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Assignment #04, Class Notes, Tutorials

lesson 06 – 3D Camera ( part 01)

Here is What we covered in today’s class:

AE Cameras:

In order to enable 3D for a layer – you have to check the following box:

 

 

Subjects we’ll cover next week:

Focal Distance:

Auto focus expression (advanced):

http://motionscript.com/design-guide/auto-focus.html

Lights:

Screen shots from the video above:

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Materials:

 http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cc/introduction-to-3d-material-options-environment-layers/

Here are a couple of other advanced techniques to build a 3d scene:

Vanishing point:

( Thanks Hyo Bin for this tutorial)

 

Camera Mapping:

 http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorial/submerged/

 

3D displacement maps:

Same technique ( Depth map):

 

 

3D Text and vector shape extrude:

Advanced:

http://cgi.tutsplus.com/tutorials/real-camera-inner-workings-within-after-effects–ae-21497

http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/submerged/

Assignment #04

Assignment 04 – Rock Star Animal

DESCRIPTION:

Design and animate your own rock star animal.

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The purpose of this assignment is to learn how to use a whole body as a tool for expressing emotions through motion.

Length: 5 seconds ( however please feel free to exceed ).

 

Part 1 ( Monday, 10/05/15, 10am)

Using images (png/jpegs/psd) and AE masks,

Students will design and prepare a character for animation.

See this example but design everything without vectors.

DELIVERY SPECS

AE file with all graphics ready for in-class animation

 

Part 2 (Monday, 10/12/15, 10am)

Create a short character animations using one of several simple character rigging techniques we’ll cover in class.

DELIVERY SPECS

  • HD video (1920×1080 or 1280×720)
  • Your preferred frame rate (24, 23.976, 29.997, 30 etc.)
  • no less than 5 seconds long