Jim Krause | Classes | P354/J560 Program Graphics & Animation
Summer 2021 Class Info:
- Syllabus Summer 2021 (MS doc)
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- Jim's office hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday after lab and by appointment
- Critique form (MS Word doc)
- Book: Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects, Fifth Edition: Essential and Advanced Techniques
- Midterm Project
- Final Project
- Real-world & Service Learning Clients (good topics for Midterm & Final Projects)
Class/Lab notes:
WARNING - Web pages below are updated shortly before their use. In other words, don't look too far ahead as the info has not been updated yet.
Week 1
Week 2
- Lab 4
- Lab 5
- Lab 6
- animated typography ("Like, you know" poem)
- animated typography (based on Lock, Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels dialog)
- animated typography (Rugby Nation- warning graphic profanity!)
- animated typography (Ira Glass)
- Typography Tutorials:
- kinetic typography tutorial w/Mikey
- kinetic typography tutorial by Jesse Rosten
- Write-on text effect using the stroke command (from Layers Magazine)
- Write-on text using AE's write on effect
- Graffiti write on tutorial (Using the stroke effect - Video Copilot)
Week 3
Week 4
- Lab 10
- Lab 11
- Lab 12
- [ZOOM RECORDING]
- Branding exercise examples:
Week 5
- Lab 13
- Lab 14 - [ZOOM RECORDING]
- Lab 15
- Motion Tracking Ad Examples:
Week 6
- Lab 16 - Please fill out the OCQ Questionnaire!
- Lab 17 - AE Quiz
- Lab 18 - Screen Final Projects
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Introduction to After Effects Examples
- Get to know the After Effects Interface (15 min)
- Lynda - AE Apprentice 01 (Tour of the User Interface)
- Lynda - AE Apprentice 01 (Managing Comps)
TIme and Space - Keyframe Interpolation
- How to Use the Graph Editor (Skillshare)
Typography Examples
- animated typography ("Like, you know" poem)
- animated typography (based on Lock, Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels dialog)
- animated typography (Rugby Nation- warning graphic profanity!)
- animated typography (Ira Glass)
Typography Tutorials:
- kinetic typography tutorial w/Mikey
- kinetic typography tutorial by Jesse Rosten
- Write-on text effect using the stroke command (from Layers Magazine)
- Write-on text using AE's write on effect
- Graffiti write on tutorial (Using the stroke effect - Video Copilot)
Sample Reels
- How to Animate a Photo (Creators Project tutorial)
- Evan Larimore - AE reel
- Mar Torrijos - Motion Graphics reel
- William Caballero - Motion graphics reel
Puppetry
- Beauty (9:49 - Classic paintings brought to life) A Short video by Rino Stefano Tagliafierro.
- You Gotta Believe (Music video sung by the Pointer Sisters, produced by Nina Paley.)
Student Examples:
- Before Angels by Morgan Anderson
- The Cave by Jacob Krutulis (storytelling)
- Demo Reel Intro by Claire Soisson (shape layers)
- Friends of Lake Monroe PSA by Garrett Goad (midterm project)
- Fun Facts About UAVs by Var Brynildssen (final project)
- Goddess Poem by Naphtalia Ruth
- HH Landscape ad by Kyle Hicks
- How to Stay Safe PSA by Noah Barajas (midterm project)
- IU Ooutdoor Adentures promo by Alec Dietz
- I Have a Rendezvous with Death by Peder Piering
- Instructional opening module by Elizabeth La Londe
- Know Your Facts - Get Vaxxed by Amy Bushman
- Miami Showdown by Dane Davis
- My Prayer by Emma Garcia
- Space Facts by Drew Daniels-Rosenberg
- Trashion Re-fashion sustainable theatre experience at the BCT by Claire Soisson
- Vulnerability by Jordy Alexander
- When Gary Met Allie by Claire Soisson
- WTIU promo from Jill Moore
Other Examples:
Miscellaneous resources
- Adobe Photoshop Introduction to the Interface (4 minutes)
- Adobe Photoshop Tour of the Inerface (5 minutes)
- Adobe Photoshop CC Help PDF
- After Effects Keyboard shortcuts
- Cinema 4D lite tutorial (included with AE CC 2017)
- Universal Production Music (was Killer Tracks Music Library)
- Motion Periodic Table (cool!)
- Photoshop Shortcuts
- Photoshop tips and tutorials (Thanks Charles!)
- Service Learning / Real World Client Opportunities
- Storyboard template
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