Tudor "ted" jelescu
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I have posted the result of my test:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9dcRmA8KpETudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior Compositor/VFX Artist
Bucharest, RomaniaSome contents or functionalities here are not available due to your cookie preferences!This happens because the functionality/content marked as “Google Youtube” uses cookies that you choosed to keep disabled. In order to view this content or use this functionality, please enable cookies: click here to open your cookie preferences.
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I did a really quick test to see what would I do. Here’s a list:
CC Page Turn- obviously you go that too. I used this twice.
One for the top layer (multiply) that shows both Front and Back (77% opacity with grey bluish paper)and one for a precomp (dark grey layer with a mask that leaves only the feathered edges of the layer to show and a grey bluish layer at 30% opacity)- this Page Turn shows only on the back of the page- 16% opacity. This will give you a difference of texture and transparency for the back of the transparency gel and will better define the edges.
Then I used a blur, Hue/Saturation to lower the saturation for the reduced sharpness and colors from the image below and Light Sweep (on top- animated to match the turn)- all on adjustment layers with animated masks that match the Page Turn.
Parented all to a Null to be able to move the “gel” around.Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior Compositor/VFX Artist
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Best would be to use a 3d plugin like Zaxwerks Invigorator.
Harder- use a 3d PSD layer, have each letter as an individual object and go to town for a few sleepless nights.Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior Compositor/VFX Artist
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There are several ways to do this. Here’s a list of plugins that can be used:
Zaxwerks 3d flag
FreeForm
Mesh Warp
Bezier WarpOut of all of the above I would go for 3dFlag.
You can also just animate a mask.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior Compositor/VFX Artist
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Convert before going in AE, render out to an uncompressed format out of AE. And yes, you will have FCP re compress the final, but that’s the workflow for best results.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior Compositor/VFX Artist
Bucharest, Romania -
One way is to duplicate the text layer, isolate with a mask just the word you want to add extra animation to and play around with it. If you need to animate individual letters you can just have one masked layer per letter.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior Compositor/VFX Artist
Bucharest, Romania -
If you haven’t got enough RAM on your workstation AE may not be able to deal with the full resolution RED footage. I have in the past converted RED to TGA sequences and worked with that, but with the new RED workflows you should be able to use the RED footage without any conversion.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior Compositor/VFX Artist
Bucharest, Romania -
After you storyboard your animation, find the best points where you can cut your animation in pieces. Work on manageable projects that can be then cut together to create the impression of one continuous movement.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior Compositor/VFX Artist
Bucharest, Romania -
Shoot without water and with water to be safe. If your camera is locked, shoot the same angle without actors and just the “rain” and then shoot the actors without rain. This way you will have a lot more control over the shot in compositing.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior Compositor/VFX Artist
Bucharest, Romania -
If you have a plugin that allows distortion in 3d space- like Freeform- then yes, you should be able to do it.
https://ae.tutsplus.com/tutorials/vfx/3d-paper-crumple-with-freeform/Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior Compositor/VFX Artist
Bucharest, Romania