DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGINING- W10 PRACTICAL: AFTER EFFECTS EXERCISE

29 November 2024/ WEEK10

Chika Clarissa Widjaja (0378636)

Digital Photography and Imaging/ Bachelors Of Design (Hons) in Creative Media

W10 Practical: After Effects exercise

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INDEX

• Lecture
• Tutorial
• Practical
• Reflection

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LECTURE

Mr.Fauzi did an online meeting and did a demo on how to animate in After Effects.

Instructions: 

1. Download the PSD composition below:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1etLC49TGicn1FdLF4KRla_GzQJjFqksp/view?usp=sharing

2. Import the W10_ANIMATE.psd into Adobe After Effects.

3. Create a composition setting 1080 px (Width) x 1920 px (Height), Duration 15 second

4. Create a keyframe animation to the layers using Position (P), Scale (S) & Masking path.

5. Render output: Quicktime (.MOV) or .MP4

6. Upload your exercise into your Youtube Channel.

7. Update your progress and video to your E-Portfolio blog. 

8. Attach your E-Portfolio link on this Submission.

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PRACTICAL

First, I went to After effects and opened 5 files. Then, I renamed them accordingly and imported the psd file Mr.Fauzi has given us.

Next I changed the duration to 15s in the composition settings.

I also made a key frame and pressed rotation for the circle element and rotated it to 360 degree. I did the same thing to the other circle element to finish its animation.

I also added a scale and rotation to the fish for experimentation.

Final Animation

Youtube link: https://youtube.com/shorts/e1t_6OzGT48?si=yRXrOSFQyIW7tJ4p

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REFLECTION

Through this exercise, I was introduced to After Effects. I learned how to animate simple elements and understand how keyframes work. I did not encounter any difficulties with this project, as it was quite simple to complete. I know there is much more to explore in After Effects, and I hope to learn more in the future since I am quite interested in this software.