Join Richard Harrington for an in-depth discussion in this video Creating a staging diagram, part of Motion Control 3D: Bringing Photos to Life in Three Dimensions with After Effects and Photoshop CC.
- Sometimes it's useful to…sketch out a staging diagram…on a piece of paper.…Essentially, a floor plan or…a blueprint, where everything lies.…This is just one more way to think…about planning your camera moves…and lets you visual things for perspective and depth.…Here's that same photo with…the background, subject, and foreground.…Well, I attempted to visualize that.…Placing our foreground and subject…very close to each other for…that grass at their feet…and then the back wall…a little bit further behind.…
This helps me plan where things are…going to fall for the 3D camera.…Remember, as you add a 3D camera…you could think about things like…depth of field, as well.…With After Effects' 3D camera system,…you could adjust the aperture for the camera.…Use a very wide open aperture…and you could have shallow depth of field.…Which will allow you to either…animate the focus distance to create…a rack focus within the picture…or set shallow depth of field…so background elements become a bit…more soft, using bokeh or boh-kay.…
This will let things fall off…
Author
Richard Harrington
Released
1/29/2015- Understanding parallax
- Choosing the best photos
- Identifying planes
- Timing the move
- Using Quick Selection, Quick Mask, and Refine Edge to create layers
- Cleaning up the composite with the healing tools
- Adding a 3D camera to your scene
- Setting the depth and size of your composition
- Animating the camera
- Adding depth of field and bokeh blur
- Setting ambient and directional light
- Adding depth with particles
- Mixing in video footage
- Creating perspective with Vanishing Point
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 24s
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Using the exercise files1m 11s
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1. Introducing Motion Control 3D
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The technique explained2m 32s
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2. Choosing Photos for Motion Control 3D
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Image-selection guidelines4m 10s
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Resolution guidelines4m 1s
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Advice for scanning1m 29s
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3. Planning the Move
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Identifying planes1m 30s
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Understanding parallax5m 50s
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Choosing a focal length3m 39s
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Timing the move1m 39s
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4. Layering the Image
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The Quick Selection tool1m 42s
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Using Quick Mask mode3m 33s
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The Refine Edge command3m 8s
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Using layer masks4m 22s
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5. Cleaning Up the Composite
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Using Perspective Warp4m 15s
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Removing camera shake3m 11s
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Using a floor image4m 1s
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6. Organizing the Comp
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7. Build the Composition
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Adding a 3D camera3m 29s
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Setting the initial depth5m 32s
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Using Motion Blur1m 5s
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8. Animating the Camera
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Using multiple views2m 2s
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Understanding keyframes5m 28s
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Modifying camera paths5m 37s
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Adding camera shake3m 1s
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9. Adjusting the Camera
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Setting the depth of field5m 35s
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Adding bokeh blur5m 52s
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Creating a rack focus5m 43s
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10. Relighting the Scene
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Setting the ambient light2m 35s
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Adding a parallel light3m 38s
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Adding spot lights5m 2s
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Adding point lights2m 30s
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Lighting effects5m 22s
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11. Adding Depth with Particles
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Using Trapcode Particular6m 22s
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12. Mixing in Footage
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Refining the time remapping4m 34s
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13. Creating 3D Perspective with Vanishing Point
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Why use Vanishing Point?2m 16s
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Preparing files in Photoshop4m 32s
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14. Viewing in 3D
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Adding a 3D rig1m 59s
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Changing the 3D method used4m 23s
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Choosing a render method5m 44s
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Conclusion
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Wrapping up43s
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