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Brian Mulligan

Brian Mulligan is a multi-award winning editor, and has a strong commitment to his craft and to broadcast television.

Local broadcast television reflects and influences the ideals of a community and for the past 20 years, Brian has helped shape the on-air television culture at WTHR-TV in Indianapolis where his work is seen by 1.2 million households everyday.  Being a broadcast editor often means you are an editor, producer, writer, & graphic designer. His main tool is Autodesk Smoke, and has been a Smoke editor/artist since 2003.  Brian is also comfortable with Adobe CS6 Production tools, so he is ready to handle any creative task that comes his way.

Brian believes that completely understanding your creative tools is the key to using them creatively, efficiently, and effectively.  Brian's blog posts will be focusing on Autodesk Smoke at Premiumbeat.com.  He is active in social media, so feel free to drop him a message on Twitter at @bkmeditor.  And check out his work on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/bkmsmoke

Color Grading

Using Speedgrade Look Files in Autodesk Smoke

Download 75 FREE .look files for Adobe Speedgrade, that can also be used for creative grading in Autodesk Smoke.

Smoke

How to Use Project Backups in Autodesk Smoke

If you have ever had a project corruption or loose a clip in Autodesk Smoke, check out this exclusive video tutorial on how to work with clip …

Smoke

Everything You Need to Learn: Autodesk Smoke 2015

There is a lot to learn about Smoke 2015, even if you are updating from Smoke 2013. A lot of improvements and changes have gone into the …

Smoke

Autodesk Smoke 2015 and Flame Assist on Mac – What does it really mean?

Autodesk made a big announcement on the Sunday before NAB and revealed their new product line up for their creative finishing products…introducing Smoke 2015 and Flame Assist.

Smoke

Repeat Frames on Import Inside Autodesk Smoke

Need to import single frames into Autodesk Smoke? This feature was left off the newest version of Smoke but in this video tutorial you’ll learn a helpful …

Smoke

Unlock the Atomize Node for Action Inside Autodesk Smoke

Get Autodesk Flame’s automizer node inside of Smoke. In this video tutorial we’ll show you how to get this node and use it to enhance your effects …

Smoke

Smoke Hotkeys You Should Customize to Work Faster

Supercharge your Smoke video editing with hotkeys (or shortcuts). In this post you’ll learn how to customize your Smoke shortcuts and learn some tips for custom shortcuts …

Free Video Assets

5 Free Templates for Autodesk Smoke

Check out these 5 FREE templates for Autodesk Smoke! Sharpen your Smoke skills and add sharp looking graphics to your video editing projects.

Smoke

Autodesk Smoke 2013 Power Tips & Tricks

In this post we share 3 lesser known tricks for working in Autodesk Smoke. Take your Smoke video editing to the next level!

Color Grading

Free Autodesk Smoke Master Classes Available

Check out the new Autodesk MasterClasses – great for learning new techniques and workflows in Smoke and Flame!

Smoke

Photoshop Importing Workflows for Autodesk Smoke

In this post, we give the complete rundown on importing and organizing Photoshop files for use in Autodesk Smoke – essential knowledge for Smoke video editors!

Smoke

Using Photoshop 3D Layers with Autodesk Smoke

Check out this handy tutorial for creating 3D layers in Smoke and Photoshop! A great workaround for non-3D artists that want to add depth to their Smoke …