Spring 2010 Anim 172

Hot Links

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Here are some great links to check out for
Inspiration!

http://motionographer.com

http://www.artofthetitle.com

http://www.cgart.com/

http://theinspirationroom.com

Pretty Cool Info

2011-03-21T17:52:00.000-07:00

This is a link to an informative video about file types that can be imported into after effects.

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-by-video/adobe-after-effects-cs5-supported-import-formats-and-codecs/

More Hot key goodnesss

2010-03-04T12:35:00.000-08:00

This was originally posted by Mark Christiansen They are set up for PC but they apply to MACs as well instead of Ctrl on a PC it is Command on a MAC

Week 1

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Good Job, and once again welcome. So far we have covered some of the basics of the After Effects interface, as well as a brief title sequence demo. This week we will finish title sequence demo and begin to develop style comps for our mid term project. Here is a snapshot of an After Effects.

basic project structure

Qiuck Ref Guide

2010-02-22T18:42:00.000-08:00

This is little reference guide of hotkeys

to ease in your navigation thrugh the software

Welcome to Anim172 Spring 2010

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WIGGLE

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The Wiggle Expression

wiggle(10.100)

This Expression can be applied to almost any keyframeable attribute

to create a random type effect

An example of this would be to place it on the position attribute of a layer.

This is how it is applied option/alt Click on the Position Stop Watch to enable the expression then type in wiggle(10.100) and hit enter on the number-pad.

When you play it back you will see your layer pulse randomly 10 times a second

100 pixels from it's original value.

Now let's apply this effect to a lens Flare to create a strobe light effect.

but this time we will use a slider control to Wiggle the brightness of the flare

1. Create a solid, then go to effect - Generate - Lens Fare

Use the Default setting

2. Create an adjustment layer and go to effect - Expression Controls - Slider Control

3. Go to the Solid open the effect controls OPTION/ALT click the stop watch on flare Brightness.

This creates an expression

4. Open the effect controls on the adjustment layer and open the slider control effect by clicking on the arrow next to the word slider control.

5. On the solid grab the pickwhip next to the flare brightness and drag it to the slider control, your flare has now gone black.

6. Select the Slider Control OPTION/ALT click the stopwatch and add a wiggle expression wiggle(10.100), now you have a blinking flare

7. Final Step On the solid OPTION/ALT click the flare center and ad a wiggle expression wiggle(2,10), this will offset the position of the flare making it a bit more random.

8. On the solid go to effect layer hue and saturation then rotate the master saturation to adjust the color, then add a CC radial Fast Blur and that's it you have Disco Madness!

Teaser and PSA

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LIVESTRONG Challenge PSA 2008 from Alpheus Media on Vimeo.

Recycle PSA from Bryan Drake on Vimeo.

Here are some great uses of motion graphics for a PSA

Cowboy Bebop Teaser from klausn on Vimeo.

Here is great use of Motiongraphics for a Teaser

What's the Difference between a PSA and a Teaser Trailer

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PSA is short for Public Service Announcement. A PSA is a noncommercial advertisement on radio television or film to raise attention and awareness on a given topic i.e.;Smoking , Aids The Crisis in Dafur.

A Teaser Trailer is and advertisement of a film or TV Show. It is used to promote a film or show.

The reason the word "teaser" is because it is just that a tease to gain the interest of the audience it has very little or no clips of the film just subtle hints of the film or show, and ends with a reveal of the Main title and release date.

and finally here are two more examples of a PSA and a Trailer

From Start To Finish

2009-03-04T21:36:00.000-08:00

Here is an awesome example of a Main Title Design from start to finish done by a talented artist named Lindsay Daniels.

Here is a link to the Original Treatment.

http://lindsaydaniels.com/entries/1

Also checkout the storyboards and see how close the original boards are to the finished product.

Inspiration From the Past

2009-02-24T20:02:00.000-08:00

This is a Title Sequence done by the great Pablo Ferro. It is truly Motion Graphics are all about, this was all done on a down shooter and camera optical effects. Old School but Outstanding!

This is a Title Sequence from The Awesome, Saul Bass, Again a great example of Motion Graphics

A Quick Note

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For all students who are taking the course for a second time, If you have the second edition book it will work just fine.

Let's Get Moving

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Welcome to Anim 172, we will be exploring all aspects of Motion Graphics, Design, Animation, and, Typography. We will go over the creative process from script to screen. I will show you real world examples of Motion Graphics Projects from beginning to end.

This blog has been set up for you to post any questions you may have, or share any tips or ideas that may help the class as well.

Thanks,