Buy and Download - Digital Tutors Building a Rigged Camera Composition in After Effects

2013
Digital Tutors
Laura Smith
03:40:00
English

In this series of After Effects tutorials, we will learn how to rig a camera using an animated Null object in After Effects. We will start out by getting a few things set up in the project with importing assets. We then move onto getting the position of the Null object set up. This project execution requires a knowledge of Spatial and Temporal keyframe interpolation, which we go over as we are setting up the animation of the Null object. After parenting the camera to the Null object, we then begin to use the imported assets to create different abstract towers that have multiple Z space position coordinates to give the project a 3D look. After finishing the set up of the scenes, we end by changing things like Camera focus and Blur type, as well as adding vignette and bokeh effects. By the end of this tutorial, you'll be able to create your own rigged camera as well as create 3D effects with originally 2D layers.

Lesson 1
Introduction and project overview
00:59
Lesson 2
Getting started with importing elements
08:16
Lesson 3
Changing the element's colors using the Fill Effect
09:10
Lesson 4
Animating the Null object
11:54
Lesson 5
Editing the spatial interpolation to create a circle
04:20
Lesson 6
Parenting the Camera to the Null and adding Y Rotation
11:26
Lesson 7
Smoothing the motion for momentum illusion and adding Z Rotation
11:33
Lesson 8
Establishing the look of the ground
10:00
Lesson 9
Cutting the Composition for better organization
11:03
Lesson 10
Arranging assets into an appealing composition
16:04
Lesson 11
Animating assets with Expressions and the Add Menu
17:25
Lesson 12
Changing the layer positions to show depth
08:44
Lesson 13
Translating elements from the front to the back
10:28
Lesson 14
Adding Glow for appeal
04:59
Lesson 15
Setting up the third composition
08:55
Lesson 16
Creating new elements from existing shapes and animations
12:53
Lesson 17
Playing with the X rotation of the Camera to emphasize important elements
08:49
Lesson 18
Creating a change in focus
10:40
Lesson 19
Creating flying text with rotation
10:23
Lesson 20
Reusing existing elements to tie in the title plate
06:18
Lesson 21
Animating the positions of the title elements
09:54
Lesson 22
Using the Graph Editor to smooth the type element animations
05:05
Lesson 23
Compositing the four main Compositions
09:01

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