The end page is going to use two different files composited together inside of After Effects.…So we've created the first file for the shark lighting, and now we're going to…do a similar process for the logo.…Let's go to File > Open and select shot- 004-finanimation as our starting point.…Now this has the animation of the shark going through the scene and the logo inside of it.…We don't need the shark for this project file.…So let's turn off the Shark parent.…I'm going to make both its dots red by double clicking on the gray dot there…in the Status column.…
That makes the shark invisible in the editor and invisible in the render.…First thing I'd like to do is to create a light setup for the logo and I'm going…to add a Target Spot Light to the scene.…Then I'll switch to the four-way view.…In the four-way view, I'm going to drag the light on the Z-axis.…And then I'm in Point mode right now.…Let's move out of Point mode into Model mode.…So I can see the handles for the cone of the spotlight.…And I'm going to back out just a bit and then drag that center cone downward.…
Author
Rob Garrott
Released
6/30/2010- Project planning, covering the scripting and initial drawings
- Using hand-drawn artwork in After Effects to time the animation
- Creating text and logo elements
- Animating the camera
- Organic modeling techniques
- Rigging models for animating
- Fine-tuning animation timing
- Adding realistic textures
- Lighting and shading techniques
- Rendering and compositing a finished animation
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 3s
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Using the exercise files1m 24s
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1. Planning a Project
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Creative brief1m 57s
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Sketches and script3m 8s
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2. Animatics: Timing Out an Animation
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Timing out the animation10m 4s
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3. Creating Cameramatic Elements for Rough Placement
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Creating a rough shark model12m 14s
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4. Cameramatics: Blocking in Rough Animation
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Animating the camera6m 8s
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Assembling the cameramatic8m 34s
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5. Modeling a Shark
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6. Rigging the Model for Animation
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7. Texturing the Model
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Texturing the eyes3m 51s
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Texturing the teeth and gums4m 24s
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8. Creating the Final Animation
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9. Lighting and Shading
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10. Rendering for After Effects
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Batch-rendering2m 12s
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11. Compositing in After Effects
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Conclusion
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Goodbye21s
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