{"id":43,"date":"2019-01-24T16:31:36","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T16:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp260-1301-s2019\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2019-04-30T20:57:10","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T20:57:10","slug":"7-intro-to-after-effects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp260-1301-s2019\/7-intro-to-after-effects\/","title":{"rendered":"7. Intro to After Effects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IN-CLASS TUTORIALS AND ESSENTIAL RESOURCES<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp260-1301-s2019\/adobe-after-effects-introduction\/\">Adobe After Effects: Introduction<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp260-1301-s2019\/adobe-after-effects-basic-layer-types\/\">Adobe After Effects: Layer Types<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp260-1301-s2019\/after-effects-basic-transform-properties\/\">Adobe After Effects: Basic Transform Properties<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp260-1301-s2019\/adobe-after-effects-animating-shape-layers\/\">Adobe After Effects: Animating Shape Layers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp260-1301-s2019\/adobe-after-effects-animating-text-layers\/\">Adobe After Effects: Animating Text Layers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp260-1301-s2019\/adobe-after-effects-rendering\/\">Adobe After Effects: Rendering<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SUGGESTED RESOURCES<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>After Effects CC 2018 Essential Training: Motion Graphics: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lynda.com\/After-Effects-tutorials\/Big-picture-concepts\/625925\/677431-4.html\">Big picture concepts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lynda.com\/After-Effects-tutorials\/Shape-layer-overview\/625925\/677434-4.html\">Shape layer overview<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lynda.com\/After-Effects-tutorials\/Shape-layers-transforms\/625925\/677435-4.html\">Shape layers and transforms<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lynda.com\/After-Effects-tutorials\/Set-type\/625925\/677456-4.html\">Set type<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lynda.com\/After-Effects-tutorials\/Use-text-animators\/625925\/677457-4.html\">Use text animators<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lynda.com\/After-Effects-tutorials\/Animate-type-path\/625925\/677458-4.html\">Animate type on a path<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<em>\u00a0<\/em>Videos from Lynda.com (follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0go3sR_FQ7E&amp;feature=youtu.be\">these instructions<\/a>\u00a0to Log In for free)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/after-effects\/using\/formatting-characters-character-panel.html\">Formatting characters and the Character panel<\/a>\u00a0&amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/after-effects\/using\/formatting-paragraphs-paragraph-panel.html\">Formatting paragraphs and the Paragraph panel\u00a0<\/a>&#8211; Adobe&#8217;s After Effects User Guide<\/li>\n<li>There is a plethora of text animation presets accessible through the Effects &amp; Presets menu. This site offers previews of all the different options:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.motionisland.com\/after-effects-presets-text-animation\/\">http:\/\/blog.motionisland.com\/after-effects-presets-text-animation\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kinetic Type examples:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elig.net\/#\/thelightinthedark\/\">&#8220;The light in the dark&#8221;<\/a>by\u00a0Eli Guillou<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ASSIGNMENT: AFTER EFFECTS &#8211; CHOICE OF QUOTE + STORYBOARD<\/p>\n<p><strong>Choose your quote!<\/strong>You may pick a line from your favorite song, book, poem or look for inspiration on a quotes website\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/quotes\">like this one<\/a>).\u00a0Pick something that\u2019s neither too long nor too short \u2013\u00a0between 6 and 20 words. Don\u2019t forget to include the author of the quote.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Create a storyboard<\/strong>for your animated quote. Use\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1F4Mk3GiAKl6UNjE4-qk81a5LsJ-y4zQc\/view?usp=sharing\">this template<\/a>. Make sure you include all the information needed to clearly outline your plan:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the panel: Letters\/words, movement within the frame, camera movement, colors.<\/li>\n<li>Under the panels: Sound effects and \/or music, description (clarify anything that may not be obvious from what you drew in the panel)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The length of your storyboard will depend on the number of words in the quote and the overall mood\/pacing you want to create (i.e: something very energetic\/fast paced vs. meditative\/mellow). You\u2019ll probably need at least 6 panels. If you have more than 20, you might be overly ambitious for the time you have to complete this project. Don\u2019t forget: your animation must include the author of the quote.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deliverables\u00a0<\/strong>(on Blackboard before next week\u2019s class):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Digital version of your storyboard (scanned at home or in the LRC &#8211; S510C)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the full project guidelines, grading rubric and examples, go to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp260-1301-s2019\/after-effects-project\/\">After Effects Project page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IN-CLASS TUTORIALS AND ESSENTIAL RESOURCES Adobe After Effects: Introduction Adobe After Effects: Layer Types Adobe After Effects: Basic Transform Properties Adobe After Effects: Animating Shape Layers Adobe After Effects: Animating Text Layers Adobe After Effects: Rendering SUGGESTED RESOURCES After Effects CC 2018 Essential Training: Motion Graphics: Big picture concepts, Shape layer overview, Shape layers and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp260-1301-s2019\/7-intro-to-after-effects\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;7. 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