2015
Lynda
Mark Christiansen
1:04
English

Visual effects have gone from a secret craft to a well-known career path, and with today's software, and the right tutorials, anyone can make high-quality VFX. The After Effects Compositing Essentials series is designed to help mograph artists of any level master techniques such as matching, tracking, keying, and rotoscoping. This course is your introduction to the series: part tutorial and part inspiration. Mark Christiansen introduces the seven essential compositing techniques and some bonus tips to help enhance drama, correct color, and create transparency. He also explains the art of storytelling with VFX, and how the pros use After Effects to create convincing movie magic.

Introduction
Time to make movie magic
Using the exercise files
1. Seven Essentials of VFX Compositing
Essential 1: Know how to match
Essential 2: An overview of moving selections
Prevent alpha channel fringing
Essential 3: An overview of the camera for compositing
Essential 4: An overview of what makes an image cinematic
Push adjustments hard for drama and intensity
Essential 5: An overview of color correction
Use Mask Tracker for color correction
Essential 6: Know how to comp fire
Add heat ripple and glow
Create convincing screen transparency
Essential 7: Develop a "good eye" to go further

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