After Effects, Rotoscoping, Matchmove and Integration
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Matchmove and Integration
Work in progress - it's about an unfinished piece of art that has been waiting around for the artist to finish it. When the piece of art gets fed up, it breaks free from the wood board and goes after the artist.
I shot all the footage using a Sony PMW EX1 camera, used PFTrack to do the 3D tracking of the footage, modeled, textured, rigged the 3D unfinished piece of art character, and animated in maya.
After Effects - Using Masks
Demonstrating the use of masks, as well as alpha and luma track mattes using a still background image, and a 3D chameleon and dragonflies that were modeled, textured, and animated in Maya.
Theme - Transformation
I was given the topic of 'transformation' and chose to interpret the story of Daphne from Greek Mythology - female who turns into a Laurel Tree.
I shot myself in front of greenscreen, modeled, textured, and rigged a 3D figure in Maya to roughly match my form - used many masks in after effects to show the transition of the tree bark growing up my figure.
After Effects - Disco Theme
Demostrating parenting, nulls, precomps, and having fun experimenting with various effects. Color Explosion!!
Red Riding Hood
This was an assignment where we were given a still background plate, greenscreen footage of Red Riding Hood, and a movie of a 'sparkly ball'.
The task was to integrate everything together using After Effects - rotoscope Red Riding Hood's left hand so the sparkly ball passes behind it, a lot of color corrections, some fog, lighting changes, etc.