DPI | WEEK 10: AFTER EFFECTS EXERCISE

   

24.11.2024 - 30.11.2024 /Week 10

Loh Kai Xuan (0365780)
Digital Photography and Imaging, Creative Media Design, Taylor's University

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LECTURE

Intro to After Effects

Adobe After Effects is a 2.5D animation software used for animation, visual effects, and motion picture compositing. 

Lecturer: Mr. Fauzi

• All the layers need to be arrange and rename accordingly so that it will be organize and easy to be animated in AE 
• After Effects files does not embed its media, it links to it.

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TUTORIAL

1. AFTER EFFECT LIVE DEMO during Tutorial class.

2. Advanced keyframes (attachment video)

PRACTICAL

1. Download the PSD composition below:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1etLC49TGicn1FdLF4KRla_GzQJjFqksp/view?usp=sharing

2. Import the W10_ANIMATE.psd into Adobe After Effects.

3. Create a composition setting 1080 px (Width) x 1920 px (Height), Duration 15 second

4. Create a keyframe animation to the layers using Position (P), Scale (S) & Masking path.

5. Render output: Quicktime (.MOV) or .MP4

6. Upload your exercise into your Youtube Channel.

7. Update your progress and video to your E-Portfolio blog. 

8. Attach your E-Portfolio link on this Submission.

* Note: Due to ongoing Task 2, Mr.Fauzi has only tasked us with exploring rotation and scale tool

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Process

Imported file into AE, set time to 15 secs as per requirement.

I first started with the fish, adding rotation and positioning using keyframes.

Using Mr. Fauzi's recomendation, I isolated layers before animating them.

I also used scale to make the fish pulse. I made sure the last key is the same as the first so the video can loop.

I then made the people bounce by making it go up and down quickly then copy pasted the keys.

Lastly, I animated both circles like gears by shifting it back 2 degrees every time it rotates 60 degrees.

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Final Outcome: