# ![@mikecushny Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:youtube::UC8X11_45L0vPf_CQ1UC1YWQ.png) @mikecushny Mike Cushny

Mike Cushny posts on YouTube about autodesk, 3d, tutorial, how to the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [--] posts still getting attention that total [---] engagements in the last [--] hours.

### Engagements: [---] [#](/creator/youtube::UC8X11_45L0vPf_CQ1UC1YWQ/interactions)
![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/cr:youtube::UC8X11_45L0vPf_CQ1UC1YWQ/c:line/m:interactions.svg)

- [--] Week [-----] +36%
- [--] Month [------] -50%
- [--] Months [------] -64%
- [--] Year [-------] +133%

### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/youtube::UC8X11_45L0vPf_CQ1UC1YWQ/posts_active)
![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/cr:youtube::UC8X11_45L0vPf_CQ1UC1YWQ/c:line/m:posts_active.svg)


### Followers: [-----] [#](/creator/youtube::UC8X11_45L0vPf_CQ1UC1YWQ/followers)
![Followers Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/cr:youtube::UC8X11_45L0vPf_CQ1UC1YWQ/c:line/m:followers.svg)

- [--] Week [-----] +0.45%
- [--] Month [-----] +1.40%
- [--] Months [-----] +8.20%
- [--] Year [-----] +23%

### CreatorRank: [---------] [#](/creator/youtube::UC8X11_45L0vPf_CQ1UC1YWQ/influencer_rank)
![CreatorRank Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/cr:youtube::UC8X11_45L0vPf_CQ1UC1YWQ/c:line/m:influencer_rank.svg)

### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands)  [social networks](/list/social-networks)  [products](/list/products)  [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  [stocks](/list/stocks)  [countries](/list/countries) 

**Social topic influence**
[autodesk](/topic/autodesk) #42, [3d](/topic/3d), [tutorial](/topic/tutorial), [how to](/topic/how-to), [to the](/topic/to-the), [final](/topic/final), [adobe](/topic/adobe), [create](/topic/create), [company](/topic/company), [ray](/topic/ray)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"The Peanuts Movie - TOHO Cinemas Commercial http://www.mikecushny.com A TOHO Cinemas commercial tie-in with the characters from the Peanuts Movie. Mike Cushny contributed to the 3D rough layout for blocking camera and staging as well as the final layout camera polish and cinematography on all shots with animated characters. tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3eVrgZ6n1UM)  2021-03-04T01:57Z [----] followers, 136.1K engagements


"The Peanuts Movie - Nestl Crunch Commercial http://www.mikecushny.com A Nestl Crunch commercial tie-in with the characters from the Peanuts Movie. Mike Cushny contributed to the 3D rough layout for blocking camera and staging as well as the final layout camera polish and cinematography on all shots with animated characters. tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IcSZRID9T4A)  2021-03-04T01:50Z [----] followers, 689.2K engagements


"The Peanuts Movie - All Detergent Commercial http://www.mikecushny.com An All detergent commercial tie-in with the characters from the Peanuts Movie. Mike Cushny contributed to the 3D rough layout for blocking camera and staging as well as the final layout camera polish and cinematography on all shots with animated characters. tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XA7y7fkbd-4)  2021-03-04T01:45Z [----] followers, 81.7K engagements


"The Peanuts Movie - Regal Cinemas Commercial http://www.mikecushny.com A Regal Cinemas commercial tie-in with the characters from the Peanuts Movie. Mike Cushny contributed to the 3D rough layout for blocking camera and staging as well as the final layout camera polish and cinematography on all shots with animated characters. tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SpIKo61WB0M)  2021-03-04T01:55Z [----] followers, 81.5K engagements


"Rio - Kids Choice Awards http://www.mikecushny.com A category presentation for the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards. Mike Cushny contributed to the 3D layout camera and staging for the shots with the animated characters including 3D camera tracking and match moving to integrate 3D Characters in to live action footage shot on Arri Alexa. tutorial Autodesk Maya visual effects Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (TV Program) match move camera tracking tutorial Autodesk Maya visual effects Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (TV Program) match move camera tracking"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y3aYCvYQyhc)  2014-05-14T02:01Z [----] followers, 740.7K engagements


"Spies in Disguise - Audi Car Chase Promo http://www.mikecushny.com An Audi RSQ E-Tron concept car tie-in with the characters from Spies in Disguise. Mike Cushny contributed to the 3D rough layout for blocking camera and staging as well as the final layout camera polish and cinematography on all shots with animated characters. tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=grpphGknKRM)  2021-03-05T01:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Ice Age: Collision Course - McDonald's Happy Meal Commercial http://www.mikecushny.com An All detergent commercial tie-in with the characters from Ice Age. Mike Cushny contributed to the 3D rough layout for blocking camera and staging as well as the final layout camera polish and cinematography on all shots with animated characters. tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YtpfL7_xfBE)  2021-03-04T21:51Z [----] followers, 34.3K engagements


"Ice Age: Collision Course - Aquafina Commercial http://www.mikecushny.com An Aquafina commercial tie-in with the characters from Ice Age. Mike Cushny contributed to the 3D rough layout for blocking camera and staging as well as the final layout camera polish and cinematography on all shots with animated characters. tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Cezt6C-arzc)  2021-03-04T02:06Z [----] followers, 65.2K engagements


"The Peanuts Movie - TOHO Cinemas Commercial http://www.mikecushny.com A TOHO Cinemas commercial tie-in with the characters from the Peanuts Movie. Mike Cushny contributed to the 3D rough layout for blocking camera and staging as well as the final layout camera polish and cinematography on all shots with animated characters. tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3eVrgZ6n1UM)  2021-03-04T01:57Z [----] followers, 136.1K engagements


"The Peanuts Movie - Regal Cinemas Commercial http://www.mikecushny.com A Regal Cinemas commercial tie-in with the characters from the Peanuts Movie. Mike Cushny contributed to the 3D rough layout for blocking camera and staging as well as the final layout camera polish and cinematography on all shots with animated characters. tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SpIKo61WB0M)  2021-03-04T01:55Z [----] followers, 81.5K engagements


"The Peanuts Movie - McDonalds Happy Meal Commercial http://www.mikecushny.com A McDonalds Happy Meal commercial tie-in with the characters from the Peanuts Movie. Mike Cushny contributed to the 3D rough layout for blocking camera and staging as well as the final layout camera polish and cinematography on all shots with animated characters. tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RsxB7jUYbek)  2021-03-04T01:53Z [----] followers, 176.5K engagements


"The Peanuts Movie - Nestl Crunch Commercial http://www.mikecushny.com A Nestl Crunch commercial tie-in with the characters from the Peanuts Movie. Mike Cushny contributed to the 3D rough layout for blocking camera and staging as well as the final layout camera polish and cinematography on all shots with animated characters. tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IcSZRID9T4A)  2021-03-04T01:50Z [----] followers, 689.2K engagements


"The Peanuts Movie - All Detergent Commercial http://www.mikecushny.com An All detergent commercial tie-in with the characters from the Peanuts Movie. Mike Cushny contributed to the 3D rough layout for blocking camera and staging as well as the final layout camera polish and cinematography on all shots with animated characters. tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XA7y7fkbd-4)  2021-03-04T01:45Z [----] followers, 81.7K engagements


"How To Render a Camera Depth Pass in Maya and Composite in Photoshop http://www.mikecushny.com A Maya tutorial demonstration of how create a Depth of Field effect in Maya by rendering a Camera Depth Pass using Mental Ray for Maya. The technique of adjusting the depth range with camera clipping planes is demonstrated. The depth pass is composited in photoshop using the Lens Blur filter to create a Depth of Field effect in the rendered image. tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling Rendering Adobe Photoshop (Software) MR Mental Ray Photoshop Camera Depth Pass Depth of Field"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8aWYVsqeaF8)  2014-12-09T01:41Z [----] followers, 27.2K engagements


"How To Render Ambient Occlusion in Maya and Composite in Photoshop http://www.mikecushny.com A Maya tutorial demonstration of how to render an ambient occlusion pass using Mental Ray for Maya. The video describes the quality settings needed to generate the AO pass along with the Direct Irradiance pass. The proper techniques for compositing the Ambient Occlusion with direct lighting is shown by modifying the blend mode in photoshop. tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling Adobe Photoshop (Software) Rendering Ambient Occlusion composite AO indirect lighting direct lighting"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iAqxSfN2zKo)  2014-12-09T01:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"How To Use Final Gathering in Maya http://www.mikecushny.com A Maya tutorial demonstration of how to use Final Gathering in Maya with Mental Ray. Final Gathering contributes indirect illumination to a rendered scene. This video shows the steps to tune the settings and control the amount of final gathering contribution to the scene. tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling Maya Mental Ray Final Gathering rendering irradiance tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling Maya Mental Ray Final Gathering rendering irradiance"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vYIHg8ReWtA)  2014-11-24T13:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"How To Create a Layered Shader in Maya http://www.mikecushny.com A Maya tutorial demonstration of how to create a layered shader. This layered shader technique allows you to combine two shaders onto one piece of geometry using transparency to make them visible. tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling layered shader maya rendering materials transparency Shader tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling layered shader maya rendering materials transparency Shader"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=r1AkB4ptCEc)  2014-11-24T00:12Z [----] followers, 27.7K engagements


"Controlling Ray Trace Shadows in Maya http://www.mikecushny.com A Maya tutorial demonstration of how to optimize ray trace shadows. The video describes the process of smoothing noise and grainy shadow edges as well as adding refractions and colored shadows in transparent objects. tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling Ray Tracing Shadow ray trace shadows raytrace shadows raytracing shadows noise grain grainy light radius shadow rays ray depth limit refractive index refractions shadow color tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling Ray Tracing Shadow ray trace"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ejfg27KV334)  2014-10-26T21:22Z [----] followers, 13.9K engagements


"How To Create a Bump Map and Displacement Map in Maya http://www.mikecushny.com A Maya tutorial demonstration of how to create a bump map and a displacement map to increase the realism of the rendered image. several tools are described in the process including surface normals the node editor and the alpha gain node. In addition to applying photoshop filters to your texture map such as the reduce noise filter and the median filter. tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling maya bump map displacement map surface normals node editor photoshop Adobe Photoshop (Software) curves tool"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=goDxfgEAoGI)  2014-10-20T11:43Z [----] followers, 13K engagements


"How To Paint a UV Texture Map in Photoshop http://www.mikecushny.com A Maya tutorial demonstration of how to create a UV layout for a polygonal object and paint the UV texture map in Photoshop. Several different UV tools are demonstrated in the process including Cut UV edges and unfold UVs how to move and sew UV edges and create a UV snapshot. The roundtrip from Maya to Photoshop and back is described in this tutorial. tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling maya Photoshop Adobe Photoshop (Software) paint UV layout UVS Unfold UVs UV snapshot cut UV edges tutorial Autodesk"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mlQkbRcsauE)  2014-10-20T04:28Z [----] followers, 12.3K engagements


"How To Layout UVs in Maya http://www.mikecushny.com A Maya tutorial demonstration of how to layout UVs on a polygonal 3D object. Several UV tools are demonstrated in the UV layout process. The optimize tool will relax UVs the UV Lattice tool and soft modification tools are used to even out the distribution of UVs. Cut UV edges and the unfold UV tools are the primary tools to layout the UVs on a planar surface. Each of the UV modification tools are described as they are shown in a UV layout pipeline from start to finish. tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling maya layout UVs"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6aMCQFgQ5DA)  2014-10-20T02:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Working with Area Lights in Maya http://www.mikecushny.com A Maya tutorial demonstration of how to create and control area lights to simulate softbox lighting used in portrait photography. Several lighting techniques are demonstrated including soft edge shadows and quadratic decay to simulate the realistic properties of light. tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling softbox portrait quadratic decay inverse square area light maya shadows tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling softbox portrait quadratic decay inverse square area light maya shadows"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eLzOVA7q1No)  2014-10-06T11:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Working with Depth Map Shadows in Maya http://www.mikecushny.com A Maya tutorial demonstration of how to create and control Depth Map shadows. The video describes the overview of the process and the settings used to control the quality of the depth map shadows. tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling dmap shadows depth map shadows ray trace spotlight Shadow tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling dmap shadows depth map shadows ray trace spotlight Shadow"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=C4_Z9xW_VMw)  2014-09-28T19:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"How To Create a 2D Projection Texture Map in Maya http://www.mikecushny.com A Maya tutorial demonstration of how to make a 2D texture projection. The video describes how to control the placement of texture UVs with a cylindrical projection and how to apply a texture map to a nurbs surface and a polygon surface. tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling uvs uv texture texture map projection map Texture Mapping nurbs polygon maya 2D projection tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling uvs uv texture texture map projection map Texture Mapping nurbs polygon maya 2D"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=te0Q22DIMJM)  2014-09-23T11:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"How To Texture Map Nurbs and Polys in Maya http://www.mikecushny.com A Maya tutorial demonstration of how to apply a texture map to nurbs and polygon surfaces. Various techniques are shown explaining how to control the UV layout for each of the different surfaces. tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling texture map uv Texture Mapping uv layout nurbs polygon maya tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling texture map uv Texture Mapping uv layout nurbs polygon maya"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MMk5ILIaafw)  2014-09-22T11:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"How To Create a Camera Image Plane in Maya http://www.mikecushny.com A Maya tutorial demonstration of how to create an image plane that matches the resolution of your rendering camera. tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling camera image plane demonstration tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling camera image plane demonstration"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bvRhLXb0u3I)  2014-09-15T02:30Z [----] followers, 17.9K engagements


"How To Create a Custom Maya Camera http://www.mikecushny.com A Maya tutorial demonstration of how to create a custom camera in Maya from scratch. The process of creating a camera that matches the properties of a real world camera is described in this video demonstration. tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling camera film back sensor size camera sensor tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling camera film back sensor size camera sensor"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eKDnu6c_V1U)  2014-09-15T02:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"How to Utilize Render Passes in Maya with Mental Ray http://www.mikecushny.com A Maya tutorial demonstration of how use Render Passes with Mental Ray. A Render Pass will create a separate image for each component in your image such as shadows highlights and reflections. You can then use a compositing application like After Effects to combine these render passes into one image. tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling Adobe After Effects (Software) compositing Render Layers render passes mental ray Rendering tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling Adobe After"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hBIKGaoG0ig)  2014-07-16T02:03Z [----] followers, 14.3K engagements


"How to Create Render Layers in Maya http://www.mikecushny.com A Maya tutorial demonstration of how to create render layers. Render Layers can be utilized to make your rendering more efficient by separating assets into foreground and background passes. tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling Render Layers Rendering tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling Render Layers Rendering"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JT3DKMr_XAA)  2014-07-16T01:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"How to Animate Pose to Pose Blocking using Maya Trax http://www.mikecushny.com A Maya tutorial demonstration of how to use the Maya Trax editor to save animation poses and recall them to create a pose to pose blocking pass for an animated character. tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects Pose To Pose Animation Animated 3d animation Character Animation (Field Of Study) tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects Pose To Pose Animation Animated 3d animation Character Animation (Field Of Study)"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=avhszxFS2Mw)  2014-07-16T01:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"How To Export a H.264 Quicktime Movie for YouTube the Web & iPhone http://www.mikecushny.com A Final Cut Pro tutorial demonstration of how to create an H.264 video by adjusting the export settings in QuickTime. The same steps can be used to export a H.264 QuickTime from After Effects. tutorial how to visual effects Final Cut Pro (Software) Adobe After Effects (Software) QuickTime (File Format) H.264 tutorial how to visual effects Final Cut Pro (Software) Adobe After Effects (Software) QuickTime (File Format) H.264"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=W8v9nFd-uFc)  2014-07-16T01:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"How To Create a Custom Final Cut Pro Project http://www.mikecushny.com A Final Cut Pro tutorial demonstration of how to create a custom FCP project. Instead of using project presets you can modify them and save it as your own custom project preset. tutorial how to visual effects Final Cut Pro X tutorial how to visual effects Final Cut Pro X"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5QuvzcnyMa4)  2014-07-16T01:45Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Rio [--] - Western Union Commercial http://www.mikecushny.com A Western Union commercial featuring the characters from Rio [--]. Mike Cushny contributed to the 3D layout camera and staging for the shots with the animated characters. Autodesk Maya visual effects 3D modeling Autodesk Maya visual effects 3D modeling"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=x4EMgHTiJL4)  2014-05-15T01:24Z [----] followers, 106.2K engagements


"Epic - McDonald's Commercial http://www.mikecushny.com A McDonald's commercial promoting the Epic Happy Meal. Mike Cushny contributed to the 3D layout camera and staging for the shots with the animated characters. Autodesk Maya visual effects 3D modeling McDonald's (Organization) Epic Autodesk Maya visual effects 3D modeling McDonald's (Organization) Epic"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KuEKzXPdvBs)  2014-05-15T01:17Z [----] followers, 46.7K engagements


"Ice Age: Continental Drift - Soda Stream Promo http://www.mikecushny.com A commercial for the Soda Stream system featuring characters from Ice Age. Mike Cushny contributed to the 3D layout camera and staging for the shots with the animated characters. Autodesk Maya visual effects 3D modeling Sodastream (Organization) Autodesk Maya visual effects 3D modeling Sodastream (Organization)"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dYlCrjmK1F0)  2014-05-15T01:06Z [----] followers, 244.6K engagements


"Ice Age: Continental Drift McDonald's Commercial http://www.mikecushny.com A McDonald's commercial promoting the Ice Age Happy Meal. Mike Cushny contributed to the 3D layout camera and staging for the shots with the animated characters including 3D camera tracking and match moving to integrate 3D Characters in to live action footage shot on green screen. Autodesk Maya visual effects 3D modeling McDonald's (Organization) Autodesk Maya visual effects 3D modeling McDonald's (Organization)"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MB4Z34D7CWQ)  2014-05-15T00:55Z [----] followers, 33K engagements


"Ice Age: Continental Drift Promo http://www.mikecushny.com A promotional tie-in with American Idol for Ice Age: Continental Drift Mike Cushny contributed to the 3D layout camera and staging for the shots with the animated characters. Including 3D Camera tracking and match moving to integrate 3D characters into live action footage. tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling tutorial Autodesk Maya how to visual effects 3D modeling"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-JtNwRRejZY)  2014-05-15T00:46Z [----] followers, 275.6K engagements


"Rio - Kids Choice Awards http://www.mikecushny.com A category presentation for the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards. Mike Cushny contributed to the 3D layout camera and staging for the shots with the animated characters including 3D camera tracking and match moving to integrate 3D Characters in to live action footage shot on Arri Alexa. tutorial Autodesk Maya visual effects Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (TV Program) match move camera tracking tutorial Autodesk Maya visual effects Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (TV Program) match move camera tracking"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y3aYCvYQyhc)  2014-05-14T02:01Z [----] followers, 740.7K engagements


"Rio - McDonald's Happy Meal Spot http://www.mikecushny.com A McDonald's commercial promoting the Rio Happy Meal. Mike Cushny contributed to the 3D layout camera and staging for the shots with the animated characters. Autodesk Maya visual effects McDonald's (Organization) Rio Commercial Happy Meal (Trademark) Autodesk Maya visual effects McDonald's (Organization) Rio Commercial Happy Meal (Trademark)"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JD6nx2zAf4U)  2014-05-09T23:02Z [----] followers, 65K engagements


"Maya Tutorial - Modeling to Scale - Pt 3/3 - Modeling in Maya http://www.mikecushny.com A demonstration of how to model a 3D object to match its scale in the real world. this video shows the process of creating a 3D object in Maya that matches the scale of the reference images. Part [--] - http://youtu.be/TqTOPhQIve0 Intro overview and explanation Part [--] - http://youtu.be/SKmaaTxEPm0 Photoshop alignment demonstration Part [--] - http://youtu.be/le58l9yAXdM Maya how to model to scale Model (Job Title) Tutorial (Industry) Autodesk Maya (Software) 3D Modeling visual effects photoshop Adobe Photoshop"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=le58l9yAXdM)  2014-03-19T02:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Maya Tutorial - Modeling to Scale - Pt 2/3 Photoshop http://www.mikecushny.com A demonstration of how to model a 3D object to match its scale in the real world. this video describes the process of aligning images in Photoshop to match them to scale. Part [--] - http://youtu.be/TqTOPhQIve0 Intro Overview and explanation Part [--] - http://youtu.be/SKmaaTxEPm0 Photoshop alignment demonstration Part [--] - http://youtu.be/le58l9yAXdM Maya how to model to scale Adobe Photoshop (Software) Tutorial (Industry) Autodesk Maya (Software) Animation Photoshop visual effects Effects Adobe Photoshop (Software)"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SKmaaTxEPm0)  2014-03-19T02:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Maya Tutorial - Modeling to Scale - Pt 1/3 http://www.mikecushny.com A demonstration of how to model a 3D object to match its scale in the real world. This introduction describes the overview of the process and why you would want to model objects to real world scale. Part [--] - http://youtu.be/TqTOPhQIve0 Intro Overview and explanation Part [--] - http://youtu.be/SKmaaTxEPm0 Photoshop alignment demonstration Part [--] - http://youtu.be/le58l9yAXdM Maya how to model to scale Autodesk Maya (Software) Adobe Photoshop (Software) Tutorial (Industry) 3D Modeling (Profession) Visual Effects (Film Company"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TqTOPhQIve0)  2014-03-19T01:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Survivor Africa - Program Open 3D animated logo for program opening of Survivor Africa. 3D animation modeling texturing and lighting. 2D compositing of 3D assets with film plates shot on location. http://www.mikecushny.com Survivor (TV Program) 3D Animation Broadcast Design Motion Graphics Computer-generated Imagery (Film Company Role Or Service) Adobe After Effects (Software) Autodesk Maya (Software) Survivor (TV Program) 3D Animation Broadcast Design Motion Graphics Computer-generated Imagery (Film Company Role Or Service) Adobe After Effects (Software) Autodesk Maya (Software)"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iqG5yV7hfQI)  2014-01-12T22:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Samsung Living Billboard - Times Square 3D Animation for the Samsung billboard in Times Square NYC. 3D animation texturing and lighting. http://www.mikecushny.com Samsung Electronics (Business Operation) Times Square (Neighborhood) 3D Animation Animation (Professional Field) Motion Graphics Computer-generated Imagery (Film Company Role Or Service) Adobe After Effects (Software) Autodesk Maya (Software) Samsung Electronics (Business Operation) Times Square (Neighborhood) 3D Animation Animation (Professional Field) Motion Graphics Computer-generated Imagery (Film Company Role Or Service) Adobe"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=a4NpLtO7MmU)  2014-01-12T22:17Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Grey Goose Vodka - Website Animation 3D animation for the splash page of the Grey Goose website. 3D animation modeling texturing and lighting. 2D compositing effects and motion graphics. http://www.mikecushny.com Grey Goose 3D Modeling (Profession) 3D Animation Animation (Professional Field) Web Design (Project) Motion Graphics Computer-generated Imagery (Film Company Role Or Service) Adobe After Effects (Software) Autodesk Maya (Software) Grey Goose 3D Modeling (Profession) 3D Animation Animation (Professional Field) Web Design (Project) Motion Graphics Computer-generated Imagery (Film"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZoCqYv5zq88)  2014-01-12T22:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"CBS Evening News - Program Open 3D animated program open for the CBS Evening News. 3D animation modeling texturing and lighting. 2D compositing of 3D assets with film plates shot on green screen. http://www.mikecushny.com CBS Evening News (TV Program) Broadcast Design Motion Graphics 3D Modeling (Profession) 3D Animation Television Program (Award Discipline) Computer-generated Imagery (Film Company Role Or Service) Adobe After Effects (Software) Autodesk Maya (Software) CBS Evening News (TV Program) Broadcast Design Motion Graphics 3D Modeling (Profession) 3D Animation Television Program"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TLAH9fRsE64)  2014-01-12T22:02Z [----] followers, 22.7K engagements


"Boeing Delta IV Heavy Rocket Promo 3D animation used to promote capabilities of the Delta IV Heavy Rocket. 3D animation modeling texturing lighting and effects. 2D compositing of 3D assets with photographic plates shot on location in Cape Canaveral Florida. http://www.mikecushny.com Boeing (Business Operation) Delta IV (Rocket) 3D Modeling (Profession) 3D Animation Animation (Professional Field) Computer-generated Imagery (Film Company Role Or Service) Autodesk Maya (Software) Adobe After Effects (Software) Boeing (Business Operation) Delta IV (Rocket) 3D Modeling (Profession) 3D Animation"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Fvwy7AR4bpE)  2014-01-12T21:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"BBC America Station ID - Butterfly Station ID for the launch of the BBC America channel in the US. 3D animation modeling texturing and lighting of the butterfly and tongue. 2D compositing of 3D assets with film plates shot on green screen. http://www.mikecushny.com BBC America (TV Network) 3D Modeling (Profession) Animation (Professional Field) Television Program (Award Discipline) Computer-generated Imagery (Film Company Role Or Service) 3D Animation Adobe After Effects (Software) Autodesk Maya (Software) motion graphics BBC America (TV Network) 3D Modeling (Profession) Animation"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=saq138QqJ_Q)  2014-01-12T21:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Mike Cushny Broadcast Design Reel http://www.mikecushny.com Mike Cushny Broadcast Design Show Reel Includes 3D animation and design for clients NBC CBS HBO SciFi BBC Encore. 3D Modeling (Profession) Animation (Professional Field) Computer-generated Imagery (Film Company Role Or Service) Television Film (TV Genre) Broadcast Designer 3D Modeling (Profession) Animation (Professional Field) Computer-generated Imagery (Film Company Role Or Service) Television Film (TV Genre) Broadcast Designer"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XyC98zzGQSc)  2014-01-11T22:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing