After Effects Lesson 1 - Animation, Motion Tracking and

Animation in After Effects

   Starting lessons today in Adobe After effects, we learnt how to move two cars along a road. This was done doing the pen tool to create 2 masks, then copied and pasted into the cars positioning information. This allowed for the cars to move along the set paths, then placing a auto-rotate for a smooth transition. At first, the cars moved much too fast, so expanding the key frames allowed a better timing.

 Motion Tracking in After Effects

Using the motion tracker in Adobe After Effects rather then Premiere allows a better chance of tracking. This was done selecting by placing the lion on a null object layer, then replacing the tracker when needed. This isn't a perfect placement, but gives a good idea on how to use the tracker.

Parallax in Adobe Premiere

Parallax is the movement of several objects to create a scene, often used in photography and animatics. We was able to experiment about with 2 different styles/ images. The first was a simplistic but effective mountain scene, the second a more painterly style.