Creating Cinemagraphs with Photoshop and After Effects

Now that cinemagraphs are back in the mainstream, the challenge is to create more interesting, and intricate movements while maintaining the allure of a living photograph. In this session we’ll take a look at advanced masking techniques, multi-instance and time-remapped instances of source video, creating inter-changeable elements for customization, as well as seamlessly looping simulated textures and particles.

What you’ll learn:

• Work with video from your phone or camera
• Multi-instances of source video
• Learn masking techniques in After Effects and Photoshop
• Customizable campaigns with linked elements
• Seamlessly looping textures and particles
• File formats and technologies used for cinemagraph delivery

Software Used: Adobe After Effects CC 2017 (14.2)

• Class Introduction
• Workflow in Photoshop
• Using Keyframes and Special Effects in Photoshop
• Workflow in After Effects
• Animating a Photograph with After Effects
• Particle Systems in After Effects
• Shooting and Processing a Cinemagraph