Due date: Feb 3, 2011
E-mail me a link to a video you really like and write a few lines of your thoughts on it. It can be anything from traditional animation to commercial motion graphics or experimental work. I will post the videos on our inspiration page and will try to go over them in class to decipher how they can be recreated or faked in After Effects. It will also give me an idea of your personal taste.
Send email to: yparshina@gmail.com
Thursdays, 6:30pm - 9:20pm, Engineering Building, Room 215B
Week 2: Jan 27, 2011
I am sorry we lost a day of class yesterday and hope none of you missed the class cancellation announcement. I will see if it is possible to make up a session sometime in the course of this semester.
I won't assign an additional project for next week. Keep working on the timing and design of your current piece and visit the "inspiration" section. Make it look like two weeks worth of work!
There is one small assignment for next class:
E-mail me a link to a video you really like and write a few lines of your thoughts on it. It can be anything from traditional animation to commercial motion graphics or experimental work. I will post the videos on our inspiration page and will try to go over them in class to decipher how they can be recreated or faked in After Effects. It will also give me an idea of your personal taste.
Sometime this weekend I will post tutorials relevant to our last class (I was hoping to do it this morning but work got the best of me).
See you next week!
I won't assign an additional project for next week. Keep working on the timing and design of your current piece and visit the "inspiration" section. Make it look like two weeks worth of work!
There is one small assignment for next class:
E-mail me a link to a video you really like and write a few lines of your thoughts on it. It can be anything from traditional animation to commercial motion graphics or experimental work. I will post the videos on our inspiration page and will try to go over them in class to decipher how they can be recreated or faked in After Effects. It will also give me an idea of your personal taste.
Sometime this weekend I will post tutorials relevant to our last class (I was hoping to do it this morning but work got the best of me).
See you next week!
Inspiration 01.20.11: Timing, rhythm, composition.
Here are some videos to give you an idea for the "Simple Story" project. Though some of the videos feature motion, I want you to focus on timing, rhythm, soundtrack and composition can tell an effective story.
Stefan Nadelman: "Terminal Bar"
clip 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
clip 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Passion Pictues (London): "Stones in Exile" trailer
http://www.passion-pictures.
Michel Gondry: "La Tour de Pise"
Stefan Nadelman: "Terminal Bar"
clip 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
clip 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Shoot the Boss (Montreal): "Nature Boy"
http://vimeo.com/2750104
Passion Pictues (London): "Stones in Exile" trailer
http://www.passion-pictures.
"Using Adobe After Effects CS5" online
This seems to be a very handy user guide/textbook available online for free. A bit hard to browse with a slower internet connection but a great reference source.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/33133837/Adobe-After-Effects-CS5-Help#outer_page_265
http://www.scribd.com/doc/33133837/Adobe-After-Effects-CS5-Help#outer_page_265
Project #1: A Simple Story
Due date: January 27
Project Description:
Select a topic (example: city, suburbia, nature, birth, death, childhood, etc.). Collect images, movie files and sound that best represent your topic. Using the soundtrack of your choosing (song, voiceover, sound fx), create a 30 second animation.
The emphasis should be on timing, rhythm and composition. NO KEYFRAMES OR EFFECTS ARE ALLOWED.
Requirements:
- 30 seconds
- size: NTSC 720 x 480
- 30 assets (images, movie files, audio); use at least 3 movie files.
- Render a Quicktime with an h264 or mpeg4 compression and audio (make sure it plays before class).
Project Description:
Select a topic (example: city, suburbia, nature, birth, death, childhood, etc.). Collect images, movie files and sound that best represent your topic. Using the soundtrack of your choosing (song, voiceover, sound fx), create a 30 second animation.
The emphasis should be on timing, rhythm and composition. NO KEYFRAMES OR EFFECTS ARE ALLOWED.
Requirements:
- 30 seconds
- size: NTSC 720 x 480
- 30 assets (images, movie files, audio); use at least 3 movie files.
- Render a Quicktime with an h264 or mpeg4 compression and audio (make sure it plays before class).
Syllabus: Spring 2011
After Effecs: COMD 411-01
Thurs, 6:30 pm - 9:20 pmEngineering Building
Room 215 B
Instructor: Yuliya Parshina
Contact: yparshin@pratt.edu | yparshina@gmail.com | 646-733-6502
Course Description:
In this class we will cover the basics of After Effects animation and dive into more complex motion graphics techniques. You will develop an understanding of timing, rhythm and composition; learn to create unique effects and apply them with taste; master various methods of animating text and manipulating videos; explore After Effects 3d tools... And watch lots of animation!
Materials:
I prefer online tutorials over printed textbooks due to the constantly changing nature of motion graphics software. However, if you feel more comfortable with a textbook, let me know and I will be glad to research and suggest one for you.
Suggested online tutorial subscription:
www.lynda.com
Websites and forums to be aware of:
* Many more will be provided during the course of the class
www.creativecow.com
http://www.adobe.com/support/aftereffects/
www.motionographer.com
Attendance Policy:
Attendance will be taken 10 - 15 minutes after class begins. Anyone coming after that time will be marked late. If you plan to miss class, try to let me know in advance. When absent, make sure to get in touch with me so that I can help you catch up. 3 unexcused absences will result in automatic failure.
Grading policy:
Weekly projects = 60%
Final project = 20%
Attendance = 10%
Participation = 10%
Tutoring:
If you are having trouble with any aspect of After Effects or related software, please let me know! I will be very glad to meet with you in person or talk/chat/email you through your problem. Get in touch via e-mail , phone or text ANY TIME.
Week 1: Jan 20, 2011
Intro to AE basics:
organization, interface, layers, keyframes and rendering
- Project organization, naming conventions
- Resolution, aspect ratio, frame rate and format
- Project, Composition, Timeline & Tool Windows
- Importing images, video and audio
- Layer basics: duplicating, cutting and pasting
- Video basics: control speed, make freeze frames
- Audio basics: control volume
- Transformation Properties
- opacity (shortcut: "t")
- position (shortcut: "p")
- scale (shortcut: "s")
- rotation (shortcut: "r")
- ancor point (shortcut: "a")
- Basic keyframing: setting keys, moving keys, ease in/ease out
- RAM preview
- Basic Rendering (!!Never Use Export!!)
- Compression basics: Uncompressed, Animation, h264, mpeg4
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