From Red Giant to Unreal Engine: Aharon Rabinowitz on the State of Mograph
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ส.ค. 2024
- In this week's School of Motion Podcast, Joey sits down with our very own Aharon Rabinowitz, who looks back on his journey into the world of motion graphics and animation - and the potential future ahead.
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CHAPTERS
Intro 00:00:00
Overcoming Shyness in Art 00:00:35
Career Beginnings and Sesame Street 00:03:43
Learning and Sharing Knowledge 00:12:21
Early Days of Online Tutorials 00:15:11
Collaborations and Industry Impact 00:21:26
Joining Red Giant and Marketing Strategies 00:24:33
The Beginnings of Red Giant 00:29:21
Balancing Aspirations and Reality 00:34:01
The Importance of Accessible Tools 00:36:58
Maxon's Acquisition and Cultural Shifts 00:46:34
The Future of Creative Software 00:52:50
Star Wars Project and Render Farms 01:05:54
Adoption Challenges for Unreal 01:08:21
AI in Animation and Motion Design 01:15:18
Same here, I learned so much about After Effects from Aharon, Eran and Andrew. Without these guys I would probably never sat down and learned After Effects. Great interview!
Aharon is an amazing guy! Been following him since the beginning. Aharon, Stu and Andrew is the reason why I’m still excited about the industry. Thank you for this interview.
Thanks man!
I remember when Creative Cow was THE place to go for AE Knowledge. Aharon is one of the OG's. Would love to have you interview Stu Maschwitz, Dan Ebberts, Lloyd Alvarez, etc.
Jamie, this makes me feel old. ugh ! those 3 names are iconic in my book. but my entry into AE , i started with macromedia flash as a teen . back when derbauer, matinee and 2advanced were ruling the world of web animation
I think, moral of the story, is that I just want to work at School of Motion. 🤔 For educators, I think that's the holy grail we're all looking for! Great ep, gents. Aharon, I don't think I would have picked up Particular back in the day had it not been for your videos! Now, we're all simming Houdini particles and running stuff in Niagara. You were the catalyst. Who would have thunk? 🤷♂ Thanks again, y'all! Cheers!
I don’t think shyness is the right word. Maybe the fear of failure, getting fired, or some ego tripping/insecurity thing going on. But yeah, gotta get all baggage on the table but bluntness is lazy. Approaching it from a collaboration mindset goes a long way
I think it is the right word, otherwise you would be able to describe it with a better one. I am shy when I am insecure. I compensate with a tendency for perfectionism. If I know what I am doing and talking about I turn into an outgoing introvert who can take on everybody in an debate.
Bluntness isn't lazy, its bold and a sign of confidence. I don't care about authority and position in an hierarchy, if you're wrong and I am right, you'll probably hear about it. Collaboration isn't productive if people tiptoe around the truth because they'll rather not hurt others feelings. Feelings are transitional (and often deceiving), truth cuts through all the bullshit and sets people free (even if it hurts at first).
This was very needed can we have more of these talks i was working while watching it and it gave me a lot of insight of how the industry is and how to come up as an artist!
I've been loving the interviews and Motion Mondays. I've been in the industry for a long time and these things have been motivating me to learn and practice more.
That kind of inspiration I really need right now!
Thanks.
would love it if you interviewed some of the developers at sidefx
Chris do you know anyone over there? I'd love an intro if you know people on the SideFX team.
@@joeykorenman yep, hit me up happy to connect :)
@@joeykorenman yes, reach out and I'll happily connect!
Aharon, awesome dude. I can't believer we never ran into each other working in NYC. I was at Nick as well.
Manhattan is small and yet it's a big place in it's way.
One of The OG AE Sensei’s
Tutorials really were taboo in the early 2000s, kinda wild
I wish paying for software meant the company is obligated to help you out of technical jams, except that is not how it works out especially if you are not a big studio who is shelling out thousands for company licenses.
On Blender, software companies may try catering to studios as a priority because the studios pay the most. However, the future of software depends on younger users learning the tools as they move to professional arena. So, if Blender is expanding its user base with younger generation what does that say?
Amazing Posdcast!
at 33:30 there's a no sound u guys...and it was really interesting to hear.
It was on purpose, I'm not sure why...
I think what I was saying was - we got the script to him and he liked it so much, he was willing to do it for free. And as a result, the film we thought was going to be the lesser, Patton jumped into and made it much bigger.
@@AharonRabinowitz The man himself. Thanks for clearing that out!
@@AharonRabinowitz Thank you! Learnt so much from the experience you shared.
I've been on a personal crusade agains Adobe for quite some time now. I've found that Apple Motion does almost everything I ever needed to do in After effects, faster, cheaper and better. It's a shame it doesn't get enough recognition.
Ben, i spent 8k worth of upgrades on adobe product over 16 years. I am salty AF. if i could would burn their gq like the boys titular character
Yeah… don’t diss on Blender and their community plz, especially if you don’t even know the tool or contribute anything to it :/ Just because it’s free doesn’t mean it’s not sustainable either, lol. I know too many pro animators who have switched to Blender and never looked back.
@artandgrow9240 Blender is powerful and has a great user community, and even better user generated additions. There was no dissing on blender or the community. All that was said was that big studios won't bet their production on open source software with no official support team, no matter how good it is. It's too risky in the production process. There may be a few exceptions, but as a rule, that's just how it is.
@@AharonRabinowitz with studios yeah, but similar to previous discussion, 99% of mid users don't need that level of support
Irish Goodbye!☘🤣
It's a go-to move for me.
@@joeykorenman The Irish have the best moves🕺- it was great to meet you briefly in person at NAB. I've been loving Motion Mondays, thanks so much for spending the time putting those together they are super helpful! Cheers Oliver ☘
21:00 Maya used to cost $25000
Crazy, right?
yeah I was programmed into that from being abused from basically a baby, always cowering in fear from a stick or a belt; this is why I encourage ppl to call CPS, the cops or leave if they can at 5 years old... often times 5 year olds cannot do that, and go on to experience decades of abuse and develop this way, others also become abusive in development... some good families tend to learn love, regulation and being outgoing