If you’d like to play with the original After Effects project that I used to create the Sands of Time tutorial series, you can download it from here.
It’s saved as a CS3-compatible file, so you’ll be able to use it with AE CS3 and above, and uses only the standard toolset – so no plug-ins required.
Archive for June, 2010
AE Project File – The Sands of Time
Integ Insider – Ian Poole
In the first of this series commissioned by Integ Group, CEO Ian Poole discusses the company’s role as a systems integrator as well as some of the solutions they provide, such as Campsite Entertainment.
It’s a one-camera shoot, so noddies and cutaways were used wherever possible to keep the illusion of a multi-cam setup, as well as maintaining interest and pace. Part of the brief was also to take the static Integ Insider logo and create a motion graphics ident splash from it, with complementary assets like L3 titles, backgrounds and credits all to be used in subsequent episodes to give it a consistent look and feel.
After Effects Tutorial – The Sands of Time
OK – so here’s a four-part tutorial for After Effects called The Sands of Time. I’ll be showing you how to create engraved text, a sandstorm reveal and a useful way of working with particles that doesn’t require any third-party plug-ins (like Trapcode Particular or Form).
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
You can also download the project file created for this tutorial from here.
Free motion background – Mad Scientist
Spiraling, warped loop, reminiscent of LucasArts’ Day of the Tentacle. Perfect for hypnotic, mad scientist title sequences or segues!
After Effects Tutorial – Freaky flaming face of fire!
Everyone knows that you don’t get taken seriously as a motion graphics tutorial guy until you’ve done at least one facial deformation technique. Andrew Kramer has his demon face warp, Maltaannon has his push-pin Trapcode Form tute and so on.
So here’s mine – a freaky face-on-fire tutorial using only the standard toolset in After Effects CS3, 4 or 5 (it may go back even further than these versions, in fact). Enjoy!
