MORE SHOTS!
July 24th, 2013 by BenSome more junks from the music video I’m working on.
She is sad. Â I’m getting close to the finish line with this video. Â I have about a dozen shots left to animate, but I’ve been compositing each shot as I go – which is why I have all these pictures to share. Â Working in shot by shot has allowed me time to tweak my colors – which is good because color theory is not the theory I’m best at. Â If I had to pick, I’d say the theory I’m best at is the Theory of Gravity. Â I almost never float up off the ground… almost
I’ve also been experimenting with compositing. Â Now, I’ve been out of the After Effects games since CS4. Â And I’ve noticed all the cool peoples on the internets make their digital animations look more appealing to the eye by blurring the lines slightly. Â I found out this effect was called diffusion. Â I also found out a plug-in to do this effect costs like 800 bucks. Â But I think I found a work around. Â I duplicated my entire comp, added a slight lens blur and then dropped the opacity of that layer down to 30%. Â The final result:
A slight softening effect that nobody will notice once it’s on Youtube. Â Oh and I also added a bit of grain.