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12 Principles of Animation with After Effects

December 15th , 2011 → 10:31 am @ Yorgo Nestoridis

Animation for Beginners with After Effects Since Disney’s hand-drawn animation, nothing has changed when it comes to the basic principles of animation. The success of Disney was not just in the design of Mickey and friends but in the way the characters were put into motion. At Saturday’s Ycademy Seminar we will explain the 12 Principles of Animation and see, how to apply them with After Effects. 1. Slow in – slow out Acceleration and deceleration is created with Easy Ease in and out functions is AE. The effect creates fluid motion. 2. Anticipation Anticipation designs the action leading to the actual movement, like the backwards swing before hitting a ball with a golf club. Anticipation prepares the viewer for the action which will occur. Surprise actions can be more effective without anticipation. 3. Squash and Stretch Squashing and stretching blows life into a volume. The rule is, not to change the volume while designing the effect: a vertical squash goes with a horizontal stretch. 4. Arc Objects tend to move along an arc, rather than along straight lines. In After Effects we animate along a path. 5. Straight Ahead Action vs. Pose to Pose Straight Ahead Action refers to [...]
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After Effects Openers for Global Sports

December 13th , 2011 → 12:19 pm @ Yorgo Nestoridis

After Effects Openers for Global Sports Two simple and bold openers for Global Sports US. The opener will be used on the Season 2 fashion presentation clip by Listen Up London. Final Version Draft Version Incoming search terms:sports opener after effectsafter effects openersopener after effectopener after effectsSPORTS After Effectsport opener after effectadobe after effects openersafter effects sportsafter effects sport picturesafter effect opener photoRelated posts: Global Sports US Logo Reviewed Global Sports US New Headers Best Nike Kicks at Global Sports Global Sports US Global Sports $1500 Sneaker Artwork
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Christmas Media Design Seminar

December 8th , 2011 → 10:35 am @ Yorgo Nestoridis

Christmas Media Design at Ycademy The Ycademy Seminar in December will focus on Christmas Media, namely on working with Adobe After Effects.In stead of producing static Christmas cards participants will be able to add motion, sound and other effects to produce a stunning customized Christmas Clip. The above draft for a UVUYO video is a typical example for what After Effects can do for you. Schedule The Christmas Media Design Seminar will take place on December 17, 201, starting at 1 pm London time and closing at 9 pm London time. As we have only one day available for the December Seminar, we will use all Daily Call sessions for an introduction into the secrets of After Effects. All pre-seminar calls will be recorded as well and video tutorials will be made available to seminar participants. Goals Acquire enough After Effects related knowledge to be able to work with After Effects templates and to customize, adapt or modify them. All participants will create a customized Christmas Clip. Materials Participants need Adobe’s After Effects, preferably CS 5.5 64 bit version, however CS4 running on 32 bit will do. For Customization, you may want to use some of your family photos or, [...]
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