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Curious Turtle offers Europe-wide support and training for video professionals.

We give training in over 15 leading industry video & audio software packages, together with our library of video training DVDs and Film Wash Color Effects for Adobe After Effects and Apple Color


Making an investment in the right training gives you a headstart to learn and inspire you as to the possibilities open.

Since 2003, we have enjoyed great success training world-renowned broadcasters, independant production companies, educational institutions and freelance artists who want to hone their skills in the latest popular tools for editing and graphic design.

With more complicated applications coming out at an ever-increasing tempo, the need for training becomes more pressing.

We are proud to offer on-site or scheduled tailored training for Apple Final Cut Studio (including Final Cut ProColor), Boris Red & Continuum CompleteAdobe After EffectsAdobe Photoshop, Imagineer Systems Mocha, Autodesk CombustionMedia 100HD and Video and Audio Compression.

Previous clients include:
Sky Interactive (UK), Red Bee Media - BBC (UK), Viasat Broadcasting Group (UK), Granada (UK), TV2 (Denmark), DK4 (Denmark), KNR (Greenland), SVT (Sweden)

We have locations in both Aarhus, Denmark and London, England, but with clients across Europe, we are more than happy to come directly to you - wherever you are.

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Curious Turtle

Runestenen 4
Aarhus V
DK-8210

Tel: +45 32133399
Fax: +44 (0)7006 022447
Email: info[@]curiousturtle.com

 
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Film Wash Color Effects - CS5 Compatible
We've now tested both Film Wash Color Effects for After Effects Vol. 1 and Film Wash Color Effects for After Effects Vol. 3, and are happy to say we found no problems using them in After Effects CS5.
 
Mocha Training Products Updated for Mocha V2 PDF Print E-mail

Adobe After Effects CS5 is now available and Imagineer Systems have released Mocha V2Curious Turtle has not been resting on its laurels.  All our Mocha training courses have been updated to reflect the new features.

Updated for Mocha V2 & Adobe After Effects CS5 Compatible

Mocha for After Effects V2 & mochaShape now come as part of CS5, so now there's no excuses not to learn how to use them properly.

Rock Steady, Tracked & Cut and Shut have a brand new, 50 minute long tutorial added to them: Intro to Mocha V2 - New Features. Take a look at the new stuff in Mocha V2, including the slick new interface, the Stabilize module and workflow to new target applications.

Cut and Shut also has another exercise, taking the total course runtime to eleven hours.  The bonus project, extends the Invisible Man exercise and shows how to automate the creation of extended cleanplates.

Check out the Curious Turtle Products Page for a full list and complete course outline.

 
Out Now - Creative Color Grading with Apple Color PDF Print E-mail
creative-color-grading-web-2Curious Turtle is happy to announce the immediate availability of their new training course, Creative Color Grading with Apple Color.

Color grading is an essential part of every project and Apple Color brings you the toolset to give your footage the final shine.  You deserve more than "button pushing" training, so Creative Color Grading with Apple Color takes you beyond the basics of "how" and into the "what" and the "why" of color grading.

The aim of this course is to take you through the process of problem-solving and designing various grades that match the issues people face when working with Apple Color.  These include working with difficult footage, matching the narrative needs of the footage with color design and mastery of the ColorFX Room and LUTs.

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More than EIGHT HOURS of Training and Techniques to Take You to the Next Level

This in-depth course, hosted by Ben Heusner Brownlee is designed to quickly bring you up to speed and then show advanced techniques that open up the power of the application.  We use a "Project Model" for our exercises, so you get to solve both common and complex problems that you will face when doing correction and grading work.  Across THIRTEEN PROJECTS and over EIGHT HOURS, you'll discover new skills that will add real value to your own projects.

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Cut and Shut : Paint & Roto Power Techniques in Mocha & mochaShape PDF Print E-mail
Cut-and-Shut-Back-and-FrontGet Onboard to Turbocharge Your Rotoscoping with "Cut and Shut"

Rotoscoping is a key skill for all visual effects artists.  Supercharge your roto using the power tools and rock solid motion tracking data found in Imagineer Systems Mocha & mochaShape.

Curious Turtle is proud to announce the release of a new training DVD set.  Cut and Shut : Paint & Roto Power Techniques with Mocha & mochaShape reveals methods that will speed up your compositing, letting you do more work at higher quality, within your tight deadlines.

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ELEVEN HOURS of Project-based Training and Techniques

We do not do "button pushing" training.  We hope that you understand that pressing the "Import" button will import footage.  So why waste your time telling you obvious things?

This in-depth course, hosted by Ben Heusner Brownlee is designed to show advanced techniques that go way beyond button pushing.  We use a "Project Model" for our exercises, so you get to solve both common and complex problems that you will face when doing VFX work.  Across FOURTEEN PROJECTS and ELEVEN HOURS, you'll discover new skills that will add real value to your own projects.

Updated for Mocha V2 & Adobe After Effects CS5 Compatible

Two new tutorials have been added since the original release, adding even more depth to the training.  Take a look at the new features in Mocha V2, including the slick new interface, the Stabilize module and workflow to new target applications.

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Film Wash Color Effects for After Effects - Volume 3 PDF Print E-mail

Film Wash Color Effects - Full Creative Color Grades for Busy People

fwaa3_boxColor grading is the final touch you give to your footage, and it can completely transform the look and emotional impact of your video.  We like to think of it as the final loving kiss for your projects.  Film Wash Color Effects is a set of filters designed with one purpose - to take your footage from the ordinary to the unique.  We're not talking about regular, simple color correction presets  - Film Wash works in specific ways to give the video a deep, textured rinse.

Ready for Action - A Source of Inspiration

All the Film Wash looks are ready to use, straight out of the box.  We know that not all footage reacts in the same way to a color grade, so everything is still fully customisable.  Make quick tweaks if you need to, and the included video tutorial will guide you through the most effective ways to do that.

Compatible with After Effects CS5

Film Wash Color Effects for After Effects works perfectly on adjustment layers.  This is important.  It means you can dial back the effect to the strength you need, and even better, you can mix Looks together to create extra depth to your picture with infinite possibilities.

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