DIGITAL COMPOSITING!
This module is intended to further your compositing to a professional level of quality - as well as give you the opportunity to develop methods of Compositing in ways that are different to the content of other modules.
The focus will be on your compositing technique rather than the story or idea behind the video - a short, well executed extract from a fictional product advert will be far better than an unfinished attempt at a sci-fi epic.
You will create a short piece of professional compositing, 30 to 60 seconds for assessment. This video should demonstrate your ability to use a range of the techniques learned during the module, combining them together within an appropriate commercial scenario - such as an advertising, effects for short film or animation post production.
You will also be required to compile a ‘Technical Breakdown’ reel that ‘unpacks’ and illustrates the methods you have used to create the main effects in your video - showing the various stages of visual change the composite has undergone from source footage to final render. This might make use of a series of stills building up the effect on a particular frame of footage; or several passes of the same few seconds; or a split screen overlay.
This should also include a Production Diary * recording your approach to the brief, pre-
production planning, ideas development, technical experiment videos, images and
annotations as appropriate. *This needs to equate to 500 words in length and may be in Video Diary / BLOG or PDF format.
Your piece of compositing must be produced individually, however, it is encouraged that the recording of source footage for use within your composite is carried out in small production groups.
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Helpful Links:
Hollywoods History of Faking It | The Evolution of Greenscreen Compositing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8aoUXjSfsI
Welcome to After Effects: Episode 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfMQp1OppOo
Welcome to After Effects: Episode 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AljCHGci9iI
Multi-layer Keying in After Effects Part 1 - Pulling a Basic Key: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0x-G8oSue4
Multi-layer Keying in After Effects Part 2 - Dealing with Multiple Light Spill Issues: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUH187KvaCQ
AE A-Z: Channel Combiner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TM-4jzWBHs
Chroma Key Studio Set Up HD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjvqsB2EAuc
Basic Lighting Techniques: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKCkTXa8RuA
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*UPDATE: 18/03/14
Digital Compositing notes:
Right click - Timeline > Enable Time Remapping
(Keyframes are represented as a diamond symbol)(3D Space represented as a 3D box)
(To Enlarge use - CMD(Ctrl) + Alt)
[ J+K - Move between keyframes
[ Rotate Tool - W
[ Anchor Point - Y
*Activating the Stop Watch icon activates a Keyframe
* Get free trail of After Effects CC on PC and do all of the tasks that have been missed and send and/or show all what have done
- Watch more tutorials on AE and update blog with work progress - Read Books if needed. brought or borrowed.
*Tracking - Layer view
*Effects - Keying - Keypoint Light (Green Screen)
* Digital Compositing needs some Green Screen footage
* Record work - because have to work on PC, find out how to record screen as working and save it to hard drive and/or Dropbox, then edit footage down - Possibly using skills just learnt - and send pr upload video somewhere, make sure to show or send it to tutor (Matt) for feedback - Better in person!
-> If can't use Motion Graphics idea think up another or seek a guideline or idea from Website
* Get After Effects fully to use for up and coming animations etc to replace iMovie.
*UPDATE: 25/03/14
*Background - Graveyard = Insert mist
Lynda.com - Tutorials about plugins
(Videocopilot.net)
*UPDATE: 01/04/14
*How to Cheat in After Effects - Book
>CreativeCow
* Use same idea - Vampire etc - use several techniques to show what I can learn on After Effects
Vampire/Ghoul face/ Zombie
Disintegrate
Burn
Use story as guideline
After Effects
Inspiration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_VnHAy1Vdc
- Clearer Video = Composition Settings
*Drag sequence onto Film Strip icon for new composition with set FPS
*Image sequence - PNG sequence ticked
*Tracking - Week 9 folder on shared folder
Mocha AE - Find more tutorials
Idea for Green Screen:
* Look at camera and slowly smile
> Effects = Sharp teeth, Black eyes, Pale/different colour skin, Bumps under skin
*Open mouth at camera after a few seconds
> Effects = Demon face
DO BOTH!
* If all else fails borrow Uncle's camera over Easter Break - If can get in touch with him
*The quality might be poor but this was the first time I started to play with After Effects and create something
To get use to After Effects I did a composition and played around with things I had learnt in tutorials, creating something that wasn't the best but at least it was showing my progress and my creativity.
DONE!
Although I missed out on a lot of the tutorials related to this module at the beginning because of health issues, I caught up pretty quickly and learnt a lot of things to do with editing with After Effects, things I shall be using and improving in the future. I became very confident in using the program and the aid and feedback I had from my lecturer was brilliant, I was never left alone and stuck once I had the contact details of my lecturer and he kept atop of my emails and responded extremely quickly, which relaxed me immensely and helped me to keep a level head as well as learn different skills and tools to do with After Effects.
I hope to continue to improve and will definitely be using After Effects for up and coming animations for University as well as personal animations that I may create later on down the line. Knowing about editing and learning a new program is always great and I just know it will aid me in future, whether it's helping me creatively or helping me get paid work.
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