VFX Techniques: Space Scene 02: Compositing in After Effects | 291 MB

2h 7m | Video: AVC (.mp4) 1280x720 15fps | Audio: AAC 44KHz 1ch

Genre: eLearning | Working files included | Level: Intermediate | Language: English | Feb 18, 2014

What makes a 3D space battle even more spectacular? Compositing in Adobe After Effects. Learn to take the render-pass sequences of the spaceship versus asteroid scene you created in part 1 of this series and recombine them in After Effects. Author Lee Lanier shows how to integrate shading and color in your render passes, animate the flames emitting from the spaceship, and create a particle simulation that makes the asteroid explosion seem more realistic. You'll also learn to replicate glows, lens flares, film grain, and camera motion along the way.

Topics include:

Setting up the project in After Effects

Combining background elements

Layering render passes

Adapting stock footage

Adding After Effects particles

Color grading the composite

Adding camera shake and grain