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COW Tutorials: After Effects Building a 3D World
Building a 3D World in After Effects
When needing a photorealistic 3D world, After Effects isn’t usually the first program that comes to mind. Typically a 3D modeling/animation program is necessary to create virtual 3D worlds, but in this article CreativeCOW contributing editor Bill O’Neil demonstrates creating a 3D world for a TV spot he was hired to direct and post for the Big Ten Basketball Conference.
Click on the link above to view Bill’s article.
Kathlyn Lindeboom
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OK… Now tell us how you really did it.
That was amazing.
Thanks.
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Holy…that was amazing.
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Great One!
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Thanks for the kind words, guys.
I don’t really expect anyone to build a world that ridiculous in AE but more than anything, I wanted to show the potential of After Effects 3D. I hope it inspires a few people.
Bill O’Neil
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I always suspected you could do something like this in AE. I was thinking of doing a spoof of American Idol with AE, but didn’t have the chops. So, very inspiring stuff.
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In the tutorial you talked about having the virtual camera following the turn-tabled actor(s) and therefore all you have to worry about was the X & Y axis for the camera, I believe. How did you do this?
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To get the camera to follow the rotating talent, I simply key-framed the Y rotation of the 3D null layer to which the camera is parented. The camera’s point of interest (POI) is in the same spot as the null layer so it is essentially slaved to it.
While the null handles the rotation you can move in, out, up or down with the camera. Make sure you hold down the cntrl key when you move the camera around to maintain the position of the POI.
Bill O
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Bill,
Love it! I’m really interested in your turntable. Did you build it or buy it?
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I rented the turntable from a prop guy here in Chicago. He actually built it himself with an electric motor so it can rotate at any speed. I have seen another “lazy susan” that operate manually where you just wind it up with a rope and then unwind it for the shot.
It’s kind of an unusual rental but they’re out there. And I suppose you could always build one yourself if you think you’ll use it a lot.
Bill O’Neil
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Amazing stuff…
for the varicam shots of Talib, were the light effects across his face done during production or in post?
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