Join Alan Demafiles for an in-depth discussion in this video Breakdown, part of After Effects CC 2018: VFX Essential Training.
- [Instructor] So here's a little breakdown…of how this shot was created.…As we watch this, you can see that there's a couple…of different things going on.…We have a sky replacement up top.…We obviously have the building destruction here.…Underneath it you can see…that we have bits and pieces…of debris and some structure there replacing the insides…of the building and we have some fire.…And of course we have the smoke effects from the missile.…So let's go ahead take a look at the skyline.…And if I open up my comps here,…I have all these different pre-comps used…to create this.…
I started out with the city,…just isolating out the buildings and the foreground here…and eliminating the sky.…And I was able to do that using the extract effect.…So I created an extract effect…where we're able to pull all that out…based on the luminance, or the red brightness of the shot.…And then with the matte choker…we just fine-tune that just a little bit.…And from there, I fed that into another comp.…And this is the pre-comp…for the building destruction portion.…
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2/9/2018- Creating transparency
- Tracking masks in Motion
- Utilizing the Roto Brush tool
- Keying
- Camera and motion tracking
- Working with 3D layers
- Using effects
- Creating destruction with Shatter
- Creating fire with particles
- Distorting layers with the Puppet tool
- Compositing 3D renders
- Rendering
- Creating virtual reality experiences
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 3s
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Exercise files and relinking1m 26s
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Before we start1m 10s
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Big picture concepts2m 37s
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1. Create Transparency
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What is transparency?1m 14s
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Keyframing masks4m 32s
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Track masks in Motion5m 55s
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Utilize the Roto Brush tool7m 26s
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Create a track matte6m 35s
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2. Keying
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What is a chroma key?1m 3s
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Keylight 1016m 15s
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Key cleanup4m 26s
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Create light wrap5m 45s
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Extract effect4m 50s
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3. Work with Trackers
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Point tracking6m 46s
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Mocha AE planar tracking6m 58s
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Warp Stabilizer7m 53s
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Camera tracking7m 11s
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Work with 3D layers6m 17s
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4. Work with Effects
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Create destruction with Shatter12m 22s
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Create fire with particles10m 15s
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5. Composite 3D Renders
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Composite the passes5m 2s
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Using CINEWARE7m 17s
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6. Work with Rendering
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Using Media Encoder3m 53s
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7. Work with Immersive 360 VR
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2D edit: Rig removal8m 10s
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2D edit: Caveats7m 25s
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3D edits9m 44s
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VR motion tracking workflow6m 19s
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VR and Cinema 4D Lite9m 10s
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8. Challenge: Put Your Skills into Practice
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Challenge overview1m 19s
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Breakdown20m 46s
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Conclusion
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Next steps34s
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