IMPORTANT !! FS3006 Week 11-prepwork

Students are to attend this critique session and produce at least 50% of the works. Bring along storyboarding layout and the movie files. DO NOT copy AE CS5 working file since school lab is still using a lower version. SAVED all the compositions into movie files (see my earliest blog week 10 on instruction to create movie file). 

FS3006 Week 10

FS3006 Week 9

Lesson on AfterEffect
Create a basic animation using key framing
Create a gradient background on a solid layer
Importing illustrator format file into AE
Keyframe animation using 5 attributions (anchor point, position, scale, rotation, opacity)
Keyframing a motion path
Adding motion blur


Working with masks
- Creating a mask with shape tool ie. rectangular, ellipse, polygon tool etc.
- Creating a mask with the pen tool


For more on-line tutorial log into the below url sites:-
http://library.creativecow.net/tutorials/adobeaftereffectsbasics
http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-after-effects-cs5
http://ae.tutsplus.com/tutorials/workflow/after-effects-for-beginners-effects-animation/


PREP WORK FOR WEEK 10
Work development to be ready:-
Complete storyboarding (for those who has yet to show me)
Confirm images to be included in the video
Minimum 3 composition* must be ready for viewing in AE. (base on storyboarding concept)
++ Remember to copy all sources file (ie, video files, ai, psd, jpeg, mp3) into hard-disk together with ae working file.

FS3006 Prep-work for week 9

Students to prepare & present works in progress in class:-

• Complete storyboard
• Softcopy of images, photos, illustration, technical drawing, moodboard, colourboard & etc to include in project 2
• Create an identity for the video 

10% grading component will be awarded.