• Adobe After Effects

  Camera Animation in 3D How to Get Smooth Motion

  Posted by Nick Heady on November 9, 2014 at 6:11 pm

  So I’m trying to create a camera movement in which a camera moves in a circle (in 3D space) while maintaining its orientation on an object in the center of the circle.

  How can I accomplish this without hundreds of keyframes? I thought there might be a way to manipulate bezier curves but cannot figure it out.

  Erik Waluska replied 11 years, 8 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Erik Waluska

  November 9, 2014 at 8:11 pm

  The easiest way is to use a null:
  1. Position the camera
  2. Create a null, make it 3D and position it where your object is located
  3. Parent the camera to the null
  4. Animate the rotation of the null

  Erik Waluska
  EAWmedia

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