My introduction to After Effects
In Fall 2023 I took a course where I learned how to use After Effects to create motion graphics. I learned a range of skills from rotoscoping to simulating lighting and camera movement to create some of my personal favorite design works!
Below are some of the labs and projects I completed in the course:
Lab project working with masking shapes and animating movement:
Lab project working with lighting + 3D effects:
Lab project working with 3D effects and extrusion features + camera movement, created a gold chain of my name:
Lab project using mirroring and light techniques. Showcasing reflections through 3D camera movements to create a glass-like Rubik's cube structure:
Kinetic typography project. My concept was a car driving and displaying road/sky features to match the lyrics to Frank Ocean's "Pink+White". No imported imagery; every element of the video was created in Illustrator and After Effects:
Looping animation. My concept was a planet in space with a protective ring that stars would interact with in different ways: