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Harry

@graymachine.bsky.social

Motion designer, VFX artist, software designer, rookie script developer, single Dad of two teens, maker of pancakes.

370 Followers  |  79 Following  |  34 Posts  |  Joined: 11.11.2024  |  2.3787

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Fascinating to think that the area outside the crescent is illuminated by light reflecting from Earth.

01.04.2025 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

PhD level spin doctoring on β€œbut her emails” right there.

28.03.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Not exactly sure what’s going on here, but this is a secret handshake I don’t think I’ve ever learned.

23.01.2025 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Create Epic Lightning Basketball Effects in After Effects -  Red Giant Universe & Trapcode Tutorial
YouTube video by graymachine Create Epic Lightning Basketball Effects in After Effects - Red Giant Universe & Trapcode Tutorial

πŸ”₯ Looking for something epic to do this weekend?
Might we suggest some epic effects from our old friend @graymachine.bsky.social
▢️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UOd...

13.12.2024 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey I know that guy!

14.12.2024 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry for the crap thumbnail. This is hard doing it alone. I'll get better at this social media stuff!

28.11.2024 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Tidy Tease - After Effects utility to keep your projects tidy
YouTube video by graymachine Tidy Tease - After Effects utility to keep your projects tidy

Here’s a sneak peak at a product I’ve been working on. Tidy your AE projects! Sort by format, aspect, resolution, and even custom tags!

youtu.be/WO_FU3jRlYs?...

28.11.2024 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Trying to span genres:

Dave Brubeck - Take Five
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Rush - Moving Pictures
Gustav Holst - The Planets
Fishbone - Truth and Soul
Wu Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang

22.11.2024 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Jabba's First Scene | 1977 - 2023 | A New Hope Comparison.
YouTube video by Star Wars Story Jabba's First Scene | 1977 - 2023 | A New Hope Comparison.

I’m a year behind and never saw this. What a creative way to solve a problem. The walk behind still needs some work, but I think it makes the solution way more attainable.

@prolost.bsky.social have you seen this?

youtu.be/LdBYEa-4NZI?...

22.11.2024 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman in a chef 's hat is holding a spoon in her mouth ALT: a woman in a chef 's hat is holding a spoon in her mouth

I’ve got three proposals out and nothing locked in through the end of the year.

If you need an experienced motion designer, vfx artist, product manager, pipeline architect, or drumming personal chef, let me know!

22.11.2024 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Been puppy sitting for this guy, Cooper. Named after DB Cooper because he came to Oregon via airplane.

19.11.2024 04:07 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0


This is part of a bigger organizational project tool I am working on, and in the end might be overkill for many. Currently it wouldn't be useful for anyone aside from developing tools that need to reference user defined footage and comp metadata.

More info to come! Let me know your thoughts.

18.11.2024 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Things like "comments" or "tape name" don't seem writeable, so I worked up a method of using a "tag data" comp that stores metadata in text layers referencing the item ID.

18.11.2024 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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So who needs tags/metadata in After Effects?

I got myself down a bit of a scripting rabbit hole this weekend, becoming a tad obsessive about the lack of user accessible tags and metadata in After Effects.

18.11.2024 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Jordan Rudess as in Dream Theater Jordan Rudess??!!!! Amazing!!!

Also, Happy Birthday!

18.11.2024 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I was goofing around with solid definitions via scripting and I think I've been Kyled.

16.11.2024 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Coca-Cola - Happiness Factory | Psyop https://vimeo.com/76368217 https://vimeo.com/33631324 https://vimeo.com/33746550 https://vimeo.com/34876392

How far we've strayed!

www.psyop.com/work/happine...

15.11.2024 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

As it is often said, what people do with the product 90% of the time takes the first 10% of development. The remaining 90% of development is spent on 10% worth of edge cases.

15.11.2024 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I would totally wear a T-shirt with β€œZolids” on it. Right next to my (w)otate shirt.

15.11.2024 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Everyone seems to be posting pet pics. So here is Lana. She likes walks, cookies and belly rubs.

15.11.2024 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

WebM is also supported!

15.11.2024 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes! Also I remember making a typo once and I started following #momchat

15.11.2024 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Welcome James! Been following you since Twitter was a baby.

15.11.2024 04:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

SO MANY CAPS IT'S LIKE YOUR PROJECT IS SHOUTING AT YOU

14.11.2024 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm doing some research. Show me your project organization structure! How do you keep organized?

14.11.2024 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 0
Tutorial: Quiver Arrow Animation Script for After Effects - Arrowheads Simplified
YouTube video by graymachine Tutorial: Quiver Arrow Animation Script for After Effects - Arrowheads Simplified

Here's the tutorial for those that like learning about how to point at things.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=da1t...

13.11.2024 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Quiver Arrowheads made easy. In just a couple clicks, create a wide variety of animated arrowheads in After Effects.

It's here! A simple script to make lines and arrowheads much simpler, for those days that you need to point at things.

graymachine.gumroad.com/l/quiver

13.11.2024 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man wearing overalls and a plaid shirt says it ain 't much but it 's honest work ALT: a man wearing overalls and a plaid shirt says it ain 't much but it 's honest work
13.11.2024 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Michael Salad Skeet?

13.11.2024 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hi Folks! Been a while since I used this introduction for a tutorial...

13.11.2024 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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