Creating Vibrant Fractal Transitions in After Effects
In this series of tutorials we will composite a shimmering fractal reveal in After Effects utilizing assets generated in Maya.
Course info
Level
Advanced
Updated
Nov 11, 2013
Duration
2h 22m
Table of contents
Introduction and Project Overview
Creating Vibrant Fractal Transitions in After Effects
Matchmoving in PFTrack
12m
Refining and Exporting the Camera Solve
5m
Modeling Geometry in Maya
9m
Modeling More Complex Geometry and UV Mapping
13m
Exporting Our Assets from Maya into After Effects
10m
Animating the Ink Texture
10m
Refining the Ink Animation
13m
Compositing a Bright Rim
9m
Compositing Motion Blur and Chromatic Aberration
9m
Compositing Radium Glows
11m
Compositing Starglow
4m
Compositing the Screen Replacement
9m
Creating a Custom Glow
5m
Adding Dust Particles
7m
Animating Glow Intensities and Adding a Pull Focus
7m
Adding Lens Effects, Color Correction, and Lens Distortion
9m
Description
Course info
Level
Advanced
Updated
Nov 11, 2013
Duration
2h 22m
Description
In this series of tutorials we will composite a shimmering fractal reveal in After Effects utilizing assets generated in Maya. We will be matchmoving a live action plate and creating proxy geometry of the scene in Maya. We will then export the geometry as OBJ assets and assemble them in After Effects. We will animate a fractal pattern to act as a matte for our transition and apply that to our 3D geometry using the Element 3D plug-in. To create vibrant glows we will be using plugins such as Radium, Sapphire, and Starglow whilst taking advantage of linear color-space to achieve the best results possible.
About the author
About the author
James Whiffin is a compositor based in Brisbane Australia, working on independent films, TVCs, and corporate videos.