Michael Ricks

animation/mograph, music lover, drummer, all around nerd.

[Michael Ricks @mricks]

Here's my new demo reel for 2023! I'm open to freelance work, but would like a full-time gig somewhere eventually.

Please keep me in mind for any motion projects you have coming up & please share with anyone else you know that might be interested. #mograph #motiondesign #ae #c4d

[François Lefebvre @lachamade]

Fresh look at this dynamic grid, controlled by distance from a null in After Effects. Leaving the bounding box visible to show how the distortions behave.

[François Lefebvre @lachamade]

Just stumbled upon this simple trick in After Effects:

If you don't want to overthink figuring out a complex formula, simply use a bunch of Null layers to control the Position Animators of a Text layer and you can quickly build interesting shapes without digging into any math.

[Michael Ricks @mricks]

The legendary "I want some nasty" quote from Pop. https://t.co/hznjCMESLj

[NASA @NASA]

@nikebasketball @wemby On this planet or out in the universe, Wemby defends.

[Michael Ricks @mricks]

@spurs_muse The Big Elote

[Michael Ricks @mricks]

South Park is back

[Michael Ricks @mricks]

Nathan Fielder is a genius

[François Lefebvre @lachamade]

When you try something new and accidentally end up hitting the perfect dock bar behavior in After Effects 😅 #pointsOnPath

[Michael Ricks @mricks]

@lachamade Wait, what? 😯

[The Real RC Buford (I swear) @SirRobertBuford]

The San Antonio Spurs: “Kawhi Leonard has a degenerative knee condition.”

Kawhi: *silence*…hides in New York.

The San Antonio Spurs: “idk about his status. You’ll have to ask Kawhi and his group.”

The national media: “tHe sPuRs MiSDiAGNoSeD aNd MiStReAtEaD kAwHi!”

2024:

[François Lefebvre @lachamade]

Controlling the Text Range Selector with a Mask in After Effects is pretty fun to play with. 👀 Opens up some cool creative options!

#AfterEffects #MotionDesign #CreativeExperiment

[San Antonio Spurs @spurs]

DID HE JUST...😳🤯

[Alex @AlexHoops_]

It's literally like 5th graders trying to guard a fully grown adult

[Michael Ricks @mricks]

@EliT5 I saw the same thing! So funny.

[aescripts+aeplugins @aescripts]

TUTORIAL: Create a Waveform Between Two Paths using an Expression in After Effects https://t.co/qcH8f627Bt
By constraining a path between two other animated paths, you can easily achieve intricate animations in #AfterEffects
#aescripts

[Iniquity/Derek @Iniqu1ty]

7 years of Titanfall 2!

I never thought I could play a game for this long and still be just as excited as the first day to get some matches in.

A masterpiece of an FPS.

Thank you to the devs and community for quite literally changing my life.

[Anthony @Gamesager]

Half mouse half controller is so fun.
Overtime and I didn't give them a single chance.

[Michael Ricks @mricks]

@Oddernod

[Michael Ricks @mricks]

@TexasFootball @motion_jp I know you worked on the basketball team graphics, did you help out on these as well?

[Michael Ricks @mricks]

@VETOED