Video Projects
Jazz Music Video
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Audio Projects
Billy Bob
Sometimes it is easy to forget that audio production is not only recording and editing music tracks, but also includes editing spoken word. This type of skill is used to create audio books, recording voice-overs for commercials and movies, and especially to produce radio broadcasts and advertisements.
In this project, you will edit a raw voice recording to match a script. Your client is Billy Bob's Auto Warehouse. You have his original recording (as you will see, Mr. Billy Bob is not so good at recording a commercial) and the written script of what the radio commercial should say exactly. As you learn how to cut and splice clips, arrange Billy Bob's recording in the correct order. When you have matched the script, add sound effects and background music to make the production appealing and persuasive. Remember to match the script exactly! |
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Monster Truck
In this project, you will learn how to add special effects to the tracks of audio, as well as further incorporate sound effects and background music to help your radio advertisements sound appealing and persuasive.
Your client is Dorton Arena in Raleigh, NC. They are hosting a monster truck rally and Sesame Street wrestling match (fun for adults and children!). You have been given a raw recording of the commercial, a voice-over from Elmo talking trash to Big Bird, and a sound effect or two. You have also been provided with the final script of the commercial. Your job is to cut and splice the original audio recording to match the script, then add in some excerpts from Elmo's voice-over. This time, every individual clip that you splice needs to be on its own track. You will use the software to add special effects like track panning, echo, reverb, and others. Finally, you will incorporate sound effects and background music to help persuade your audience to attend the monster truck rally and Sesame Street wrestling tournament. |
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Advanced Animation Projects
How To Create 5 Awesome Text Animations In After Effects
Blurry Fade On
- Make a new composition named Text Animation 1, make sure it's 1920 x 1080 and hit okay.
- In the project panel duplicate this composition until you have five so we'll have them all for later.
- Open the Text Animation 1 comp and using the text tool, click into the composition to create a new text layer.
- Type your first name
- Twirl down the layer and using the animate menu select opacity. This creates a new Animator. Under the Animator, change the opacity to 0%.
- Twirl down the Range Selector and then the Advanced menu.
- Change Shape to Ramp Up, Ease High and Ease Low to 50%, and Randomize Order On.
- At frame 0 set a keyframe for the Offset with a value of -100.
- Move the playhead to frame 45 and change the Offset to 100%.
- To the right of the Animator use the Add menu to add a Blur.
- Change the blur value to 10.
Animate in From Below
- Open Text Animation 2, create a new text layer and type your middle name.
- Twirl the text layer down and in the Animate menu select Position.
- In the new animator change the Y position value so that the text is completely below where it started (and a little bit more for safety).
- Twirl down the Range Selector and Advanced menus.
- Change the Shape to Ramp Up and Ease Low to 100%.
- At frame 0 set a keyframe for Offset with a value of -100%. Then at frame 30 change the Offset value to 100%.
- With the playhead still at frame 30 draw a rectangular mask around the text making sure that you don't leave too much extra room at the bottom.
- Take a look at the animation and adjust your mask if you need to.
Tracking & Opacity
- Open Text Animation 3 and create a new text layer that says your last name.
- Twirl the text layer down and in the Animate menu select Opacity.
- In the new animator use the add button and select Property > Tracking.
- Change the Tracking Amount to 100 and the Opacity (make sure it's the animator's and not the layer's) to 0%.
- Twirl down the Range Selector and Advanced menus.
- Under Advanced changed Based On to Words.
- At frame 0, under Range Selector, set a keyframe for Start with a value of 0%. Then at frame 60 change the Start value to 100%.
- Right click the second keyframe and go to Keyframe Assistant > Easy Ease.
- Right click on it again and select Keyframe Velocity. In the pop up window change the incoming influence to 80% and hit okay.
Type On
- Open Text Animation 4, create a new text layer and type your favorite video game.
- Twirl the text layer down and in the Animate menu select Opacity.
- In the new animator change the Opacity value to 0%.
- Twirl down the Range Selector and Advanced menus. Under Advanced, change Smoothness to 0%.
- At frame 0, under Range Selector, set a keyframe for Start with a value of 0%. Then at frame 40 change the Start value to 100%.
Along a Path
- Open Text Animation 5, create a new text layer and type your favorite sport.
- With the layer still selected, use the pen tool to draw a path for the text to move along. If you create a closed path, make sure you change the mask's mode to None (instead of Add). This isn't an option for open paths.
- Twirl down the layer, then the Text menu, and then Path Options.
- Change Path to the mask you just drew with the pen tool.
- At frame 0 set a keyframe for First Margin. Lower the value here to whatever looks good for your path.
- Then at frame 30 change the First Margin value to 0 (this brings the text to the middle of the paths length). Apply an easy ease to this keyframe.
- Move the playhead to frame 45 and place another keyframe of the same value and make sure it's eased as well.
- Move to frame 75 and change the First Margin value to a high number to animate it out of place.