Playing with Templates/Tutorials for After Effects

I love Video Copilot. They have seriously the sweetest stuff to play with in After Effects, and I simply cannot wait until I have a decent video camera so I can start shooting stuff and really playing with it. Here I was playing with a template from one of their packs of content, and tweaked it a little and made some changes, and made it my own. Sorta. I'm gonna try to rebuild something similar from complete scratch soon. But for now, this is the basic idea of the kinda stuff I'll be making soon.

Waddya think?

3D Splash Page - Vers. 1

This project ended up being what I turned in for my weekly assignment for Advanced Photoshop, because I was fairly proud of it and it met all of the requirements. But it was beneficial for me in multiple ways, beyond just practice. As I may end up using this as the splash page for my official site, once it goes live. Someday. This just version 1, I have some ideas for how to alter this and make it even flashier, or maybe less flashy... we'll see what the final product looks like soon I think. For now, here it is...

Dan Solo Film's - Concept Image

So I definitely need a name for my "production company", should it ever became something more than just a hobby only a select few ever see. Here is an experimentation, inspired by my current Advanced Photoshop homework assignment, for an idea of a logo/splash page for what could be my future film branch of my "design company". Big ambitions huh? I don't even have a video camera yet. Oh well. And i'm not sold on "Dan Solo Films" but it works for now. I also don't know if I'll want a cliche film reel as part of my logo or theme, but also, it works for now. I kinda like this. I could see my using this as my first splash page for the section of my future website, that caters to my video creations.

Now, to just get that damn video camera... I would have it right now if I hadn't have had to plunk 90% of my school grant on repairs to my car. I'm sure I over paid by taking it directly to the Mazda dealership, but no one else could figure out, so I did what I had to do. Oh well. I'm hoping this summer I can afford a $150 -$200 digital HD camera to play with. But until then, it's all iPhone.