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Hands-On Motion Graphics with Adobe After Effects CC

By : David Dodds
Book Image

Hands-On Motion Graphics with Adobe After Effects CC

By: David Dodds

Overview of this book

If you’re thinking seriously about making and publishing your videos with professional editing and animation, look no further! Adobe After Effects is a popular tool among video editors and YouTubers to enhance their videos and bring them to life by implementing visual effects and motion graphics. This book will take you right from the basics through to the advanced techniques in Adobe After Effects CC 2018. You will start by setting up your editing environment to learn and improve techniques to sharpen your video editing skills. Furthermore, you will work with basic and advanced special effects to create, modify, and optimize motion graphics in your videos. Lastly, you will not only learn how to create 2.5D animations, but also get to grips with using Cinema 4D Lite to build and animate complete 3D scenes. By the end of the book, you’ll have learned how to package a video efficiently with the help of the projects covered.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Hands-On Motion Graphics with Adobe After Effects CC
Contributors
Preface
Assessment
Other Book You May Enjoy
Index

Chapter 5. Producing a Film Title Project Using Text Animator

In this chapter, we will learn how to create a film title. Film titles are shown at the beginning of a movie. These short sequences not only provide the name of the movie, but also set the tone for the film. Contemporary film titles were created by Saul Bass. His films, such as Psycho and the Man with the Golden Arm, revolutionized film titles. He elevated film titles to an art form.

In this chapter, we will learn the following:

  • How to create a mood with exciting type!

  • Special 3D effects for our type to give it depth

  • How to use trackmates to add texture