After Effects, VFX Day 4

Objectives

  • Students will know the difference between content aware fill and the clone brush and when to use them
  • Students will apply both of those tools to footage
  • Students will understand the use of blending modes. 

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

Outline

  • Clone Brush
    • Show practice footage and explain the director wants us to get rid of the balloons
    • Double click layer
    • Explain what the clone stamp tool does.
  • Content aware fill
    • Show other practice footage
    • Explain why the clone stamp tool won’t work in this scenario.
      • Explain Object
      • Explain surface
    • Show where the files went.
  • Blending modes
    • Show what we will be making (Fire hand practice file)
    • Import fire file
    • How to access blending modes
      • Right click
      • Bring in new columns.
    • Track the fire to the hand