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Idea corner one: Alternative camera movements

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Idea corner one: Alternative camera movements

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Earlier in this lesson, we used the anchor point to animate a fake motion control camera move around this large photo of these cars. Well, you've learned a little bit since then so let's apply some of those ideas and techniques to make this more interesting. For example, we've been playing with Motion Blur to make very fast camera moves look interesting. We've played a little bit with Hold keyframes. Let's try out some ideas on this photo. I want to make a new composition. Before I make a comp, I should select the folder I want to put it into. Since this is the Idea Corner section, I'll select that folder. I go Composition > New Comp. After Effects remembers my last settings, the last comp I created. 640x480, NTSC video rate of 29.97 is fine with me. 7 seconds was the last duration I entered. I'll keep that for now. I can always change it later, shorter or longer, and give this comp a useful name like camera move 2. Click OK. I have my blank comp. Go down to my image. If you have the…

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