In After Effects 7 Animation Techniques, Jeff Foster shares methods and best practices for creating fantastic animation. From setting up a camera and getting the right angles, to imitating the movement of the human skeleton and animating text layers, Foster explains everything you need to know to create and edit animations for the most realistic effects. Exercise files accompany the training videos, allowing you to follow along and learn at your own pace.

1. Introduction
    
       
    
Welcome      
    
0:46
    
4 MB
   
  
    
2. Animation with a Camera
    
       
    
Prepping Photoshop CS2 layer prep for 3-D layers      
    
5:26
    
8.9 MB
   
     
    
Setting up and animating a camera      
    
8:38
    
20.4 MB
   
     
    
Animating lights in 3-D      
    
6:47
    
11.7 MB
   
     
    
Animated layers in 3-D
    
3:34
    
8.3 MB
   
     
    
Putting it all together for a complex scene
    
6:38
    
16.7 MB
   
  
    
3. Cause and Effect
    
       
    
Gravity: the freefall
    
6:55
    
15.9 MB
   
     
    
Gravity: a smooth landing
    
9:29
    
22.1 MB
   
     
    
Gravity and collision: bounce and hang time
    
4:36
    
10.4 MB
   
     
    
Gravity and recoil: the yo-yo
    
9:42
    
23.7 MB
   
     
    
Inertia and friction: what a drag
    
4:32
    
9.4 MB
   
     
    
Combining the techniques for complex animations
    
5:00
    
11 MB
   
  
    
4. Exaggeration Equals Characterization
    
       
    
The classic sudden stop
    
5:36
    
12.6 MB
   
     
    
Bouncing and falling: defying the rules of gravity
    
10:29
    
24.4 MB
   
  
    
5. Rubber Planets Project: 3-D Animation Effects
    
       
    
Planet 1: Earth stop
    
6:54
    
15.4 MB
   
     
    
Planet 2: Mars bounce
    
11:44
    
27.3 MB
   
     
    
Planet 3: Moon pop-up
    
7:32
    
17.1 MB
   
     
    
Planet 4: Saturn drop
    
5:35
    
12.8 MB
   
     
    
Completing the scene by adding camera and lights
    
10:17
    
26.4 MB
   
  
    
6. Kinematics: Human Figure Character Animation
    
       
    
Kinematics animation and parenting
    
6:02
    
8.9 MB
   
     
    
The knee bone's connected to the leg bone
    
6:06
    
15.4 MB
   
  
    
7. Animating Text Layers in After Effects
    
       
    
Textacy: fly-in zoom titling
    
5:09
    
11.5 MB
   
     
    
Textacy: bouncy 3-D titles
    
9:55
    
22 MB
   
     
    
Textacy: horizontal scanning titles
    
6:07
    
16.6 MB
   
     
    
Textacy: What's the buzz?
    
4:11
    
9.3 MB
   
     
    
Photoshop text layers with displacement
    
10:50
    
18.3 MB
   
  
    
8. Custom Scene Transitions
    
       
    
Luminance mattes from movies
    
3:59
    
10.5 MB
   
     
    
Painting a transition
    
4:14
    
10.1 MB
   
     
    
Animating 3-D layers for transitions
    
6:26
    
15.1 MB
   
  
    
9. Conclusion
               
Goodbye
    
0:33
    
2.8 MB

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