Christian Remde
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No, didn’t use cardwipe…did it the old-fashioned way I guess…
Christian Remde
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No, didn’t use cardwipe…did it the old-fashioned way I guess…
Christian Remde
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Actually, both effects were pretty similar…
For the flipping cards intro I created a square in AI and brought it into AE. I also created a square with each of the letters/numbers that I would need for my name, phone, email, etc. in it. I created a long row of empty squares in 3D space and then duplicated them over and over creating a wall of empty squares. In order to keep track of all of the rows, I made the layers each have a different color label.
Then I replaced the appropriate squares with the squares that had the letters/numbers that spelled out my name, phone, etc. I duplicated those squares and replaced the duplicate with an empty square which I placed behind the square with the letter on it and moved it back in z-space .05 pixels.
I then parented the empty square to the square with the letter on it so when I rotated the square with the letter, the back had an empty square…I set up a camera to fly over them and animated the rotation at the right time…all in all, it took me about 5-6 hours to set the whole thing up.
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The house was set up pretty much the same. I created a pre-comp with a square and running video in it (using a simple matte)…I think there were about 250 of them total that made up the house. I then placed them all in 3D space and moved them around to create the shape of the house.
I animated the camera move first and then keyframed the boxes to move in z-space back past the camera…I went through and varied the speed of the frames flying in and the timing so they didn’t all fly in at once…the logo was done with Zaxwerks Invigorator and Trapcode Starglow.
This took a lot longer to set up as all those squares with video in them made the comp really slow. I’d say it took me about 14-15 hours to set up the whole comp.
Hope that answers your questions, feel free to ask more…
Christian Remde
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Actually, both effects were pretty similar…
For the flipping cards intro I created a square in AI and brought it into AE. I also created a square with each of the letters/numbers that I would need for my name, phone, email, etc. in it. I created a long row of empty squares in 3D space and then duplicated them over and over creating a wall of empty squares. In order to keep track of all of the rows, I made the layers each have a different color label.
Then I replaced the appropriate squares with the squares that had the letters/numbers that spelled out my name, phone, etc. I duplicated those squares and replaced the duplicate with an empty square which I placed behind the square with the letter on it and moved it back in z-space .05 pixels.
I then parented the empty square to the square with the letter on it so when I rotated the square with the letter, the back had an empty square…I set up a camera to fly over them and animated the rotation at the right time…all in all, it took me about 5-6 hours to set the whole thing up.
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The house was set up pretty much the same. I created a pre-comp with a square and running video in it (using a simple matte)…I think there were about 250 of them total that made up the house. I then placed them all in 3D space and moved them around to create the shape of the house.
I animated the camera move first and then keyframed the boxes to move in z-space back past the camera…I went through and varied the speed of the frames flying in and the timing so they didn’t all fly in at once…the logo was done with Zaxwerks Invigorator and Trapcode Starglow.
This took a lot longer to set up as all those squares with video in them made the comp really slow. I’d say it took me about 14-15 hours to set up the whole comp.
Hope that answers your questions, feel free to ask more…
Christian Remde
https://www.christianremde.com -
Thanks for the tip…yeah, I’m totally one of those people who’s in love with his stuff and so I like to let it run…I’m actually thinking of handing it over to a friend of mine who is also an editor to go through and do a fine-cut with the mandate to cut 20-30 seconds from it.
I don’t know about anyone else, but I always have a harder time cutting my own reel than someone else’s…I guess the footage is too precious to me, but not to someone else who is just looking to get the best finished product…
Thanks,
Christian Remde
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Thanks for the tip…yeah, I’m totally one of those people who’s in love with his stuff and so I like to let it run…I’m actually thinking of handing it over to a friend of mine who is also an editor to go through and do a fine-cut with the mandate to cut 20-30 seconds from it.
I don’t know about anyone else, but I always have a harder time cutting my own reel than someone else’s…I guess the footage is too precious to me, but not to someone else who is just looking to get the best finished product…
Thanks,
Christian Remde
https://www.christianremde.com -
I use Cinema 4D and 3D Invigorator…just depends what I need to do. If it’s something quick and fast with some text or a logo, then I’ll stay in AE and use Invigorator, if it’s more complex or requires more control over the environment, lights or textures, then I’ll go to Cinema 4D. They both have their use and I end up using at least one of them on virtually every job I do in some way…
Christian Remde
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I use Cinema 4D and 3D Invigorator…just depends what I need to do. If it’s something quick and fast with some text or a logo, then I’ll stay in AE and use Invigorator, if it’s more complex or requires more control over the environment, lights or textures, then I’ll go to Cinema 4D. They both have their use and I end up using at least one of them on virtually every job I do in some way…
Christian Remde
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Here’s my 2-cents…
1) Where are the jobs? It depends on what you want to do…major cities like New York or L.A. have quite a bit of work (L.A. more than NY) for motion graphics and VFX…Los Angeles also has a huge DVD menu market right now. If you’re looking to stay out of the big cities, then look in the secondary markets like Texas (Houston and Dallas) or Seattle. If you want to stay in Minnesota and work remotely, then you’ll need an amazing reel. Clients want to see that you can handle the job and bring some creativity to it. If they see a great looking reel, then meeting you doesn’t become as important…
I got into the motion graphics arena by going to work for a company that specialized in Wedding/Event videos that sometimes did a little corporate work…The jobs weren’t great, but it gave me a good knowledge base and gave me a chance to get comfortable with the equipment and the software while getting paid. It also allowed me to get a reel together that got me my next job at a place that pretty much only did corporate jobs…I was there for a while and added to my reel. That got me my next job and so on…
2) Equipment – If you’re going to freelance, you’ll probably need a faster machine. 90% of the freelance jobs I get are very time-sensitive and redering on a slow machine can kill you and possibly lose you a client. I don’t think you need to get a Windows box though…I bought discreet Cleaner to make WMV movies for clients who want to view them on a Windows machine and no one has ever complained. That $595 program is a lot cheaper than having to buy a whole new Windows box as well as a different version of AE and any filters that you use…
That’s about all I can offer…I guess what I’m saying is, start small…get a reel together and work your way up…start knocking on doors, meeting people. Even if a company doesn’t have a job opening, go in and talk to them. Make sure they remember you so that if something comes up, they’ll think of you…this industry is very chatty and a lot of jobs that I’ve got were through word of mouth.
Good Luck,
Christian Remde
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click on the layer you want to replace in the timeline, then hold down the Option key (on a mac) and drag the new file over it…that should replace the layer with the new file you want in its place while keeping all the settings, keyframes, filters, etc…
Christian Remde
https://www.christianremde.com