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CancelVisual Effects Compositing in Adobe After Effects
Introduction
01:54
In this course, film-maker Chris Kenworthy will give you a hands-on introduction to visual FX compositing in Adobe After Effects CC, showing how an ordinary shot can be used to build an underground tunnel, complete with sparks, smoke, and an exploding metal grate.
1.Introduction1 lesson, 01:54
1 lesson, 01:54
1.1Introduction01:54
1.1
Introduction
01:54
2.Setting Up the Scene5 lessons, 42:12
5 lessons, 42:12
2.1Tracking the Scene05:49
2.1
Tracking the Scene
05:49
2.2Creating the Walls12:14
2.2
Creating the Walls
12:14
2.3Mask Blending09:40
2.3
Mask Blending
09:40
2.4Foreground Texturing05:24
2.4
Foreground Texturing
05:24
2.5Creating and Lighting the Ceiling09:05
2.5
Creating and Lighting the Ceiling
09:05
3.Modelling the Grate4 lessons, 23:50
4 lessons, 23:50
3.1Creating the First Metal Bar05:19
3.1
Creating the First Metal Bar
05:19
3.2Building the Model06:22
3.2
Building the Model
06:22
3.3The Second Model06:24
3.3
The Second Model
06:24
3.4Animating the Model05:45
3.4
Animating the Model
05:45
4.Creating Depth, Light, and Texture7 lessons, 53:54
7 lessons, 53:54
4.1Creating Raindrops07:18
4.1
Creating Raindrops
07:18
4.2Adding Beams of Light 06:24
4.2
Adding Beams of Light
06:24
4.3Working With Difficult Shots06:02
4.3
Working With Difficult Shots
06:02
4.4Creating the Main Sparks Layer10:26
4.4
Creating the Main Sparks Layer
10:26
4.5Adding Flashes of Light07:06
4.5
Adding Flashes of Light
07:06
4.6Adding Larger Falling Sparks06:58
4.6
Adding Larger Falling Sparks
06:58
4.7Final Compositing09:40
4.7
Final Compositing
09:40
5.Conclusion1 lesson, 01:03
1 lesson, 01:03
5.1Conclusion01:03
5.1
Conclusion
01:03
Christopher Kenworthy (born 1968) is an Australian writer and former film director. He is the author of two novels, The Winter Inside and The Quality of Light for Serpent's Tail, along with a short story collection, Will You Hold Me? and the chapbook Sullom Hill. His fiction has been widely praised by authors such as Michael Moorcock, and anthologised in books such as The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror.
Born in Preston, England, he moved to Australia in 1997 and began a directing career which lasted until 2013. His Master Shots books are best-sellers for Michael Wiese Books.
He is the director of The Sculptor. He won the Award For Directing (WA Screen Awards) in 2007. He directed many music videos, including Dreaming Light for Anathema (band).