I've been experimenting with a visual effect technique called Tx Transformation. It's implementation requires some customized scripting in shake and a little bit of mathematics. It's relatively new, unheard of and a little complicated to explain however let me give it a try.
An image is measured using X and Y coordinates. Imagine that a sequence of images (animation / video / etc ) extends out through on the Z axis (time) making a three dimensional cube made out of pixels. In Tx transformation the video is played along the X axis instead of the time (Z) axis. So one frame represents viewing a slice through all the frames. So when you play through you're seeing an overview of everything to happened throughout the animation at that period of time. It's really quite fun. I see this being the next big leap in visual effects technique in the next 10 to 20 years. This gives film makers a new dimension to work in take and space. Or just make awesome VFX. Here is my latest test:

To see earlier tests please select "Read More"

This is an animation I created a few weeks back.

Created in 4 days using final cut and motion. The dancers are all one dancer who was shot on a white screen.

The concept is dancing that creates energy vortexes through the different types of dance. The mandala is also created from the patterns created by large groups of people. The clip goes through the four elements: air, fire, water and earth. Then shows some patterns made up from groups of people.

In August 2008, I was a subject in a documentary television show "right through the arts" My mission was to teach world renowned artist
Sam Nhlengethwa, How to turn his creations into animations. This was the final result: