Creating a Mograph Title Sequence: 2 Animating in After Effects

Turn your initial concept into a full-fledged title sequence. Learn how to work with Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects to bring your ideas to life.

Introduction

• Title sequence: A movie within a movie
• Using the exercise files
• Showing the final project

1. Title Design and Prep for Comp

• Reviewing the rough cut
• Matching colors
• Auditioning fonts and colors
• Designing the typographic style
• Creating a master style
• Preparing the project for export
• Importing to After Effects
• Arranging clips and titles into shots
• Reviewing the project
• Comparing with the edit

2. Title Animation

• Animating tracking and color
• Creating flickering
• Adding glow and swipe
• Creating a second version
• Saving an animation preset
• Applying the animation preset
• Reviewing the title animation

3. Compositing

• Initial color correction
• Removing unwanted content
• Fixing the sky
• Improving the matte
• Creating a water displacement
• Extending and tracking
• Creating a matte with Colorama
• Transitioning to red sky
• Creating a matte with Auto-trace
• Matching the colors and motion
• Replacing the comps
• Adding an overall look

4. Creating the Pack Shot

• Creating a 3D planet
• Adding atmosphere
• Animating the camera
• Creating dramatic lighting
• Adding stars
• Creating a galaxy
• Texturizing the end title
• Animating the end title
• Integrating the end title
• Revealing the end title
• Watching the title sequence

Conclusion

• Next steps