Week 10

Because we missed our tutorial in week 10 we didn't receive the tutorial exercises until week 11. Because of this we were behind a week in our tutorials and I haven't got round to completing the week 10 exercise. I will however look through the video tutorial and see whether I can use any new skills in my final work. 

These are the links to various video examples that I have referred to in my Synopsis. 

Juno Opening Credits:

http://www.shadowplaystudio.com/juno/ 

How To Impress:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ72jo7JcDk

El Cuento Del Toro:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYoNaf0hXpg           

Please note that the times that it says I posted these are not correct- I go to bed early and therefore did not post anything at 2am.

Week 9

This week we learnt how to Rotoscope. I have decided I do not have enough patience for this! I made a good start on it, and spent ages moving the mask around, then realised that I had really only done 2 seconds. Because of time restraints I haven't done any further Rotoscoping, but I am more confident that I can incorporate this effect into my final project. 

This is the mood board I made in a 1960's style.

This is exercise 1. I went a little overboard with the effects, but absolutely loved the snow one so decided I would keep it on there.

Exercise 2: Rotoscoping

Week 8

In week 8 we learnt motion tracking and corner pinning. I thought these exercises would be incredibly difficult, but once I watched the video tutorials I managed to complete the tasks fairly successfully. They aren't perfect, but I decided not to spend too long on them, as I felt I had mastered the basic technique and I should spend more time putting that into play in my assessment. 

Week 7

Week 7 was the introduction to 3D cameras. I found this incredibly challenging. Although I am having trouble with more complex effects using the 3D camera, I have been able to tackle the easier effects, like zooming in and out and panning across the screen. I had trouble using the orbit camera tool, getting a 3D background layer underneath another. I will endeavour to master the 3D camera tool so that I can take full advantage of it in my final assessment. 

I found that the 3D camera tool helped greatly with my first assignment, and it gives an extra depth (obviously) to my exercises. 

Week 6

The Week 6 tutorial was very interesting: we learnt how to create Graffiti-like images and then animate the mask around them so they appear to be sprayed onto a surface. I was surprised at just how easy it was to create this affect and I have used it in almost everything I have created since. Following this tutorial I am much more confident in using masks in After Effects, as well as using effects to alter the colours in an image.

 

Week 5

For this week's tutorial we were given a design brief, instructing us to make an add for Mad Mack's- a major retailer. I enjoyed this exercise, particularly because by this stage I was getting much more confident in using After Effects. I thought this exercise had a fluidity that previous exercises were lacking, and I also found that I could complete this task much faster. 

Week 4

The exercise this week asked us to create a temporal identity for a location we have a strong connection to. Because I haven't lived in Brisbane for very long I chose the Rainforest for my location. I played around with using masks this week and although the end product isn't great, I am slowly improving!