28/02/20 During today's session I have created a smoke effect in After Effects as well as I have started to play around with a 3D camera and using my name where bits of the name would break apart. For the name effect I have used a masking tool in order to create a duplicate layer which has only parts that have broken off furthermore in order to move around the scenery i have used a two node 3D camera which allowed to get the end result where i am able to move around the scene and create animation. For the smoke effect i have focused on using fractal noise tool and text tool in order to get the effect where in order to get the effect of smoke moving I have duplicated a layer of fractal noise but have made it to move in another direction and with different texture in order to create more realistic movement.
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27/02/20 During today's session we have done After Effects animation based on bounce animation. For this project i have used effects like CC Particle World which allowed to have the particle effect every time a letter bounces off the edge and comes back. Furthermore, in order to make an effect of the letter bouncing i squished it a little to make it look like it's compressed when bouncing using scale in transform section. Furthermore, to add a sense of movement i have applied Vector blur which allowed me to blur the letter when it's moving. Lastly, I have added in various sounds for example sound of basketball or ping pong ball in order to imitate the sound of bouncing. However, it doesn't sound as professional but i have done it in order to test out the features of After Effects.
25/02/20 During today's session we were experimenting with After Effects and Premiere pro using chroma keys and special effects. For After Effects I have used keylight effect in order to make the chroma keying. Whereas for Premiere Pro we have used ultra key in order to create the effect. Furthermore, I have also made a text saying "REACT" which react to the music that is being played by having different size and going bigger and smaller. Furthermore, I have also used particles effect in order to create the background effect
21/02/20 During today's session I have followed a tutorial in order to make an animated/liquid text presenting my name. Some of the layers that have been used for this project in order to achieve the effect of liquid filling up as well as keyframes that I have used i.e. Length or width. Each of those was crucial to achieve the end effect. Reference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4Ie-hauYXw - tutorial
18/02/20 During Tuesday's session we have attempted to make a bouncing ball animation using the ball we have created in Illustrator which then was imported onto After Effects we would be able to apply effects onto it. It's not the best animation this is because as you can see the ball changes it's size after bouncing suggesting that it needs some tweaking.