I've been planning a tutorial based on the heads up display (HUD) from the film Iron Man. After seeing the inspiring work by the Orphanage, I thought this idea could be useful in other forms as well.
Jet pilots, robots or even futuristic interfaces require visual screen information that looks cool and tells a story. Where would RoboCop be without his targeting system?
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In this quick tutorial, you'll learn to create an animated spinning orb that will impress all of your friends. This technique is similar to a shot in the recent Pro Scores promo video.
If you want to add some particles check out these tutorials for information:
In this new Tutorial, we'll learn a powerful method of simulating distant falloff for 3D layers with the help of a handy new preset. This preset is free and can be downloaded with the project file.
3D Falloff is the subject of this new tutorial/preset that will give 3D layers a new dimension in After Effects.
The Falloff we are referring to is specifically distance falloff. When a layer reaches a certain distance away from the camera, it begins to fade into the background the further away it gets. Many Video Games feature atmospheric effects that act as falloff for geometry that is far away and this occurs in real life too. For example ,underwater objects and sea creatures can fade into the darkness as they descend or a person can disappear into a snow storm only to emerge as the abominable snowman.
This new preset makes it easy to automatically calculate falloff based on a layers distance from the camera. There are many great settings like when to start and end the falloff as well as color and opacity settings.
In this video there are over 50 layers that react properly to the distance as the camera approaches. Keyframing this manually would take forever and if you change the camera the animation would have to be adjusted. More soon.
BTW, the Pro Scores promo was not rendered with this preset but it is a good example to illustrate this effect, the tutorial will include several techniques as well.
Hey! Just wanted to let you know, I'm developing a new tutorial and preset that will be out this week. It's so cool, that it's getting it's own blog post.
It's not a specific effect but rather a tool and a technique that will give your work amazing depth (not DOF either). And it's free! Of course, if you want to support Video Copilot's ongoing mission to make cool stuff, head over to the products page and check out our great DVDs! I think there's a banner somewhere around here.
Be sure to check out our new tool Pro Scores while your at it, the audio demo is now online.
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