January 2010
Happy New Year →
Thanks to everyone who has watched the Hop Cast over the last year and a half or so. We are looking forward to 2010, when we’ll be discovering, drinking and sharing even many more great beers!
December 2009
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Hop Cast – Episode 73 →
In episode 73 of the Hop Cast, Ken Hunnemeder and Brad Chmielewski sit down and chat with some local hometown beer heroes, Doug and Tracy Hurst of Metropolitan Brewing. Metropolitan Brewing…
Type Tuesday #26 →
Week 26 of Type Tuesday. Each week I’m posting five free fonts for you to use and enjoy. I hope you like what I have picked out this time. Be sure to comeback next week for another great set.
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Hop Cast – Episode 72 →
Brad Chmielewski and Ken Hunnemeder bring you some beer information as an “intro to beer” course in episode 72 of the Hop Cast. The two of them look at the differences between an ale and a…
Home Brewer Profile – Stephen Freshnock →
For this home brewer profile we talk with Stephen Freshnock.
Where are you from?
I have been living in Chicago for 6 years. Before that Kansas City.
What is your favorite brew pub in…
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Milk & Cookies →
My submission for Greyscale Gorilla’s 5 Second challenge themed, “Milk & Cookies”.
For more information on the five second projects check out greyscalegorilla.com
I might end up doing some more tweaking on this. I think the glass could look better and I’m not in love with how the liquid pours into the glass, it needs a bit more randomness. For now, this looks pretty...
Type Tuesday #25 →
Week 25 of Type Tuesday. Each week I’m posting five free fonts for you to use and enjoy. I hope you like what I have picked out this time. Be sure to comeback next week for another great set.
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Hop Cast – Episode 71 →
Episode 71 of the Hop Cast is here just in time for the holidays. Ken Hunnemeder and Brad Chmielewski snuggle up in front of the fire to share a couple fine Christmas ales The first beer the two…
Tracking With PFTrack →
In this tutorial I show you how easy it is to bring your footage into PFTrack and then quickly take that data into Cinema 4D to begin to add your elements. FTrack has many of the same features as
Styleframes For Gettington →
I updated my boards section with a few different styleframes that I did for a television spot that was going to be produced at Daily Planet ltd. Unfortunately Gettington for some reason…
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Hop Cast Recording Tools →
I had a few people ask me what tools I use to create the craft beer video podcast I do with Ken Hunnemeder. Ken and I have been doing the podcast for a little over a year now and we have pretty much been using the same set up. There is no secret to getting a podcast off the ground. One great thing about podcasting is that you can do it without having a huge set up. In this video I go over the five...
Hop Cast – Episode 70 →
The Holidays are here so for episode 70 of the Hop Cast, Brad Chmielewski and Ken Hunnemeder are sitting down for some liquid holiday cheer. Both the beers they sample in this holiday episode…
Dragon’s Milk Ice Cream Recipe →
Makes 1 quart
Ingredients:
1/2 Vanilla Bean
1/2 Cup Whole Milk
1/2 Cup Chocolate Milk
1 Cup Heavy Cream
2/3 Cup New Holland Dragon’s Milk
2 1/2 Tablespoons Robust Molasses
4 Egg…
Type Tuesday #24 →
Week 24 of Type Tuesday. Each week I’m posting five free fonts for you to use and enjoy. I hope you like what I have picked out this time. Be sure to comeback next week for another great set.
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Beer & Ice Cream →
You don’t hear very often about wine drinkers pairing wine with a good ice cream. Sure it can be done, a good sherry would probably work well with a light vanilla or there are always Wine Cellar…
Hop Cast – Episode 69 →
In episode 69 of the Hop Cast, Ken Hunnemeder and Brad Chmielewski reach for a morning beer rather than their typical morning coffee. The first beer they crack open is the Coffee Bender from
Demo Reel Critique →
I join Nick Campbell in the latest episode of his Demo Reel Critique. The two of us look at three different reels from Kyle Richtsfeld, Andrew Cornett and Hein Lagerweij. Hopeful we gave…
Home Brewer Profile – Ryan Merritt →
For this home brewer profile we talk with Ryan Merritt.
Where are you from?
Originally I’m from the heart of it all- Ohio, but I have been living in Chicago for the last seven years.
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Type Tuesday #23 →
Welcome to week 23 of Type Tuesday. Each week I’m posting five free fonts for you to use and enjoy. I hope you like what I have picked out this time. Be sure to comeback next week for another great…
Hop Cast – Episode 68 →
Brad Chmielewski and Ken Hunnemeder are back with another episode of the Hop Cast. In episode 68, the two of them sample and review two beers from Pisgah Brewing; their Vortex 1 and Vortex…
SqueezeMe.TV →
Justin McClure has put together an amazing animation resource site for motion graphics artists and fans called SqueezeMe.TV. I’m extremely excited to be included. Welcome to all the new…
WGN – Surfin’ the Web →
Check it out the Hop Cast was mentioned on this mornings WGN news.
Click here to view the embedded video.
Cinema 4D 11.5 – Mograph 2.0 Physics Test Renders →
I finally had some time to play with the new Mograph 2.0 physics in Cinema 4D 11.5. So far I’m loving it, the new physics engine rocks and it’s pretty easy to set up. I’d love to do some tutorials…
Beer Of The Month – December →
The holiday music is playing and the shopping has begun so that could only mean one thing, December is here. Ken Hunnemeder and Brad Chmielewski went back and forth on this months beer…
Type Tuesday #22 →
Welcome to week 21 of Type Tuesday. Each week I’m posting five free fonts for you to use and enjoy. I hope you like what I have picked out this time. Be sure to comeback next week for another great…
Creating A Character Walk Cycle In After Effects →
In this tutorial I look at how we created the character walk cycles in the Groupon videos over at Daily Planet ltd. The character is animated using a combination of parenting layers and the…
