intended to easily allow separation of different elements of the render into separate images. An easy example would be separating the diffuse light from the shadow. In practice it seems to be way more finicky ( or broken) than it ought to be. [...]
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• October 2008
• Missile Defense Agency Kiosk
• Aloe Design Collaborated with TMP Worldwide to bring together a dynamic interactive kiosk and website which allows the user to move through a fictional rendition of the MDA headquarters in Alabama and learn about various job functions. Here are a couple snippets from the non-interactive portions. Click on any of the images to view the videos!
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