WEEK 1: August 24

Assignment 01 – GIF Animation

Create one animated GIF

Duration: 5 Seconds

Assignment theme : “Surprise“.

Due:  Session 02 ( 08/31/15)

 

Sketch your ideas before you open After Effects. Use the footage we collected in class together with footage you wish to use and create a surprising GIF Animation.  Think about compositions, timing,  transitions and loops.

You can add text to the GIF.

Please Email me your assignments before class.

–  Watch this introduction to After Effects tutorial

or

https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/how-to/aftereffects-create-first-project-cc.html?set=after-effects–get-started–essential-beginners

–  And this GIF Animation tutorial:

 

Here is how you should export / render your movies in After Effects CC and up:

 

For next class:

1. Introduction to Animation tutorial

2. Please bring your GIF After Effects Project on your Hard Drive with your After effects rendered video file and your GIF file.

 

Inspiration:

https://ello.co/ellogifs

http://5secondfilms.com/

http://giphy.com/

http://the12principles.tumblr.com/