Great class today! Your homework is:
- Create some text
- Throw it in a fracture object
- Use Plain or Random Effector
- Extra Credit J for using Falloff
- Add in a Video Plane BEHIND your text
- Animate your camera
- Render this out, bring it into AE
- Replace the video plane, with an image or video.
- NOTE: At a basic level, I'm looking for mastery of the technical skills involved in the above tasks. But more specifically, and this is why you should care about doing homework, I'm looking for a sense of design. You should be able to look at your finished animation and say: this belongs on TV. If that means simplifying your design: do it. Simple things to check for:
- Framing: is your text always in view? Stop at random frames throughout your animation and see if you can't make the images more dynamic by moving your camera.
- Color Scheme: Do your colors go together, or do they clash? If you have bad color-sense (like I do from time-to-time) check out Adobe's Kuler for inspiration.
- Make sure the colors you choose in C4D go well with the footage you'll be bringing into AE.
- Motivated Movement: Do the movements make sense? Do they have weight? Is there purpose behind the movements or are objects just moving to move?
- Exposure: Is your scene too bright or dark?
- Lighting: One light can be enough, but it usually isn't. Add lights to help direct the viewers attention. Avoid painfully harsh shadows, and visible spotlights (unless they serve the story).
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