Final Project

Students, please post your final project here on the blog by embedding the web version of the video (.swf or .mov, scaled appropriately) hosted on your student web space or some legal, third party hosting environment (YouTube, etc.). Make sure that you label the post "YOUR NAME - CLASS NAME student project - cc - not for commercial use".

Your web video should include a link to a landing page with a design and message consistent with your ad campaign.

Please email me the final report that Kim was working on regarding the media plan.

I apologize but I will not be returning to class. I will grade your work submitted here. It has been an honor to be your instructor. Go forward and do great things.

Exporting your video with Premiere Pro

Here is a good video tutorial explaining how to export your video to a variety of formats using Adobe Premiere Pro.

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-premiere-pro-cs4/getting-started-13-exporting-your-project/

After Effect Scripts

Check here for some great After Effects scripts.

http://aescripts.com/

After Effects Animation Tutorial

A good tutorial about animating a sky in your video in AE.

http://tv.adobe.com/#vi+f1524v1022

And here's one detailing the Write-on effect for achieving a handwritten look to your compositions.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/917560/lets_learn_after_effects_the_write_on_effect/

Animated Bevel Text Effect
http://tv.adobe.com/#vi+f1520v1013

Peace Corp Ad

Students:

Please post your most recent version of the Peace Corp ad to the blog before the start of class this week.

Text Animation in After Effects

Follow the link for a good tutorial on animating script text in Adobe After Effects.
http://www.layersmagazine.com/animated-handwriting-in-after-effects.html
click here

Good & Bad Lighting

Bad Lighting

In the 1960's movie The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, the intent was to make spooky lighting. However, the shadows are so intense and unnatural that its hard to not to pay attention to them. Sometimes it doesn't even make sense as to WHERE the lighting is coming from, especially when the flashlight is rapidly moving around.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufUgq1WQilQ

Good Lighting

Singin' in the Rain uses lighting that is so subtle and natural looking that if you pause the movie

at any time, it looks like beautiful Renaissance oil painting. Even though Gene Kelly is dancing

in the rain, at night, with an umbrella, there are no harsh reflections and it looks just like how real

rain would look at night under street lights.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmCpOKtN8ME