Great resources for beautiful tutorials ( you should sign-up for free):
https://mattrunks.com/en/tutorials
Stop motion text effect:
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Useful effects tutorials
Overview of different effects:
You can also create your own effects preset:
http://www.premiumbeat.com/
Here are some color correction tutorials:
Write-on effect:
Color keying and basic color correction
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/
More detailed tutorial:
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:
Extra Tutorials for your type animations
Dasom:
Balloon Text – After Effects Tutorial
Here is the video you all made in class :)\
Great job everyone!
Final Assignment
Description: Design & animate your own ABC version
Concept: Decide about a topic for you ABC ( the ABC of monsters/candies/ hipsters)
Length: 60-90 seconds
Part 01: Due by Monday, 10am, April 13th
Focus on design of frame and typography
Present all of your style frames before animation.
Part 02: Due by Monday, 10am, April 20th
30 seconds render – design and animation
Part 03: Due by Monday, 10am, April 27th
60 seconds render – design and animation
Part 04: Due by Monday, 10am, May 4th
Final presentation – design and animation
Adobe Premiere Pro to After Effects Workflow – Tutorial
New to AFX CC 2014:
http://tv.adobe.com/watch/adobe-at-nab-2014/whats-new-in-after-effects-cc-nab-2014/
2D tracking tutorial
Advanced:
http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/demon_face_warp/
http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/magic_tracking/
Advanced tracking technique with Mocha
This wasn’t covered in class – BUT:
Mocha is a free tool that comes with After Effects, if your shot is challenging to track – you might want to check this tutorial:
Class 04 – Text Animations
Basic text animation tutorial:
Advanced text animation tutorial:
http://archive.divergentshadows.com/dv/ae/notes/text_animation.shtml
Super advanced text animation tutorial:
https://mattrunks.com/en/tutorials/after-effects/amortype
Sync animation with audio tutorial:
Text follow path tutorial:
Swinging text tutorial:
Free fonts resources:
http://www.fontsquirrel.com/
Importing Illustrator layers:
- After Effects does not recognize Illustrator sublayers as individual layers. In order to import separate layers from Illustrator, make sure you create a new layer for every independent element.
- After Effects has a slightly different importing menu for Illustrator files than for Photoshop files, though the options remain the same:
- Choose footage or composition from the top of the menu
- Choose document size or layer size from the bottom of the menu
- You can also choose to import an individual layer
Working with Vector Files (Illustrator) — Continuously Rasterize
In order for vector files (files you import from illustrator as well as assets you create directly in After Effects) to maintain sharp edges when scaling above 100%, make sure to turn on the Continuously Rasterize switch.
Collapse Transformation :
http://cgi.tutsplus.com/tutorials/the-naked-truth-about-collapse-transformations–ae-16228