VFX Breakdowns

Progressing further with After Effects and now creating various visual additions to a 2D image such as missiles and energy creation using particles to control smoke generation and motion of light/objects on screen.

I've been following tutorials from videocopilot.net. All source files/footage you see in the following video is credited to them. This video is only to show my learning of After Effects so far.

VFX work

Now that I think I'm heading in more of a VFX route I've been learning Nuke and After Effects to get a better idea of how to use the software and create work myself as an added extra for my showreel which I'll have to submit at the beginning of next year.

I started pretty easy in After Effects by stabilising some footage which was originally quite shaky and hard for the eye to focus on. Here is the result.

Since our group has now gone with the option of doing two animations, we now have two animatics and work has already almost finished on one of the animations with the other in just the line animation stage. We're using Toon Boom as I'm more savvy with that software than Flash. The animation may not be brilliant but the whole idea is to get the comedy across more than the animation.

 

The bits animated in the video just above are done by me. The other sections are being done by the other members in my team which will be dropped in later. 

Here is the animatic with my voice placed in as the characters. My acting skills are diabolical but it gives a better impression of what's happening.

Just been working to better my editing skills, and being a massive DreamWorks fan I've edited together a video compilation of all their films so far.

New Year, new project

New year, new project. Create a 15 second clip expressing humour. Here is the animatic for a possible idea. There isn't any voices yet as the family will assume the roles of children and father.