3D Typography from Niall Thomson on Vimeo.
After Effects
Workshop 4
Throughout the year, I have been doing the after effects
workshop with Sara. These workshops are amazing and really helps me to get a
clear understanding of how to use after effects better. I’ve not really been
that familiar with it, but I feel much more comfortable now.
This workshop we had to bring in a quote or phrase hand
drawn on a A4 piece of paper. Below is the piece of work that I had scanned
onto the computer ready to be used on after effects. First of all, we had to
put the scanned image on a Photoshop document. Next was to separate each word
onto a different layer (doesn’t matter where each word is placed as this will
be arranged in After Effects). My knowledge of Photoshop was good so I knew how
to do this comfortably. Next was to create an After Effects document ready to
start making the clip. From previous workshops I knew how to set up a document correctly.
I added a background of a sky at night because I think this would give my work
a good effect. Next was to add in each layer and make it into a 3D layer so
that we can travel through the words as you can see in the clip. I then had to
add a camera into the work. I had never done this before, so with Sara’s help I
managed to do this. The camera on After Effects is similar to any SLR camera
which I was capable of using. The camera allowed the work to move through each
word. So for my work I had each word behind each other so when the camera moved
through it would show each word as its travelling through. I am very happy with
the work that I have produced here. It has allowed me to gain more and more
knowledge on After Effects. I feel more confident after each workshop.
