After Effects Compositing: 1 Intro to VFX
1hIntermediate2017-06-22
Authors
Mark Christiansen
Creator, Leader, Author
Course details
Visual effects have gone from a secret craft to a well-known career path, and with today's software, and the right tutorials, anyone can make high-quality VFX. The After Effects Compositing Essentials series is designed to help mograph artists of any level master techniques such as matching, tracking, keying, and rotoscoping. This course is your introduction to the series: part tutorial and part inspiration. Mark Christiansen introduces the seven essential compositing techniques and some bonus tips to help enhance drama, correct color, and create transparency. He also explains the art of storytelling with VFX, and how the pros use After Effects to create convincing movie magic.
Skills covered
CompositingMotion GraphicsAfter EffectsRenderingMotion Graphics and VFXVisualization and Real-TimeAdobeAECProduct and ManufacturingAnimation and IllustrationDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
Introduction
- Time to make movie magic
- Using the exercise files
Seven Essentials of VFX Compositing
- Essential 1 - Know how to match
- Essential 2 - An overview of moving selections
- Prevent alpha channel fringing
- Essential 3 - An overview of the camera for compositing
- Essential 4 - An overview of what makes an image cinematic
- Push adjustments hard for drama and intensity
- Essential 5 - An overview of color correction
- Use Mask Tracker for color correction
- Essential 6 - Know how to comp fire
- Add heat ripple and glow
- Create convincing screen transparency
- Essential 7 - Develop a good eye to go further