Presentations

I've been working on some more tests and we presented our work this week.

It went really well; it was quite informal really so it was easy to talk to the class about where I'm at so far.

I've also had a chat with Danny about a couple of things - how to bring in vector images from Illustrator and turn them into Shape layers that can be manipulated.
He also helped me solve a problem with my rotating earth - using a really simple technique of creating another sphere with a mask applied to it, unveiling my globe.

I'm happy about my progress but really nervous about my workload. Four modules is a lot to keep on top of.

Storyboard and Test

This week I wanted to get cracking with the brief. I'd not had time over the weekend as I had work and my birthday to celebrate.

I managed to complete my storyboard:

I wanted to keep the style sleek as I've never made a piece like that before. I know it might be quite a similar style to the video already made for Talenthouse but I want to try brand new things for my personal use and skill development.

I also wanted to try out the 'rotating cube' idea on page 7. I saw a tutorial to make such a thing online and I liked it so I wanted to incorporate it. Here's what I ended up with in the test:

After Effects Basics and Using Curves

We've looked at adding effects, the use of layers/pre-comps and some keyboard shortcuts, this was helpful for me as I didn't know about some of the keyboard shortcuts. It made working in After Effects a lot easier; particularly for my major project.

We also looked at using curves; easing animation. We practiced with it through making a ball bounce. I found it a little tricky to get my head around but I'm sure I'll get used to it soon with more practice.