TITLE: Billie Eilish Mask
YOUR ROLE: Creator
TYPE: Masking
SOFTWARE: Adobe After Effects
SPECIFICATIONS: H.264
DURATION: 0:10
PROFESSOR: Javier Olarte
INSTITUTION: University of Tampa
DESCRIPTION: Use an image with masks to replace the background. You can download files from archive website with free access. The video has a zoom in, and you have to move the mask. (Modify the keyframe point in layer) Try to do your best.
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TITLE: Motion Graphics Exercise
YOUR ROLE: Everything
TYPE: Learning Motions Graphics
SOFTWARE: Adobe After Effects
SPECIFICATIONS: H.264
DURATION: 0:33
PROFESSOR: Javier Olarte
INSTITUTION: University of Tampa
DESCRIPTION: Create a captivating motion graphic exercise that showcases your skills in using masks, movement elements, keyframes, and effects (optional).
Don’t forget to add elements movement using keyframe points.
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TITLE: Object / People Disappearance
YOUR ROLE: Everything
TYPE: Learning Content Aware
SOFTWARE: Adobe After Effects
SPECIFICATIONS: H.264
DURATION: 0:30
PROFESSOR: Javier Olarte
INSTITUTION: University of Tampa
DESCRIPTION: Your primary objective is to practice the art of making things, people, or objects disappear from a video shot using the techniques we covered in our last class.
Utilize the Content-Aware Fill effect in Adobe After Effects for this purpose.
Pay special attention to creating precise masks around the objects or individuals you wish to remove. Check the mask be in subtract behavior.
Employ keyframes (in mask path) to ensure the best results and to maintain continuity throughout the sequence.
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TITLE: Creating a 14-Second Story
YOUR ROLE: Everything
TYPE: Text Tracking
SOFTWARE: Adobe After Effects
SPECIFICATIONS: H.264
DURATION: 0:14
PROFESSOR: Javier Olarte
INSTITUTION: University of Tampa
DESCRIPTION: Integrate a sample from a class video project with tracking.
Create a new 14-second shot with a tracking camera and text movement (similar to what we practiced in class). Develop a short “story” within this 14-second shot.
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TITLE: Citizen Kane Edit
YOUR ROLE: Creator
TYPE: Scene Recreation
SOFTWARE: Adobe After Effects
SPECIFICATIONS: H.264
DURATION: 0:28
PROFESSOR: Javier Olarte
INSTITUTION: University of Tampa
DESCRIPTION:
- Watch the movie “Citizen Kane,” which is freely available on Swank (UT Library). Take meticulous notes and closely examine the film to identify the VFX techniques used in various shots.
- Once you’ve chosen the shot you’d like to remake, please capture a screenshot or record it to illustrate in your assignment.
Quicktime is a software that you can use to capture images, video or audio. - Recreate the chosen shot using your own visual material or film it with your cellphone or any other camera. You can use a visual footage.
- Use After Effects to make your composition, edit and enhance the VFX elements in your shot.
- Edit your project (Premiere pro of AfE) ensuring you include the original screen or video shot you’ve selected. Begin with a text animation introducing your sample and end with credits. The duration of your shot should be between 7 to 10 seconds.
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TITLE: Experimental Blinky
YOUR ROLE: Creator
TYPE: Experimental Animation Inspired by Norman McLaren
SOFTWARE: Adobe After Effects
SPECIFICATIONS: H.264
DURATION: 0:30
PROFESSOR: Javier Olarte
INSTITUTION: University of Tampa
DESCRIPTION: Your task is to create an experimental animation with a duration of 30 to 40 seconds, set to the music of Ilhan Mimaroglu, a Turkish musician. This project should follow the same techniques we studied in class, including trim path animations, mask animations, and the use of regular and irregular shapes.
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TITLE: FMX 322 3D
YOUR ROLE: Creator
TYPE: 3D Text
SOFTWARE: Adobe After Effects
SPECIFICATIONS: H.264
DURATION: 0:10
PROFESSOR: Javier Olarte
INSTITUTION: University of Tampa
DESCRIPTION: Utilize footage to create your own 3D camera project. You have the freedom to add text to the footage, as demonstrated in class. Keep the same size of resolution and frame rate. This project allows you to apply the techniques and skills you’ve learned in the course, unleashing your creative potential in the VFX world.
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TITLE: Green Screen Story
YOUR ROLE: Creator
TYPE: Green Screen Practice
SOFTWARE: Adobe After Effects & Adobe Premiere
SPECIFICATIONS: H.264
DURATION: 0:32
PROFESSOR: Javier Olarte
INSTITUTION: University of Tampa
DESCRIPTION:
1. Navigate to the provided folder where you will find two footages with green screens.
Search for Additional Footage by you own, pexels is a website with a lot of stuff: Your first challenge is to find one more footage with a green screen. Explore online resources or use your own creativity to create a unique story.
2. Create Your Own Story: Once you have the three green screen footages, let your imagination run wild! Craft a fictional story by combining and manipulating these clips. The goal is to weave a narrative that showcases your VFX skills and storytelling prowess. It is a fiction story, experimental audiovisual exploration. The chromakey technique must to be perfect!
3. Enhancements: Elevate your project by adding elements such as sound effects, music or dialogues. This will bring your story to life and demonstrate your ability to integrate various multimedia components seamlessly.
4. Identity: Do not forget tittle and final credits using Motion Graphics.
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TITLE: Welcome to Yardley
YOUR ROLE: Creator
TYPE: MOCHA Practice
SOFTWARE: Adobe After Effects
SPECIFICATIONS: H.264
DURATION: 0:20
PROFESSOR: Javier Olarte
INSTITUTION: University of Tampa
DESCRIPTION: Objective: To demonstrate your proficiency in using Mocha for object tracking and replacement.
Footage: Provide dear students with a clip of highway footage where there’s a prominent digital announcement or billboard. The footage should be at 20 seconds long. (You can use stock footage or record your own.) Use sound, audio fx and music…
Task: In this assignment, you are required to replace the original announcement in the footage with a creative alternative. This could be anything from an advertisement for a fictional product to a public service message, or even a humorous meme.
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TITLE: New Photo
YOUR ROLE: Creator
TYPE: MOCHA Practice
SOFTWARE: Adobe After Effects
SPECIFICATIONS: H.264
DURATION: 0:22
PROFESSOR: Javier Olarte
INSTITUTION: University of Tampa
DESCRIPTION: Objective: To demonstrate your proficiency in using Mocha for object tracking and replacement.
The footage should be at 20 seconds long. (You can use stock footage or record your own.) Use sound, audio fx and music…
Task: In this assignment, you are required to replace the original announcement in the footage with a creative alternative. This could be anything from an advertisement for a fictional product to a public service message, or even a humorous meme.
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TITLE: The Grotto
YOUR ROLE: Creator
TYPE: Short Story
SOFTWARE: Adobe After Effects
SPECIFICATIONS: H.264
DURATION: 0:21
PROFESSOR: Javier Olarte
INSTITUTION: University of Tampa
DESCRIPTION: Create a 20-25 seconds audiovisual story using free footage. You are free to choose any theme or subject. Your story must include the following elements:
Main title: Introduce your story with a creative title.
Music: Choose a suitable background music track to enhance the mood of your story.
Sounds: Add various audio effects (e.g., footsteps, birds chirping, etc.) to make the story more engaging.
Audio FX: Utilize audio effects creatively to narrate the story. For example, use offscreen sound effects to enhance the narrative.
Final credits: Conclude your story with credits for your work.
Be creative and take risks.
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TITLE: Mask Attack
YOUR ROLE: Creator
TYPE: Masking Practice
SOFTWARE: Adobe After Effects
SPECIFICATIONS: H.264
DURATION: 0:30
PROFESSOR: Javier Olarte
INSTITUTION: University of Tampa
DESCRIPTION: Take this music vide and select 30 seconds of any part of the film to demonstrate your knowledge of masking in After Effects.