Creating a TV Stinger

1h 36mBeginner2018-12-21

Authors

Eran Stern

Teacher and Motion Designer, 20+ years of post-production experience

Course details

Discover how to create a TV stinger—a short clip that appears after a commercial break or closing credits—from start to finish. In this course, instructor Eran Stern walks through how to create this common asset using simple and effective motion graphics tools in After Effects. Discover how to animate a layered Photoshop file, create an animated background, and extrude and texture 3D typography. Plus, learn helpful compositing techniques and discover how to render your delivery files. While this course was designed for beginning motion graphics artists, the techniques Eran covers can help users of all skill levels boost their After Effects know-how.

Learning objectives
Animating a layered Photoshop file
Create an animated background
Animating using effects
Extruding and texturing 3D typography
Creating an ending transition
Faking motion blur
Rendering a master file and a delivery file

Skills covered

2D AnimationMotion GraphicsAfter EffectsPhotoshopRenderingMotion Graphics and VFXVisualization and Real-TimeAdobeAECProduct and ManufacturingAnimation and IllustrationOne-Off

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - What is a TV stinger
02 - Using the exercise files

1. Animate a Photoshop File

03 - Planning the animation
04 - Importing a Photoshop file
05 - Animating text using presets
06 - Creating a shootout animation
07 - Animating using effects
08 - Animating the background

2. Creating 3D Typography

09 - Using the mini flowchart
10 - Converting the text to 3D
11 - Extruding and texturing text
12 - Adding reflections using environment

3. Compositing Techniques

13 - Animating the tennis ball
14 - Creating transparency
15 - Creating an ending transition
16 - Creating the 3D tennis ball

4. Outputting the Result

17 - Rendering a master file
18 - Fixing colors
19 - Enabling motion blur
20 - Faking motion blur
21 - Render a delivery file

Conclusion

22 - Next steps