After Effects Compositing: 1 Intro to VFX

Introduces the seven essential After Effects compositing techniques and some bonus tips to help enhance drama, correct color, and create convincing transparency.

Introduction

• Time to make movie magic
• Using the exercise files

1. Seven Essentials of VFX Compositing

• Essential 1: Know how to match
• Essential 2: An overview of moving selections
• Prevent alpha channel fringing
• Essential 3: An overview of the camera for compositing
• Essential 4: An overview of what makes an image cinematic
• Push adjustments hard for drama and intensity
• Essential 5: An overview of color correction
• Use Mask Tracker for color correction
• Essential 6: Know how to comp fire
• Add heat ripple and glow
• Create convincing screen transparency
• Essential 7: Develop a "good eye" to go further