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5 Things That Tell Me You’re Not A Professional

by Adrian Try posted in General

Aug 11

2012

Are you a professional? The sort of professional that other professionals love to work with? It’s time for some self-evaluation.

So grab a cuppa and sit down for a chat with Aetuts+ Editor Adam Everett Miller. He gets very up close and personal with you in this Aetuts+ video, which will strike a chord with all creatives, not just those who are into video.

In today’s post I’m going to do something a little different and just having a nice sit down chat. I’ve never done something like this in the 3 years I’ve been running this site. I thought this might be a nice chance for me to share a few red flags I’ve noticed that tell me whether I would want to work with you more than once.

Are you a professional?

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Before Avatar, a Curious Boy

by Adrian Try posted in General

May 16

2012

Over on the Tuts+ Premium blog, Skellie has listed 20 Must See TED Talks for Creatives. This is one of them.

“James Cameron’s big-budget (and even bigger-grossing) films create unreal worlds all their own. In this personal talk, he reveals his childhood fascination with the fantastic — from reading science fiction to deep-sea diving — and how it ultimately drove the success of his blockbuster hits ‘Aliens,’ ‘The Terminator,’ ‘Titanic’ and ‘Avatar.’”

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Show Your Appreciation: Aetuts+

by Adrian Try posted in General

May 14

2012

Aetuts+ is Envato’s tutorial site about Adobe After Effects. If it’s your favorite Envato site, give it a shout out in the comments!
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“Producing Great Video” Course Just Released on Tuts+ Premium

by Adrian Try posted in News

Apr 2

2012

Tuts+ Premium has just released a brand new course – “Producing Great Video,” containing more than two and a half hours of training. As you work your way through the 50+ easy-to-digest lessons, you’ll master the basics of video production.

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5 Client Emailing Tips Worth Forwarding

by Adrian Try posted in General

Aug 16

2011

BlackBerry email on the BB 8330 by Ian Lamont

If you’re like most freelancers, you spend more time emailing your clients than meeting face to face or speaking on the phone. How are your email skills?

Adam Everett Miller of Aetuts+ fame has put together a helpful collection of tips about emailing clients: 5 Client Emailing Tips Worth Forwarding. Visit the post to read the tips in their full glory, but here they are in a nutshell:

Subjects shouldn’t be “Hey”.
Include your info in your signature.
Use BCC when you send a mass email.
Emails are permanent.
Establish an action step.

My favorite tip was Number 5. What was yours? And do you have an email tip that wasn’t mentioned in the post? Let us know in the comments.

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Help us choose a winner in Aetuts’ latest competition!

by Adrian Try posted in Competitions

May 9

2011

Are you a closet movie critic? Do you have good taste and a discerning eye? Then we need your help! Help us choose the winner in Aetuts’ latest competition.

On a recent post on the site, “PFhoe-ly Cow!”… It’s Time For You To Vote!” (and that’s got to be the most creative spelling of “Holy Cow” I’ve ever seen!), editor Adam Everett Miller makes a confession:

So I was going to judge the entries for the “PFhoe-ly Cow!” Matchmoving Contest myself… by myself, but after watching through them all… I honestly gotta say, “Holy Cow!”, it’s a tough choice… Basically, I figured I’d see what you guys thought first. You get two picks… who do you think it should be? I’ll close voting this Friday the 13th at midnight EST.

Can you help Adam out? Do you have what it takes to pick a winner? Then jump over to Aetuts+ right now, check out the entries, and vote.

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Ten Tight Tips To Turn Out Terrific Typography

by Adam Everett posted in News

Apr 18

2011

The word Typography is one of those words that spreads across multiple fields and means very different things to different people. Here on Aetuts+ there have been quite a number of posts on Typography in the past and I’ve always loved this animation style. If this is all new to you, check out this tutorial. This week, we’ll be posting 10 principles to take your typography projects to the next level!
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Featured Site: Aetuts+

by Adrian Try posted in General

Apr 17

2011

Aetuts+ is Envato’s tutorial site about Adobe After Effects.

Aetuts+ is a site made to house and showcase some of the best After Effects tutorials around. We publish tutorials that not only produce great effects, but explain them in a friendly, approachable manner. We also stock up links to tutorials, articles, presets and plugins from around the web to help you get the most out of After Effects.

If you’re interested in writing a tutorial for the site, you can learn about the submission process on our Write a Tutorial page.

Visit the site today! What keeps you going back to Aetuts+?

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