AfterEffects - Z Space

Before class we were asked to create a one layered composition on Illustrator, ensuring every object was on a separate layer. This would make life easier when reopening the Illustrator file in Adobe AfterEffects. Once deciding on a space theme, I used royalty free images to create planets. When in illustrator I created simple circles and then used the 'Pathfinder Tool' to cut the texture into a planet shape. I used the pen tool to create my rockets and spaceships.

The outcome of this workshop was to create 10 second movie using my prepared artwork, and to learn the use of 3D tools in After Effects, including cameras, pre-comps, building and constructing 3D scenes, textures and objects in addition to special effects. Sara gave as an excellent example of what we were going to learn how to achieve, and the extent of what the tools she was teaching us could achieve.

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Above is a screen of my layered composition I created in Adobe Illustrator.

While in class began to learn how to construct a 3D screen and the uses of the camera in order get the composition to move how I wanted it to. Using 'CC Page Turner' I was able to get the planets to looks if they were peeling onto the page. I made the two rockets and the spaceship to move and interact with the rest of the composition.

Main Comp from Jade Holmes on Vimeo.

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