Experiments with shape layers led to this little doodad:
The rings use a wiggle expression to rotate independently on the x, y, and z. Those axes are local rotations, not global, in other words, they rotate in reference to their own center point, not necessarily the composition window. Basically, rotating the layers on the z axis [...]
An experimental under water scene made in After Effects
If there’s one thing that any video/effects/design person can’t get enough of, it’s free materials. Especially royalty free. So, just for you folks, here’s a collection of some sites that offer up a ton of stuff that’s either free or free with simple conditions (mostly just attribute original author).
Jamendo — (Music) - A web collection [...]
So, the National Film Challenge was kind of a blast. Only last night did I really unwind from it, and the rest of the busy-ness of life right now. Just in time for my car to break down. Go fig, right?
But life presses on! In much the same vein, I’m still looking for tutorial ideas. [...]
When last we left our hero, he was still just a blue orb. He could rotate a bit, but glass, he was not.
This is ok for an orb of mystical power. Of course, it’s also ok for a decent-looking water planet. For something that’s supposed to be glass, it needs to have few more things. [...]
Today marks the first of a two part tutorial for After Effects. This is the first AE tutorial I’ve written and hopefully it won’t be the last. For the first part, we’re going to create a blue, marble orb. Part II will deal with making it all glass looking.
This could be used as an element [...]
The National Film Challenge begins this weekend. The Crew of Funk will be spending the weekend writing, shooting, editing, and blowing our brains out. Donations of energy drinks, fruit smoothies, and cookies are most welcome.
Before then, though, I will hopefully have finished my first After Effects tutorial. Here’s what we’ll be building:
A rotating glass orb. [...]
So, it’s not like I’ve been keeping this any big secret, but I’ve been working on a little side project:
OCEBackgrounds
Quite obviously, I’ve set up another blog, hosted on Wordpress (and Revver). I’ll be posting motion backgrounds here.
So…..why? I mean, seriously, what is the point?
Well, like anything in the worlds of design and media, these are [...]