Effects and Tracking
After Effects is a fantastic animation application, but it can do a lot more than just move objects around the composition. After Effects has an extremely powerful effects engines built in to the core architecture of the program. Up until now, we have only scratched the surface on the available effects in the program.
We are going to pull back the curtain of Hollywood and begin to explore some the procedures that are used to create some really awesome visual effects. In addition to exploring the effects engine in After Effects, we will also look at the Tracking System in After Effects and discover how it can be used in our work. Are you excited? Cause I'm geekin' out over here! Lets get started!
Night Vision Pt.2 (50pts)
Project Due: Week 09
In this exercise, we will combining everything we have learned about track mattes, video effects and keyframe animation in building a simple opening motion graphic for "Night Vision". Download the assignment assets and use them to build the animation. Please reference the finished sample to understand how the animation is supposed to look like. Please ensure your project includes the following required elements before you complete this assignment:
- Frame Size: 720x480 pixels
- Duration: 00:00:03;29
- Pixel Aspect Ratio: .91
- Frame Rate: 29.97fps
- Audio must be included in the final movie
- Format (the codec) of Rendered Movie: H.264
Examples of Successful Projects
Check out this example video of how this project is supossed to look when you are done. Check out how the lights are working together to recreate the illusion of the sunrise. Awesome work!
All Finished with your Homework?
After you have saved the project file on your personal external storage device (like a thumb drive), please upload your After Effects Project File (.aep) and your rendered Quicktime Movie (.mov) to the Night Vision Pt.2 dropbox on D2L.
Before you upload your files to D2L, please ensure your files meet the following naming conventions:
Submit Your Assignment- lastname_gcom_390_night_vision_2.aep
- lastname_gcom_390_night_vision_2.mov
Axiom (25pts)
Project Due: Week 09
During this week's lab, we will be tracking a series of points on a video clip of a car. The intention of the animation is to including text that precisely follows the movement of the car. This won't be a problem with the incredibly powerful tracking tools in After Effects. Here are the specific elements that I am looking for:
- Track 3 different points on the car video clip
- Attach separate image layers to the tracked points
- Frame Size: 720x540 pixels
- Duration: 00:00:03;29
- Pixel Aspect Ratio: .91
- Frame Rate: 29.97fps
- Format (the codec) of Rendered Movie: H.264
Examples of Successful Projects
Check out this example video of how this project is supossed to look when you are done. Play close attention to the animation of the arms of the alarm clock. Looks great!All Finished with your Lab Assignment?
After you have saved the project file on your personal external storage device (like a thumb drive), please upload your After Effects Project File (.aep) and your rendered Quicktime Movie (.mov) to the Axiom dropbox on D2L.
Before you upload your files to D2L, please ensure your files meet the following naming conventions:
Submit Your Assignment- lastname_gcom_390_lab_axiom.aep
- lastname_gcom_390_lab_axiom.mov
Important Documents
Check out these awesome learning resources! I've collected a number of assets that I think will help you conquer this week's homework and laboratory assignment. Please download the following materials to your local hard disk or flash storage device (AKA thumb drive).
