Tudor "ted" jelescu
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As I said, it all depends on how you set the Null. Check out this camera rig tutorial:
https://maltaannon.com/articles/after-effects/simple-camera-rig/I often use camera rigs with slider controls on an Adjustment Layer. They are quite precise.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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Well, if I understand correctly it needs to be a Null, just be careful with the parenting. Post more details on the project – a screenshot of your setup and a better explanation of what you’re trying to achieve may be necessary.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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You can try creating a animated mask that matches the bands in the footage and then to a basic color correction to try to match the other part of the image, but it’s a pain and the results are not always the best. Re-shoot or use the bands as a starting point for a different look.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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Looks good!
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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3d stroke would be easier, however, Particular can do some interesting things – look for the iPod light streak tutorials.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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As usual with AE there are few options:
the most complex and elegant I can think of is to split the line elements as well and have separate layers for the top and bottom outline. The fill, iris and eye front outline can be precomped and a mask can be animated to erase them as the lid closes ( the top and bottom outlines animate).
Then use Duik ( https://duduf.net/?page_id=151 )applied to Puppet tool pins (3 on each line) to animate the top and bottom lines to close and open.Other option would be to just use Puppet Tool on the top and bottom outlines or distort them using Mesh Warp.
Third option is to animate shapes or masks in AE.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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I suggest renting an external keyer that can provide a decent key over the digital background or footage.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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Mocha should be able to handle the replacement – corner pin is what I would try first.
As far as the last few frames go, when the paper goes off screen, you should be able to do it manually and add Pixel Motion Blur to the PSD file to match the real life motion blur. There are hundreds of tutorials on object replacement with Mocha – a quick google search should provide you with quite a few.Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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Any decent fooatge archive should have a sunset timelapse with clouds. Your best bet would be to search and buy one. You can even find some free ones on Vimeo or YouTube.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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It just dawned on me that you may not have the latest AE – so here’s a CS6 version of the project:
6365_gearsrotationtestcopycs6folder.zip
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist