How to Make Mixed Media (like kylemakesshortfilms)

[@kevinkuehn1797]

I love how in-depth this is. As someone who is familiar with Final Cut but definitely not a pro, seeing you break down your process makes me want to give your techniques a try

[@kylemccarthy]

Thanks so much Kevin! Appreciate that. Hope you give it a try!

[@claragomezb.7849]

@@kylemccarthy This is AWESOME. I definitely would love to see more. And not just for learning but because its super cool to see you work! Maybe it would help us noobs if you could make a series out of a single project and break down every part of the process more slowly? Example: Part 3 How I use Keyframes.

[@kylemccarthy]

@@claragomezb.7849 That's a really great idea! Thanks for the suggestion.

[@xMiiDNiTe]

i love seeing artists working + their process. thank you so much for this!

[@kylemccarthy]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@checreates]

This is so dope man. Is there a place you recommend even learning mixed media collage in the first place? Cuz those foundations seem essential for work like this.

[@Stuuudio2]

I loved seeing you break down your process. It's so inspiring!

[@kylemccarthy]

Thanks so much for watching!!!

[@scribbledbysophie6589]

Kyle you’re a generous artist for making a tutorial!! It’s wonderful, and so clear.

[@kylemccarthy]

Thanks so much Sophie! Means so much to me, always happy to share what I've learned if it can help others make cool stuff.

[@graybeard2569]

What is your balance between: 1. Having a vision of the final piece and going through step-by-step to achieve it 2. Focusing on the next step and only having a vague idea of where it will end up, but trusting the process that it will be a good place

[@kylemccarthy]

Great questions! A lot of times with my mixed media work I try to go into with little to no vision of what the final piece will look like. This way it's way more exciting in the end if it comes out cool! Sometimes I definitely miss, but when it comes out cool its super worth it.

[@Apuravsingh88]

Kyle I've loved your short films for a fair bit now, especially on Instagram and have wondered and wished to see what goes on in your mind when you create your art. This is absolutely inspiring, thank you for sharing a snapshot of your process with us!!

[@kylemccarthy]

Thanks so much! That means so much to me, I am glad you like the tutorial!

[@antcreated]

i remember first seeing your videos and having my brain explode trying to figure out the magic. thank you for putting my creative brain at ease. beautiful work!!

[@justjeffpodcast528]

There is so much work put into these short videos. What remarkable is people probably don't realize how much you put into these. 👍👍

[@kylemccarthy]

Dude thanks so much Jeff! Really means a lot to me :)

[@mon_nobi]

Great tutorial Kyle! Very cool getting a look into the secret sauce behind your animation style. I haven’t used Final Cut Pro in a while ever since I started getting more into music production (i used to have it back when I took a few video production classes in high school & college), but I think you explain your creative process very well and make things understandable enough to where anyone can follow along without getting too lost in the technical stuff. Definitely saving this video and coming back to it for future reference!

[@kylemccarthy]

Thanks so much Nkem, that means me so happy to hear!

[@Brushcore_art]

This is like the "how to draw" a thing and is like "well you draw a circle and add details, here you have a horse" 😂 This happens to me too every time I need to explain something about my illustration process hahah

[@redskirtmedia]

Great video! Thank you so much for making this tutorial. I’m a filmmaker but became physically disabled due to a chronic illness and production is no longer for me. However, I see mixed media and animation as a way to continue to work with visual storytelling from the comfort of my home and on my own time and terms. I’m glad I found your insta account and that you’re making these videos. I really enjoy them and they give me a bit of hope. :)

[@HenrySetGo]

Great stuff! I sometimes struggle at mentally tracking the different layers that I’m working with and what they all do. Compound clips are a lifesaver!

[@kylemccarthy]

Compound clips are the best 😊

[@hangaczedulas9092]

Thank you Kyle! I love your work :) I have been thinking to try to make mixed media animation. I will have to look up some of the technical stuff. Also I think I will be working in an other software, but this was very helpful. I have been waiting for it ever since you announced that you are making it :)

[@kylemccarthy]

Glad you dig it! Yeah the ideas in this video should hopefully translate to other video softwares since keyframes and mask tools are pretty universal in any video editing software.

[@HeyMelani]

This is so awesome!! It really helped to see how you work and think…it was brilliant and it gave me more inspiration and ideas to create different and new things 😀 Wow THANK YOU! Please do more videos like this because even though it’s your creative process, this whole video was food for thoughts! Much love from Italy 😄 I’m a new subscriber!

[@MammaBlueSpeaks2Me]

This is cool of you to share!!! Love this

[@kylemccarthy]

Thanks for watching 😊

[@JayTarzCHYAHH]

Ahhh this was so great. Love your work. Going to have to work on finding how to translate your instructions to premiere pro’s platform

[@kylemccarthy]

Thanks so much! Hopefully it’s not too difficult to do it in premiere.

[@itsBreanaMarin]

Love this thanks!

[@kimhoyos]

thank you so much!! love your work, was so excited to watch this

[@al.explore]

Brilliant work. Thank you 🙏🏻 How did you achieve the ghosting type effect on her face, is it just multiple layer and key frame, think I missed something 😅 👏🏻

[@jason_swet]

Great tutorial Kyle! 🤘

[@kylemccarthy]

Thanks so much Jason!

[@DeepStateofMe]

This is a great tutorial! Thanks for taking the time to make it!

[@kylemccarthy]

Thanks so much for watching it (and leaving a comment), that support means a lot to me!

[@joelpastrana8538]

Love the content and the tutorial. Keep going!

[@elliottthedog]

Super helpful. Thanks a million!

[@kylemccarthy]

Thanks so much!

[@casualgorilla]

Sick man! I don't use Final Cut but would you advise to do this in Premier Pro or After effects?

[@YumYumHamburgers]

Love it! I want to try something like this when I have some free time

[@kylemccarthy]

You totally should!

[@jakeochave1706]

such a big inspiration

[@kylemccarthy]

Thanks so much!

[@yours_pauletta]

loved it, thank youu

[@MakingRecovery]

Thank you for making this!!

[@alanmathew695]

awesome video! super useful!!

[@YungMacFilms]

This is amazing 🫶

[@REVIEWSONTHERUN]

Cool!✌️

[@kylemccarthy]

Thanks!

[@Professor.Berlin]

Its defitnely very hard ,can we edit this in DaVinci Resolve

[@danielshuffield3348]

This is dope

[@kylemccarthy]

Thank you!

[@o938_maseeraahmad7]

can we do this in photoshop ?

[@dkdakty]

I mean, the best workflow imo is to do the composition on Photoshop and then import it on after effect as layers, then start animating ... not that hard, Cool video tho ... but I dont have FinalCut

[@rochelledelborrello]

Thanxs for this❤

[@kylemccarthy]

Thanks for watching!

[@secretstates]

Amazing! I’m here for more and more of these tutorials 🤍

[@LuckyLTU]

Subscribing ❤ this is gold ⚜️

[@mjqcalif4]

I would pay for a course on this lol

[@Joe-cx7wy]

this is amazing🫡

[@emsea]

This is amazing. Super helpful! More more more 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼