Be able to explain the layout and the tools in After Effects or Flash

Critique and review the tools in After

Effects or Flash

Learning Objectives

POP ART EXPERIMENT

• You need to produce 1 moving design where you have a cartoon character who sings and dances. The project should include text i.e. Feel free to import and picture and rotoscoped. Try to use as many tools as you can.

• Remember to keep screen grabbing the stages of develop

as this will help you remember what you did, as you’ll need to write paragraphs about; – What tool is it? – How it is useful? – Give personal criticism of the tool – is it good or bad? Why? – Explain about the layout in Photoshop

EXAMPLES

Must include

The write up and techniques need to include;

• Layout (timeline, composition, Effects and Presets, Project , Info and Audio, Preview, Tool bar at top)

• Transform ( anchor point, position, scale, rotation, opacity)

• Composition (different video options)

• Preview (briefly explain function)

• Toolbar (Pen tool, text, shapes, Roto brush tool)

• Animation (browse presets)