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Hi, we released a short zombie webseries here a few months ago and just wanted to let everyone know that we just released a NEW EPISODE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcF1Xoo5dD8 Filmed for fun on a shoe-string budget. We shot everything with a Canon 5D MIII and the Canon Rebel T4i. We...

Thanks so much for the positive feedback! Really glad you enjoyed our horror movie. We're planning to shoot more short horror films in the future, so if you're interested, subscribe to our YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/glasspixelstudios

Thanks for the support, Jay. Enjoyed your film "Creeping" too! Good use of suspense and nice way to end with the door slam.

Lol. It's too bad we couldn't slip that by you. We tested several notes and E sounded the best. By the time we made our decision, the title had already been set. "Death in E Natural" wouldn't have sounded quite as creepy. ;) Glad you liked our film otherwise. Thanks for watching and...

If you've got a couple of minutes to kill, check out our new short horror film: "Death in C Minor" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=044ZuPTv9J4 Filmed for fun on a shoe-string budget. We want to improve our craft, so please tell us what you think. And if you like our work, please subscribe to...

Funny you should mention it: If I'm not mistaken, we just recently used the 'darken only' blend mode in one of the sky replacement shots in our upcoming episode. In the shot, the camera pans down from the sky to the title character on the ground and we get a "bottoms-up" view of the clouds...

Thanks for the tips and discussion on blending and gradients. I believe AE has most, if not all, of the blending modes that Photoshop has. We haven't used them all, but in this project, we used several different modes -- not so much for replacing the sky -- but to help us blending in the...

Thanks, A.D. You're definitely right about the edge/contrast detection tools struggling to convince the human eye on complex outlines. Initially, we used a rotobrush tool in After Effects to key out the trees, but this was often time consuming and unconvincing. Eventually, we started using a...

Yeah, masking around the tree was definitely tough and time consuming. I know exactly the fuzziness you're talking about -- I just hoped no one would notice. ;) Thanks so much for the support and the constructive feedback. We'll definitely try to do a better job the next time around!

Thanks Baba! The zombie change effect wasn't a direct result of anything specifically from VideoCopilot, but a lot of their principles and ideas definitely helped lead us to learn more about the tools needed (and used) to achieve this effect. In specific, we used MochaAE with MochaImport+ and...

Thanks for the constructive feedback. I have to admit, if I were to do it all over again, I would focus more on the story and make it tighter, more compelling, and more interesting (less cliched). During the entire process, we were more focused on technical issues (zombie makeup, camera...

Thanks Marcus! Really appreciate the feedback. Building tension takes a bit of time and we were afraid it might be too slow, especially for a YT video. Glad you enjoyed it. We're planning to release Episode #2 next month!

Thanks, gorrilaonabike. I guess we can all learn from each other! If you have any questions or projects you want to share, we'd be happy to check it out!

Hi dlmade, I answered you on YT, but I figure I'll answer you here too in case anyone else wants to know. Most of the music from our short film is from Video Copilot. They sell royalty-free, cinematic music called ProScores. It's a great collection of tracks that you can mix & match and cater...

Hi Gorillaonabike, thanks for the feedback. I take your first point to heart: It's definitely better to contribute and helps others rather than simply using a forum to publicize your work. Though I must say, my filmmaking buddies and I are relatively inexperienced filmmakers and we've never...

Check out our new zombie webseries: "SAMURAI DEAD" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jjLv4CkTkE Inspired by WALKING DEAD, MAD MAX, and TWILIGHT SAMURAI, my filmmaking buddies and I decided to shoot our first zombie movie. We shot everything with a Canon Rebel T4i + 18-135mm STM lens, a...

Thanks for the feedback, Chimp. Glad you thought there were some scary moments. I hear you about being unoriginal, man. We were trying to create a monster/ghost as cheaply as we could (zero budget). I know it's not a good excuse, but it's what we had to do! ;)

Three friends drive into a haunted field in search of a girl who's mysteriously disappeared: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36NogbF45BE If you enjoyed the film, please check our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/glasspixelstudios Thanks!