One of our most popular professors, Tim Clapham from HYPA.tv, will be returning to explore the use of Adobe After Effects for the production of Motion
Graphics. His projects will be enhanced with the use of the Red Giant Trapcode Suite and Magic Bullet Looks plugins which will be available free of charge for non commercial purposes during the term. Members of the course will receive a time limited license for these plugins without any kind of limitation or watermark.

The classes will be mostly project based, with tips and tricks for creating stunning visuals. Clapham will demonstrate methods to facilitate an efficient workflow. As well as working in After Effects, working with 3D applications will also be discussed, specifically utilizing Cinema4D for mulitpass renders, After Effects integration and avoiding common gotchas. The course will encompass the use of expressions to speed up production and enhance creativity. Clapham be using After Effects CS3 (members can also use CS4), with some content being discussed in Cinema4D R11.

The classes will include the following subjects, plus much more:

Using 3D Multipass and exported 3D data to enhance and add elements in After Effects.
Creating an animated newspaper headline with 3D layers and Trapcode Form.
Colour Correction using Color Finesse and Magic Bullet Looks.
Incorporating a 3D Render with the Shatter Effect. Reproducing the bullet time effect.
Stop Motion type animation effects.
Using Expressions to speed up workflow.
Creating a Music Channel Ident, using audio to control parameters.
Creating a cardboard type theatre using 3d shape layers and lighting rigs.



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