| Meet: Carl Larsen
Creative COW Forum Host, Magazine Writer, Contributing Editor
Carl Larsen is the Owner and Lead Technical Creative of St. Cloud, MN based Telescope Media Group. He is passionate about learning and educating in the production world.
With over 8 years of video production experience, Carl is familiar with several aspects of video production including pre-production, shooting, editing, animation, visual effects, and live events – and he has the awards, and scars, to prove it.
When he’s not in front of his computer, Carl can be found rock climbing, water skiing or playing with his three beautiful daughters. He also enjoys a good shot of espresso.
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Adobe After Effects
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File Management in After Effects
In this video tutorial, Creative COW contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to archive a project with shared assets using the consolidate footage and collect Files commands.
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AE Quicktips #8: Camera Raw Sequences
In this video tutorial, Creative COW contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to import a .jpeg or .tiff sequence into Adobe After Effects with Adobe Camera Raw development settings applied.
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Adobe After Effects
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Simulating Whip Pans
In this video tutorial, Creative COW contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to create a whip pan (swish pan) effect using Adobe After Effects built in tools.
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Adobe After Effects
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Child Tracking Part 2
In this video tutorial, Creative COW contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to use the track a child expression to create an interesting title sequence in Adobe After Effects.
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Adobe After Effects
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Child Tracking Part 1
In this video tutorial, Creative COW contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to track the position of a parented layer using expressions in Adobe After Effects.
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Adobe After Effects
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Removing Chromatic Aberration in Adobe After Effects
In this tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to remove chromatic aberration from your footage using Adobe After Effects. If you are wondering what chromatic aberration is, don't worry he explains that too.
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Adobe After Effects
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Basic 2.5D Rig Removal
In this tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to approach a 2.5D rig removal shot using Photoshop, After Effects and the Mocha AE tracker.
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Adobe After Effects
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The Vehicle Rig
In this tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to build an expression-based vehicle rig that automatically calculates the rotation of its wheels based on the movement of the vehicle chassis.
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Adobe After Effects
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The Droste Effect
In this tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to use the Pixel Bender Toolkit to create a recursive image set in Adobe After Effects CS4.
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Adobe After Effects
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Analyzing Motion
In this tutorial, Creative Cow Contributing Editor Carl Larsen will show you how to use offset tracking to analyze the motion of an object over time.
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Adobe After Effects
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Building a Cube World: Part 4
In this tutorial, Creative Cow Contributing Editor Carl Larsen shows you how to track a lens flare onto a 360 degree camera-aware environment using Trapcode Horizon.
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Adobe After Effects
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Building a Cube World: Part 3
In this tutorial, Creative Cow Contributing Editor Carl Larsen shows you how to track a lens flare onto the surface of a 360 degree camera-aware environment without the use of a third-party plug-in.
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Art of the Edit
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Fix it in Pre : Workflow Starts Before the Shooting Does
Looking for smooth shoots even on extreme locations? Want a pain-free post? 24P, film look, Depth of Field converter, advanced compositing and sound design -- its all here. In this Creative Cow Magazine extra from the Workflow 3.0 issue, Carl Larsen shows you how to avoid problems through planning, along with invaluable tips for cinematic storytelling on a tight schedule.
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Adobe After Effects
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Building a Cube World: Part 2
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Carl Larsen shows you how to build a title sequence within the 360 degree environment created in part one of this tutorial series.
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Adobe After Effects
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Building a Cube World: Part 1
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Carl Larsen shows you how to create a 360 degree camera-aware environment in After Effects without the use of third-party plug-ins.
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