Week 2

In week 2 we looked further into text editing. we used techniques such as keying to remove the background colour and the text animate tools for quicker animating than using keyframes.

to edit the text position we used the option under text>animate>position>range selector, and then changed the start time to create a movement when a keyframe was added.

next we learnt how to use the paint function in after effects, and then animate some painted lines. we used keying to remove the background, which allowed multiple layers to be seen at the same time. another technique for keying is to use the 'paint on transparent' option under the paint collapse menu.

to create the animation, first the line was painted on by selecting the paint workspace, and then using the paintbrush tool to draw a line. then using the drop down menu, effects>paint>stroke options, change the start value to 100% and set a keyframe. now change the value back to 0% and the line should move.

a second layer was added with a transparent background, and the same process was done on this layer. now the two lines are animated together.

the last technique we looked at was the shatter effect. this breaks an image or video up into small pieces and gives them a force and direction etc. which can be set.

to do this first a picture was imported into after effects, then dragged to the composition. on the right hand side there is an effects section. in this there is a shatter effect. drag this on to the picture. now the settings for the effect can be changed to suit.