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Why/when do you use a null object to control a camera
So this is something that I see a lot in tutorials and I have never had it explained. But why should you do this or when is it suggested to use a null object to control a camera?
I use AE a lot, but for basic stuff, but I have a project coming up where I will be doing a good amount of movement. I’m going to be creating a coffee table look that has polaroids laying on top of the table. These polaroids will have video inside of them. Then I want to have a camera move and rotate around revealing the unseen sections of the table, etc.
So would I use a camera controlled by a null here? I have gone through the AE Apprentice book but it never taught using nulls as camera controls…I don’t think.
Thanks! 🙂
-Beau Brotherton-
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There are some tutorials here that show how to move and animate a camera. Several of them show how and why using a null object layer makes working with cameras easier.
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Your definitely going to want to parent your camera to a null object. Here’s a link to video copilot tutorial that addressed this topic and includes a really useful plugin for this technique.
https://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/sure_target_2/
Drew Pertl
http://www.DrewPertl.com
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