This semester I am in an independent study video production class. My big focus for this semester is to become better at After Effects, Adobe’s composting, special effects, and advanced titling software. I had dabbled in it a bit last year, ( http://vimeo.com/8764122 ) , I wanted to continue to learn the program, as well as improve my overall proficiency at producing videos.
I am heavily utilizing the tutorials from Video Copilot, http://videocopilot.net/ , and have used some of them for various tests of effects ( http://vimeo.com/20926593 and http://vimeo.com/21063373 ) as well as titling for the elective video. ( http://vimeo.com/20921288 )
I also spent some time taking this ordinary shot of the hallway:
and turning it into this:
Now I am working on a kinetic typography project. Something like this: http://vimeo.com/15412319
After Effects is an awesome program and anyone who is involved in video production should at least look into using it occasionally. It’s incredibly diverse and I look forward to continue learning it and applying it to video projects.