New Video: Realistic Space Nebulas

Thanks to some valuable information gained from Peder Norrby, I was able to pump out some realistic space nebulas in Adobe After Effects using Trapcode Form and Starlight. Each nebulae is based off of their real life counterparts:

The Helix: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helix_Nebula
The Horsehead(Bernard 33): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsehead_Nebula
The Rosette: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosette_Nebula
The Eagle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Nebula
The Orion:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_Nebula
The Trifid: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trifid_Nebula
The Heart: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_Nebula

The Evera nebula however is a fictional nebula created by: freelancah at DeviantArt: http://freelancah.deviantart.com/art/Evera-Nebula-32007005

Music under a CC License: Battle Theme 4 - Spirited Advantage: By: SoS - Selcuk Bor.

Never walk back from GRCC at night in the winter alone

I was walking back to the Pew campus from Grand Rapids Community College so I could ride the bus back to my apartment in Allendale. I surprised Renee by attending her away game at GRCC. I was in a sketchy street so I started running. Little did I know that the ground was frozen over with black ice and when I jumped onto a small platform I fell flat on my back bruising it and possibly sprang-ing my left arm(still hurts to bend really bad). To make matters worse I didn't have my cell phone on me so if I broke my neck I would had been majorly screwed. The sign that I made for Renee which had the words, "We ♥ #11", almost blew away from the rough winds and took a little rain damage. I walked back the rest of the way cold, hurt, hungry, and tired. Times like these make me wish I had a girlfriend so she could help take my troubles away. True story, I'm still in pain.

NEW VIDEO: Face Disintegration

6,220,800 particles were used to make up my face for both the ones standing still and dispersing. Are we reaching new highs for 2012 yet? I think so. New video every Friday and or Saturday! Subscribe!

NEW VIDEO: After Effects: F.O.O.L - Nigthum

NEW VIDEO: Winter Wonderland at GVSU

Here's a little documentation of the first snowfall of 2012 at Grand Valley State University. This is what the campus looks like on a Friday afternoon when everyone leaves for home.

NEW VIDEO: 2011 VFX Demo Reel

My name is Ryan Rakowski and I'm a Visual Effects Artist/Film Student/Filmmaker and this is my demo reel of 2011 showing you everything I did in that year. You can check out my 2010 demo reel if you're interested in that: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed3_0Zk4XY0

Music by Klaypex: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro0lsIC3lmI