Aftereffects Tutorials
Here’s a great tutorial site shared with me by Hubert. Check it out! http://www.mtmograph.com/summits/
Here’s a great tutorial site shared with me by Hubert. Check it out! http://www.mtmograph.com/summits/
Here are the 12 principals of Animation as developed by Disney animators in the 1930s. http://the12principles.tumblr.com/
Here’s an excerpt from a book in the Digital Library called “Fundamentals of Animation”. Enjoy! Excerpt 1 – Key Principals and Processes Excerpt 2 – The Animator as Interpreter
Here are some great type poster examples. A lot of different approaches to give you a sense for what is possible within the constraints of the assignment. View the PDF in Google Drive
What is a storyboard? Once a concept or script is written for a film or animation, the next step is to make a storyboard. A storyboard visually tells the story of an animation panel by panel, kind of like a comic book. Your storyboard will should convey some of the following information: What charaters are in […]
Intro to Motion
This video shows the process of building a complete animation, and shows how sometimes lots of motion is not needed to convey emotion, or build empathy with a character.
This is a great tutorial which covers a lot of common questions about rendering, as well as some great tips for speeding up your workflow. Felt Tips – After Effects Render Tips from Felt Tips on Vimeo.
This is an amazing archive put together by the American Library of Congress. Over 900 posters from the depression. This is an amazing resource for any type of historic type research relevant to the 1920s-1940s. Check it out!
Here are some other great typographic animations. Lets break them down in class and see if we can identify what typefaces, and what principals of animation are at work in each. This one is directly like what we will do. Karloff, convergence of beauty and ugliness from Thibault de Fournas on Vimeo. An animated analysis […]
So what is a Zine? Here’s what Wikipedia has to say: A zine (/ˈziːn/zeen; an abbreviation of fanzine, or magazine) is most commonly a small circulation publication of original or appropriated texts and images. More broadly, the term encompasses any self-published work of minority interest usually reproduced via photocopier. Since the production means are limited, it really pushes you to be creative […]