Phil Brooks '99 Creates Graphics for Sundance Film "Hits"
Viewers who attend the screening of Hits aren’t expecting to be wowed by visual effects. In fact, most would never guess that all of the YouTube screens that feature prominently in the film were built using After Effects. The production studio Final Cut worked on both editing and visual effects for the film by Screenwriter and Director David Cross.
Back
Phil Brooks, a graphics and visual effects artist with Final Cut, was given free rein to recreate the YouTube site so he would have more control over the animation and camera moves. First, he used Illustrator to rebuild the user interfaces and buttons as vector graphics so they could scale as needed for shots. The screens were then taken into After Effects, where Brooks created most of the layouts and pages.
The magic of Photoshop enabled him to crop, prepare images, and remove people from backgrounds as needed. By creating invisible visual effects, Brooks effectively helped tell the film’s story without stealing the show.
-From a Pro Video Coalition article written by Michelle Gallina on January 22, 2014
-From a Pro Video Coalition article written by Michelle Gallina on January 22, 2014
Inspiring The Mind • Nurturing The Spirit