Eduard_OV: “So I don’t need to feel the pain in my eyes”

For those that aren’t familiar with Eduard_OV, can you tell them a little about yourself?

Soooo, I’m a human, with usual dreams and goals as everyone. My name is Eduard, I’m Motion Designer from Kyiv, Ukraine. I’m 21. And I have 7 years experience in this area. Basically I work in “Glitch” and “Cyberpunk” styles.

How did you get started in motion graphics?

My uncle had an old camera, and he filmed everything what he saw, and he asked me to do something with it (like basic montage), because I have a computer (thanks Dad for this). Then I started learn Sony Vegas, I was doing a lot of like “meme” videos with my friends at school. After two years I opened After Effects, and closed it. Because it was so difficult to understand. Then I opened AE one more time in half year. And this is the point where the story begins. I watched a lot of tutorials on youtube, read a lot of forums. And upload my first videos to russian community called “Adobe After Effects” on one of the social media websites. After some time (3-4 month) I received the first customer, and I grab my first 5$.

Do you have a particular workflow or approach to a creative project?

To be honest, I don’t have it. Just trying to make something when I feel motivation or inspiration. And it all happens at random time, so I don’t work when I don’t want, or when I don’t have any inspire things in my head.

What inspires you to add digital elements to real world video footage? Does the video or the digital artwork idea come first?

I have a lot of inspire from cyberpunk films, from time when I imagine near future. Also my life it’s a big inspiration. I love to take an object, and then spend some time, to realize what I can do with this. It also works the other way around. I get the idea, and then finding a perfect composition for graphics.

What are some tools/software you utilize when working with motion tracking?

I usually work with 3D Camera Tracker in After Effects. It’s really powerful tracker for my needs (for surface tracking, or face tracking, or object tracking). You just need to setup your footage right for this. Also, I used object tracker in Cinema 4D.

Eduard OV Masterclass Glitch Motion Design

Can you tell us about your masterclass Rich Glitch?

In my Masterclass on Motion Design School, I’m going to show you the main techniques that I use to create glitch elements in After Effects. I’ve been working with this style for a couple of years by now and here are some simple yet very effective techniques that I like.

What, in your opinion, makes for the perfect creative workspace environment?

For the first, it’s how I feel myself, and how good is my healthy. Then, what music I listen while working on some project. But sometimes it became so boring and distracting. For the third, its how clean your work place. When you have a clean room, you feel your self better, and you make better things. Oh, one more, it’s good computer 🙂

How would you like to see augmented reality used in the future?

I don’t think that we will have a lot of glowing screens in near feature, it also depends on the country you’re in. But Augmented Reality it’s amazing. And I don’t think that technologies will brake our world. I believe that we will find the right way to adapt all “cyberpunk” things in better way, to simplify our life, but don’t crash it.

If Eduard_OV could have one cyborg augmented technology upgrade implanted in your body what would it be and why?

Screen of my phone in my eyes, or computer, so I don’t need to feel the pain in my eyes after 20+ working time. Or, the perfect scan system of the surface around me, so it brings my body to safe position, ever time I’ve gonna hit leg, or arm.

What’s one piece of advice from Eduard_OV to other creators out there?

Make what you want as possible you can. Because when you do your job, your right job, you feel your self way better. Be careful with your health, and don’t spend much time on work. Also, don’t forget about your family. Always try to push the limits, and no matter what other says, just be yourself 🙂