MM2-Video Effects

Visual Effects is the process by which imagery is created or manipulated outside the context of a live action shot in film making.

Learn from Adobe

After effects

The very basics 

Working with compositions

Animate Text

Custom Transitions

Stabilize Video

Working With Layers

Adding Layers

Layer Distribution

Week 3  - Let's practice and build a composition

 Need some stock footage?

• Stock Video Footafge - mixkit.co

•  Stock Images - upsmash.com

• Royalty-Free Stock - Pixabay.com

 Week 4 - Animate Text

• Web link

Week 4 - Roto Brush And other Text Things

• Refine Edges
• Track Matte Text Effects

Week 5 - Create transparency with Luma Matte

• transparency-luma-mattes

Week 5 - Paint animated brush strokes

• \how-to/animated-paint-brush-strokes

Week 5 - Cut out an object with a mask

create-mask-pen-tool

How about 2.5D

How about an animated poster

Text Effects

Basic lighting in AfterEffects 1

Basic lighting in AfterEffects 2

Flashing Objects

Advanced lighting

Screen Tear