Simon Bonner holds a PhD in biological sciences and is a published
research psychologist whose interests encompass human physical
attractivess cues and mating behaviour. The stimuli he uses in his
experiments are primarily static images, though many of his studies
have incorporated dynamic video stimuli.
It was during the construction
of these stimuli that he first developed an interest in video and
sound editing. He is self-taught in the use of Adobe Premiere Pro
and After Effects, but without the resources available at the Cow he
probably wouldn't even know his wiggler from his tracker controls.
The independent film Juno featured one of the most distincitive opening credit sequences in recent memory. It has a wonderful handmade look - which it turned out was created by hand! Whether you have seen Juno or not, Cow leader Simon Bonner shows a much easier way to create unique, handcrafted looks, without the pain.
