After Effects, VFX Day 3

Objectives

  • Students will be able to keyframe out green screens
  • Student will use the Rotoscope brush to isolate subjects
  • Students will learn other effects to use on subjects.

Link to files: https://files.learnsoftware.org/after-effects-vfx/

Outline

  • Show this funny video about what we are going to do
  • Explain what green screening is
    • Show them Keylight 2.0
    • Show how to toggle to the threshold to adjust it.
  • Rotobrushing
    • What if you don’t have a green screen?
    • Double click layer
    • Show how to change brush size (command, up/down)
  • Effects
    • Fractal noise
      • Have everyone make and adjustment layer, then precompose it
      • Edit the fractal noise
    • Displacement map
      • Link source the fractal layer
      • Toggle on and off
    • Colorama
      • Link to Fractal noise as well.