Category Archives: Resources

Color keying and basic color correction

November 30, 2015 animishmish

The is a quick introduction to “Compositing” – creating a shot out of different elements (green screen footage/ videos or images) and blending them (realistically/ graphic style) together.

Green Screen

Green Screen Vs. Blue Screen:

When shooting people green screen usually works better. However, if your subject wears something green ( or when shooting a tree for example) you can always use a blue background.

Green screen tutorials using “Keylight”:

Best basic tutorial for this subject ( ignore all the DV footage comments)

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

After effects CC 2014:

Advanced:

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

Advanced excellent tutorial about “Light Wrap”

Advanced “Junk Matt” techniques:

Extra – specific compositing tutorials:

Green Screen from downloaded stock footage:

Resources, Tutorials

Tutorial – How to Eliminate Background Noise

November 16, 2015 animishmish

Enhance Voice Over

Resources

The ultimate collection of the top 100 free typefaces for 2015

November 11, 2015 animishmish

http://www.awwwards.com/100-greatest-free-fonts-collection-for-2015.html

Class Notes, Tutorials

Fast render a 3D scene

November 2, 2015 animishmish

This is a fantastic a quick tutorial on how to speed up your workflow while working on 3D:

Lower your resolution
Work in “Draft 3D”

http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/tutorials/how-to-speed-up-your-workflow-in-after-effects/

Class Notes, Resources, Tutorials

Class 08 – 3D Camera Tracking

November 2, 2015 animishmish

Inspiration:

3D Camera Tracking Tutorials:

Fast 2 minutes overview – including shadow catcher and lights:

Here is a frame from the video to show how to create a shadow catcher and light:

In-depth tutorial:

Mask out element to look like they are behind:

Masking out people from the frame to help solve camera:

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/no-stupid-questions-with-colin-smith/after-effects-advanced-3d-camera-tracker-for-hard-to-track-clips/

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/3d-camera-tracker/

Class Notes, Tutorials

Additional 3D tutorials

October 26, 2015 animishmish

Parenting Tutorial:

Null object:

Collapse transformation ( Little sun icon):

This is good for precomping a few 3d layers while keeping their 3d positioning in the main Comp

Extra:

Advanced:

http://www.sternfx.com/tutorials/92

Assignment #04, Class Notes, Tutorials

lesson 06 – 3D Camera ( part 01)

October 19, 2015 animishmish

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:

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/

Class Notes, Tutorials

Real 3D in After Effects

October 19, 2015 animishmish

After Effects is slowly shifting from a 2.5D environment( Flat surfaces distributed in 3D space) to a platform which supports importing 3D models.

After Effects gives you the option to extrude shape layers and text layers.

Currently – these are 2 options for full 3D models in AE:

Built in 3D integration between After Effects and Cinema 4D:

This Means that you also have to own Cinema 4D ( Students get free license) but all of the animation is done in Cinema 4D.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ0Z7iI7oXA

https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/how-to/insert-objects-after-effects.html

External Plugin – Element 3d (Paid – $199):

With Element 3D – ALL of the animation is done within After Effects:

https://www.videocopilot.net/products/element2/

Class Notes, Tutorials

Keyframes continues

Video September 14, 2015 animishmish

Rove across time / Hold Keyframes

Follow mask path + orient to path:

Great tutorials by Grayscale Gorilla:

Advanced tutorials:

Inspiration:

Assignment #02, Class Notes, Tutorials

Class #02 – Introduction to Animation

August 31, 2015 animishmish

What is animation?

What’s your favorite animation and why?

Animation is all about space and time – watch this TED talk:

Disney’s 12 Principles Of Animation:

Extra reading:

Good article about material design.
Google Material Design

Timing for a bouncing ball animation

4 Basic principles of animation:

– Timing

– Squash and stretch

– Motion arcs

– Slow in Slow out ( top)

Bouncing ball theory

Tutorials

Another Technique:

Keyframing Guide:

Graph editor tutorials:

Green Screen

Green screen tutorials using “Keylight”:

After effects CC 2014:

Advanced:

Extra – specific compositing tutorials:

Enhance Voice Over

Inspiration:

3D Camera Tracking Tutorials:

Mask out element to look like they are behind:

Masking out people from the frame to help solve camera:

Parenting Tutorial:

Null object:

Collapse transformation ( Little sun icon):

Extra:

Advanced:

Focal Distance:

Lights:

Materials:

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

Vanishing point:

Camera Mapping:

Built in 3D integration between After Effects and Cinema 4D:

External Plugin – Element 3d (Paid – $199):

What is animation?

Animation is all about space and time – watch this TED talk:

Bouncing ball theory

Tutorials

Advanced:

ALON CHITAYAT