Study Topics

Interactive II  »  Spring 2010  »  Mon & Wed  »  3:00 to 4:50 PM


Week Topics Resources
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  1. History of Animation
  2. After Effects Interface
  
2
  1. Importing & Managing Footage
  2. Animating Properties
  
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4
  1. Layer Control
  2. Compositions
  
5
  1. Keyframes
  2. Graph Editor
  
6
  1. 3D Space
  2. Tracking
  
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9
  1. Expressions
  2. Rendering
  
10
  1. Appointments
11
  1. Spring Break
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13
  1. Tracking
  
14
  1. Expressions
  2. Rendering
  
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Key Concepts / Skills

  1. Importing & Managing Footage
    Image sequences
    Looping Footage
    Collecting files…
  2. Animating Properties
    Anchor Point
    Scale
    Position
    Opactity
  3. Layer Control
    Layer Types
    Trimming
    Time-Stretch
    Parenting
    Blend Modes
  4. Compositions
    Precomposing
    Nesting
  5. Keyframes
    Default Diamonds
    Easing
    Roving
    Hold
    Time-Reverse
  6. Graph Editor
  7. 3D Space
    3D Layers
    Camera
    Lights
  8. Tracking
    Footage Stablization
    Motion Tracking
  9. Expressions
  10. Rendering
    The Render Queue