Turn your video footage into a work of art. Learn the basics of rotoscoping to build creative effects and to isolate video elements for compositing or VFX. In this course, instructor and mograph artist Eran Stern starts by diving the history and origin of rotoscoping in film and video, providing the background for subsequent practical techniques. He shows how to transform video into natural art—from pencil sketches to Van Gogh paintings, claymation to chalkboard drawings, watercolors to graffiti, and ink blots, Legos, comic books, pastels, and much more. You can also find out how to use the same foundational techniques to isolate elements for compositing and visual effects work, and create simple character animations. Plus, explore the different software for rotoscoping, from Photoshop and After Effects to professional applications such as Mocha AE.

Learn how the pros prepare for, organize, and conduct great video interviews.

Learn the basics of shooting and editing 360 video. Get a tour of new 360 cameras and learn editing techniques for creating seamless 360 projects.

Learn about the benefits of standardization and the four types of standard work that apply to any type of work or industry.

Explore the BIM Execution Plan from an architect’s perspective. Learn how to standardize your organization’s BIM practices and maximize project quality, consistency, and results.

Creativity and innovation are now recognized as some of the most important contributors to economic growth. Thus, it’s imperative that work environments are structured so that creativity and innovation can thrive. But how can leaders translate the desire for creativity into something doable in their company? How can they lay the foundation for this structure? In this course, international speaker and trainer Denise Jacobs shows you how. Learn about the key directives that leading companies use to enhance engagement, reignite passion, and ramp up meaningful contribution. Discover how to prevent time pressures from blocking creativity, ask questions that spark innovative thinking, amplify the ideas of others, and more. By the end of this course, you'll have the tools you need to boost engagement and help your teams produce cutting-edge work.

Get started in the business of songwriting. Learn about all of the major organizations, rights, and procedures that songwriters have to deal with in the music business.

Inspire and empower your employees. Tune into this audio-only summary of Michael Bungay Stanier's popular book to get coaching tips you can quickly integrate into your routine.

Turn courage into a habit: Learn how to accept your fears, release the past, and embrace life to the fullest with tips from this audio-only summary of Kate Swoboda’s powerful book.

The head of the innovative motion design firm leftchannel explains the importance of versatility and experimentation in the design process.

Follow Beeple, a motion graphics artist, whose Everyday Project drives him to learn new software, adopt fresh techniques, and create art for himself and others.

The founders of Tiny Inventions explain how their (tiny) two-person animation studio evolved and share the process behind their film Between Times.

Wander around the Detroit Packard Plant with Brian Kaufman, a visual journalist whose multimedia projects help boost newspapers' relevance in the digital age.

Follow photographer Brian Taylor as he combines Photoshop and other modern imaging tools with photographic processes that were invented in the 1800s.

Follow Erik Natzke, generative artist and principle designer at Adobe, as he draws on his experience as an artist to build applications that improve people's ability to be creative.

Recording artist Iyeoka explores her roots in Boston and her evolution from a pharmacist who dreamed of being an artist to a successful songwriter and poet.

Learn about the evolution of White's neo-pop style, why he decided to break out on his own, how he dealt with setbacks, and how he found opportunities for his studio, Signalnoise.

Krista Donaldson, CEO of the nonprofit organization D-Rev, talks about improving health and prosperity in the developing world by combining great design and great technology.

Larry Crane, critically acclaimed record producer and founder of Tape Op magazine, describes his self-taught, largely trial-and-error path to success in the music industry.

Follow a photographer as she plans and choreographs a photo shoot and talks about the importance of social networks and personal projects in establishing a photography career.