Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 In this Newsletter: Reels :: DVD's :: Articles / Tutorials :: Industry News :: Top Threads :: Podcast :: COW Tipping :: Events :: New Leaders :: Featured :: Jobs Yes, Creative COW is taking another big step, this time chartering a new non-profit foundation whose sole mission is to help deserving students who are studying film and media, pay for their educations. We will shortly be naming the first institution that we will be working with and the lawyers are working on the documents, so expect to hear more soon. How will it work? Well, in typical COW Fashion, 100% of what the foundation raises will go directly to students. All bookkeeping, legal, managerial and other fees and costs, will be borne by CreativeCOW.net - as part of our donation to the foundation - so that whatever you do that adds to the charity, is 100% directly helping our scholarship recipients. Because we take the WORLD part very seriously in our Communities of the World moniker, we will not just assist students in the USA but international students, as well. So, we'll see you in Las Vegas and we hope you will take part in this new addition to the Creative COW community effort. Oh, and while your eyes are already down here, why don't you scroll down a bit and see some of the great Top 30 videos that are a part of our new MUSIC VIDEO competition... BIRD OF FEATHER - COG by Wayne Reynolds 703 Views - 4.88 points average Music Video produced for Sydney band COG. The second single of their latest album "Sharing Space".... watch published 1 week ago   music video OS PARALAMAS DO SUCESSO - A Lhe Esperar by Eduardo Souza 431 Views - 4.88 points average This 2009 music video was conceived and created by Eduardo Souza and Rodrigo Lima, founding partners of Rio de Janeiro based design and animation production company, PAVE Gastronomia Visual. "Os Paralamas do Successo", one of Brazil's "Big Four" rock bands, gave the directing duo complete artistic freedom to create this... watch published 1 week ago   music video IF LOOKS COULD KILL - Music for Animals by Jordan Livingston 389 Views - 4.83 points average Official promotional music video for "If Looks Could Kill" by Music for Animals, a San Francisco CA based indie pop / rock band. Directed by Jordan Livingston. Cinematography by Paul Nordin. Animation and Visual Effects by Tony Hudson. Starring Music For Animals band members Jayson Martinovich (vocals, keyboard), Eli Meyskins... watch published 2 weeks ago   music video ARE YOU INTERESTED? - COG by Wayne Reynolds 229 Views - 4.8 points average Music Video for Sydney Band COG. This track was the third single off the bands latest album "Sharing Space".... watch published 1 week ago   music video UPSIDE DOWN - Splean by Ivan Egorov 226 Views - 4.8 points average A dream trip into the dark.... watch published 6 days ago   music video ON MY STOOP - Erin and Her Cello by Andrea Lira 875 Views - 4.75 points average This music video is inspired by the music of the great cellist and song writer Erin and Her Cello. I wanted to illustrate the world that we imagine when we fall in love and how it is idealized. In this case, I used wild animals to illustrate this, since to... watch published 2 weeks ago   music video STARS FROM DIFFUSE MATTER - microClocks by Dimitri Nachtigal 296 Views - 4.75 points average microClocks is a german rock-band. First I illustrated all the members - and than of course the animation. Used Photoshop, After Effects and Cinema to let em rock. Some Video Samples were also integrated for Special FX. The story is sometimes realy personal. For example the Hair-cutting Bass Player. After... watch published 2 weeks ago   music video AVECES - Zulu 9.30 by Anders Hattne 285 Views - 4.75 points average Music video for Zulu 9.30's song "Aveces". Directed and produced by Anders Hattne. Camera and Lighting, Norman Garcia Solera.... watch published 2 weeks ago   music video LOOKING FOR A RABBIT - Laura Imbruglia by Wayne Reynolds 267 Views - 4.75 points average Animated music video for Australian solo artist Laura Imbruglia.... watch published 1 week ago   music video UNCOMMON COURTESY - Hugo by Erica Jaffin 214 Views - 4.75 points average Uncommon Courtesy music video by Erica Jaffin. Shot on 16mm, compositing and animation done in AE, edited in FC. Official artist's site at http://www.hugorock.com http://www.ericacolbyjaffin.com... watch published 1 week ago   music video SEVENTEEN - Matt Kresling by matt kresling 533 Views - 4.71 points average I made this video to correct a long-standing injustice: that there were not enough pictures of me in my high school yearbook.... watch published 1 week ago   music video MASH - That 1 Guy by Wayne Reynolds 607 Views - 4.67 points average Animated music video for solo artist That 1 Guy. One of the more interesting jobs we've done in recent years. That 1 Guy had seen our video for Laura Imbruglia and being based in the USA came up with his own unique way of sending us a brief for his... watch published 1 week ago   music video RUBBER GIRL - Gabi Huiban by Tudor Jelescu 253 Views - 4.67 points average With a fresh animation approach, this video is a satire on the "ideal girl" presented by the TV culture. All characters have real-life counterparts in Romania, the story is based on reality. Composer and singer Gabi Huiban had the courage to accept this edgy idea. The video was written, directed... watch published 1 week ago   music video BLACK COFFIN - His Orchestra by Leah McKissock 193 Views - 4.67 points average This is an original music video I directed for His Orchestra. The goal was to explore simple yet profoundly memorable imagery while still maintaining a low budget.... watch published 1 week ago   music video LANGUAGE - Regular John by Wayne Reynolds 176 Views - 4.67 points average Music video for local Sydney band Regular John. The song "Language" is the first single off the 2009 release "The Peaceful Atom Is a Bomb".... watch published 1 week ago   music video NOT MOVING TO PORTLAND - John Roderick with Kathleen Edwards by branson veal 132 Views - 4.67 points average Not Moving To Portland, the first release from the new album by John Roderick (The Long Winters), was recorded at Clatter & Din in Seattle and features Kathleen Edwards. The video tells a very relatable story about wanderlust and how it can affect a relationship. In an effort to fill... watch published 2 weeks ago   music video WILD STRAWBERRIES - Oil On Canvas by Simon Hill 128 Views - 4.67 points average Urban art gets funky in and around Brick Lane.... watch published 6 days ago   music video TOO BROKEN TO MEND - Track Fighter by Hamed Eghtesad 317 Views - 4.6 points average Music Video by Guerilla Wanderers Films A story about a man's heart that is too broken to mend (while the band acts as the characters internal soul). Directed by Sean McCarthy Producer by Sean O'Hare Edited by Dustin Strocchia... watch published 1 week ago   music video WEIRD FISHES - Radiohead by Steve Blacker 302 Views - 4.6 points average I created this video during my first year at college for the Aniboom Radiohead video contest. It was also the first project I did in After Effects.... watch published 2 weeks ago   music video OBSESSION - Marius Nedelcu by Tudor Jelescu 187 Views - 4.6 points average Shot on RED, cut in two night sessions, with heavy grading for a different b&w look, this music video was co-directed by the Romanian artist Marius Nedelcu, together with the vfx guru and director Tudor Jelescu, who also did most of the post. Charged with symbolism, this video provides a... watch published 1 week ago   music video TEMPORARY LIVING - Mid Air Collision by Tim Visterin 178 Views - 4.6 points average This video was shot a 2 years ago and was my first music video. Shot on 2 Sony HVR-Z1 camera's in an old, demolished building, De Haan-Belgium. Edited in FCP and graded in COLOR. enjoy, Tim Antwerp Belgium... watch published 2 weeks ago   music video NO MORE - Layla Lane by Ken Ochiai 160 Views - 4.57 points average A music video by Layla Lane Written & Directed by Ken Ochiai Produced by Mike Thai, Krystal Quinones, Ken Ochiai Cinematography by Chris Freilich Production Design by Andres Cubillan Edited by Jack Price 1st Assistant Director: Andrew Spieler 2nd Assistant Director: Justin Ambrosino, Steadicam Operator: Adam Ward, Make-Up & Hair:... watch published 1 week ago   music video IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE - Little Miss Higgins by Colin Hubick 115 Views - 4.5 points average Music video for Blues Band shot in 2009 on the RedOne. It recently won the Saskatchewan Motion Picture award for Best Music Video.... watch published 1 day ago   music video SCARED OUT - Fusz by Hugo Goudswaard 194 Views - 4.5 points average Video situated in freaky hotel... watch published 1 week ago   music video METAMORPHOSIS OF MEDIA - Gal Ben Haim by Melissa Marcus 330 Views - 4.5 points average Metamorphosis of Media is a music video that combines live action and motion graphics to represent a journey from reality into a daydream. This piece was a collaborative effort between myself and musical composer, Gal Ben Haim.... watch published 1 week ago   music video WHITE SWAN - Lolly Jane Blue - Takes minute or so to load then plays. by keidrych wasley 210 Views - 4.5 points average An exhausted, shivering girl is captured in a dark machinery world. As she escapes into her imagination, a haunting world unfolds. Shot in a derelict coalmine in Belgium, White Swan is the latest independently made music video for award winning director Sil Van Der Woerd. Post production VFX by Sil... watch published 7 days ago   music video CAN'T CALL LOVE - Sarah Darling by jason ryan 167 Views - 4.5 points average Director's cut of the music video for "Can't Call Love" by Sarah Darling off her debut album, Every Monday Morning. Director: Jason Ryan... watch published 1 week ago   music video VYSI VIEJI - Sovvalniks by Ingus Amatnieks 137 Views - 4.5 points average Sovvalniks is a singer and songwriter from Latvia and he sings Latgalian. This is his first music video of debut album "Supluok".... watch published 1 week ago   music video BYLAS BICIA SERCEM - Kuba Badach by Andrzej Artymowicz 230 Views - 4.43 points average Shot with the Sony XDCAM EX, edited in FCP7... watch published 2 weeks ago   music video GANGSTER ARABI by rezqi mohamed 150 Views - 4.4 points average A funny satiric Moroccan rapper pretending he is the ultimate urban underground poet, using words and poems of ancient underground poets of the Middle East that existed more than a thousand years ago.... watch published 2 weeks ago   music video Panasonic’s Rugged Digital Camera Gets Tougher – Waterproof to 33 Feet, Freezeproof, Shockproof* – With the Ability to Record High Definition Video Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Adds HD Streaming with Digital Rapids' StreamZHD 3D Industry and Educational Leaders Join Forces Image Metrics Animates Space Marines For Upcoming Ultramarines Sci-Fi Feature Film Omneon to Provide Media Storage, Processing, and Distribution Platform for NBC's Coverage of Upcoming Winter Games in Vancouver Weta Workshop Adopts StudioGPU MachStudio Pro for Television Production Pipeline Heights Baptist Church Selects FOR-A for HD Upgrade OConnor Announces New Camera Accessory Line 4-D Creative Media purchases eQ for HD finishing The3dStudio.com Offers 750,000 Royalty-Free 2D and 3D Resources Apples And Oranges Productions Adds Digital Sizzle To Broadway Marketing With Panasonic P2 HD Camcorders Avatar Post Production Team Discusses the Process Roland Systems Group Recognizes Sales Representative Achievements for 2009 Dulce Systems expands the PRO RX lineup with the PRO RXqp Boris FX Announces New Boris Continuum Unit: Materials CSS Studios Talent Garner Four CAS Nominations Sound Devices Moves to the Head of the Class at Savannah College of Art and Design Sorenson Squeeze 6 Customers Leverage Industry-Best Workflow to Create Top-Quality Video Content Image Metrics Offers Free Trial For Video Game Developers and Film Studios Company 3 Salutes Independent Filmmakers at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival Broadmoor Baptist Church Equips New Worship Center With Panasonic AV-HS450N Multi-Format Switcher, AG-HPX500 P2 HD Camcorders, and AW-HE100 PTZ Camera Small Tree to Preview Next Generation Storage System at Macworld Expo 2010 Prime Focus Completes 90 VFX Shots for 'How Earth Made Us' Telestream Announces New Release for Pipeline Video Capture Systems Boris FX and MyMusicSource Release Free Music Licensing Plug-in For more industry news, visit COW News & Press Releases Practical Particles Trapcode's Particular & Adobe After Effects Video Tutorials with Project Files $49.95 The inspiration to create this tutorial DVD on Particular came when Michael Park realized just how integral to media creation particles have become. From advertisements, to feature films, to television shows, particles are literally everywhere. He chose to use Trapcode’s Particular as his particle generator of choice because of the immense flexibility it affords and some of the unique features it offers compared to the particle generators inside of After Effects. View all COW Training DVD's at CreativeCOWTraining.Com