Motion Graphics Part 4
This week we’re going to begin our exploration of Adobe After Effects, and start the process of building our motion graphic using the plans and visual assets we created in the previous weeks.
What’s an Animatic?
An animatic is a form of simple motion graphic which is used to animate or time concept art for video shorts and films. It sets up the images of a storyboard with the timing, sound effects, and recorded narration of the finished film.
The purpose of an animatic is to see whether the sound and visuals are working together seamlessly to tell the story. It’s a pre-visualization technique that lets you see what works well and what needs reworking to fit into the final sequence better. The goal is to get the right duration and feeling for each element and shot.
For a more detailed description of animatics, take a look at this article from bloopanimation.com, and you can see a fantastic example of an animatic storyboard below:'The Greek Market' Storyboard
TASK PART 4
This week’s video lectures from Andrew King are all about diving in to Adobe Illustrator to create some simple graphics to use in your motion graphic.
We’ll begin with a quick overview of organising our graphics in Adobe Illustrator to produce an Animatic:
Now watch as Andrew creates his animatic in Adobe After Effects:
The assets from Andrew's project for this week can be downloaded here.
Before beginning this assignment, make sure you’ve watched Andrew's video lecture above.
Using Adobe After Effects, create a short animatic to outline the structure and pacing of your motion graphic.
Watch this short video to learn about exporting your Adobe After Effects project:
Render & Export