Ciao, ragazzi!
Finally done! Here's my final project, the opening for Adam Rucker's YouTube Show "Sundae Sunday"! There's no audio yet, I'll probably have it up tomorrow.
Enjoy!
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Pre-Final Project #1: Sunday Sundae Title Scene
Ciao, Ragazzi!
Can I just say that these final weeks of school are KILLING me! I'm sorry, did that sound too overdramatic...?
Seriously, though it's gonna be tough to get all these projects done. BUT I WILL!
For my final project in this class, I decided to do a little favor for a friend of mine (actually, I begged and pleaded with him to let me). His name is Adam Rucker. Heard of him? Well, you should because he's a bonafide YouTube sensation! I'm being serious. People actually recognize him on the street. (I wish I could say it didn't go to his head buuuuut...........that would be a lie.) :)
Anyway, I want to create a title sequence for his weekly youtube show/vlog, Sunday Sundae. To help you understand what the show actually is, here's an example episode below.
(This one features me, so it was the obvious choice to post...)
Awesome, right? No, I actually meant me, but the show was pretty good too.
My inspiration for the title sequence is actually the Arrested Developement Opening. Here it is.
Basically, it'll only be around 10 or 15 seconds and include pictures of him (probably eating a Sundae....see what I did there?) and a couple of short sound bites from his past episodes.
I think it's gonna be fantastic!
Can I just say that these final weeks of school are KILLING me! I'm sorry, did that sound too overdramatic...?
Seriously, though it's gonna be tough to get all these projects done. BUT I WILL!
For my final project in this class, I decided to do a little favor for a friend of mine (actually, I begged and pleaded with him to let me). His name is Adam Rucker. Heard of him? Well, you should because he's a bonafide YouTube sensation! I'm being serious. People actually recognize him on the street. (I wish I could say it didn't go to his head buuuuut...........that would be a lie.) :)
Anyway, I want to create a title sequence for his weekly youtube show/vlog, Sunday Sundae. To help you understand what the show actually is, here's an example episode below.
(This one features me, so it was the obvious choice to post...)
Awesome, right? No, I actually meant me, but the show was pretty good too.
My inspiration for the title sequence is actually the Arrested Developement Opening. Here it is.
Basically, it'll only be around 10 or 15 seconds and include pictures of him (probably eating a Sundae....see what I did there?) and a couple of short sound bites from his past episodes.
I think it's gonna be fantastic!
Assignment # 10 - CafePalm Title Dust
Ciao, ragazzi!
For my particle assignment, I created a little title shot for CafePalm (me!). It's actually modeled after a videocopilot.net tutorial (which if you haven't been to that site, you NEED to) but I made a couple of tweaks here and there to get what I wanted.
I used Trapcode's Particular to generate the particles for this assignment and created sand-like dust to help bring the title in and out. Poof! There it is. Whoosh! There it goes!
I'm pleased on how it turned out and really excited that I got to work with particles and some expressions. Enjoy!
For my particle assignment, I created a little title shot for CafePalm (me!). It's actually modeled after a videocopilot.net tutorial (which if you haven't been to that site, you NEED to) but I made a couple of tweaks here and there to get what I wanted.
I used Trapcode's Particular to generate the particles for this assignment and created sand-like dust to help bring the title in and out. Poof! There it is. Whoosh! There it goes!
I'm pleased on how it turned out and really excited that I got to work with particles and some expressions. Enjoy!
Particle Sand from Alex McCrea on Vimeo.
Assignment # 9 - Basketball Highlights
Ciao ragazzi!
For my motion tracking assignment, I also wanted to create some examples for the sports (in this case, basketball) highlight and recruitment reels I'm working on with my dad and his M5 Digital Studios. He asked me if I could come up with some examples on bringing the focus of the recruiter's attention to the highlighted player so they don't get lost or confused while looking at the shots.
I created three different examples, however they're all using the same highlight clip. To make them, I just motion tracked the main player. The automatic tracker got a alittle confused when the other players started jumping in the way, but I simply re-adjusted the track and kept going.
Which one do you guys like best? Personally, I think the arrow one looks kinda silly, but I think the other two are fairly effective.
For my motion tracking assignment, I also wanted to create some examples for the sports (in this case, basketball) highlight and recruitment reels I'm working on with my dad and his M5 Digital Studios. He asked me if I could come up with some examples on bringing the focus of the recruiter's attention to the highlighted player so they don't get lost or confused while looking at the shots.
I created three different examples, however they're all using the same highlight clip. To make them, I just motion tracked the main player. The automatic tracker got a alittle confused when the other players started jumping in the way, but I simply re-adjusted the track and kept going.
Which one do you guys like best? Personally, I think the arrow one looks kinda silly, but I think the other two are fairly effective.
Arrow Example from Alex McCrea on Vimeo.
Text Float Example from Alex McCrea on Vimeo.
Mask Shadow Example from Alex McCrea on Vimeo.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Assignment #8 - Just DO!
Ciao, ragazzi!
Not to be confused with Nike's "Just do it.", this text assignment is more or less just a memo to my brain. "Time to work...don't think....just DO!"
The text and shape animation was all done in After Effects. (It does need some music, though) Enjoy!
Not to be confused with Nike's "Just do it.", this text assignment is more or less just a memo to my brain. "Time to work...don't think....just DO!"
The text and shape animation was all done in After Effects. (It does need some music, though) Enjoy!
Just Do. from Alex McCrea on Vimeo.
Other Stuff....FROGS!
Ciao!
Just a quick post.
This was an animal walk (or jump) cycle I did for my animation class. Everything was done in Flash.
It turned out great so I thought I'd post it! (Although Vimeo isn't being very nice to the smoothness of the video....)
Just a quick post.
This was an animal walk (or jump) cycle I did for my animation class. Everything was done in Flash.
It turned out great so I thought I'd post it! (Although Vimeo isn't being very nice to the smoothness of the video....)
Frog Jump Cycle from Alex McCrea on Vimeo.
Assignment #7 - Kites
Ciao, ragazzi!
Mi dispiace! It's been a while! Many various school projects/my frustrating perfectionism aren't exactly the two most creatively compatible things in the world. Obviously my creative blocks have been listening to a little Keri Hilson because they "just get back up, when I knock them down"....rude.
Anyway, here's my follow up example of 3D space in AfterEffects. I had something a little more extravagant planned but I just couldn't get it right. It was getting to the point where I was just thinking in circles and not actually producing anything. But, fortunately, I think this as helped unblock the creative flow. It better! I'm running out of semester time!
The scene is pretty simple. In contrast to my nighttime posts, this one takes place in the day but still up in the sky. I drew everything in Photoshop first (I love the way the clouds turned out) then brought the cropped layers into AfterEffects and positioned them in 3D space. The kite text is just a recorded sketch. I wanted to simulate reality with the sky, so as the camera flies out, the clouds furthest in the distance fade out.
It needs to be longer, but I think it works! The music really made the difference. Enjoy!
Mi dispiace! It's been a while! Many various school projects/my frustrating perfectionism aren't exactly the two most creatively compatible things in the world. Obviously my creative blocks have been listening to a little Keri Hilson because they "just get back up, when I knock them down"....rude.
Anyway, here's my follow up example of 3D space in AfterEffects. I had something a little more extravagant planned but I just couldn't get it right. It was getting to the point where I was just thinking in circles and not actually producing anything. But, fortunately, I think this as helped unblock the creative flow. It better! I'm running out of semester time!
The scene is pretty simple. In contrast to my nighttime posts, this one takes place in the day but still up in the sky. I drew everything in Photoshop first (I love the way the clouds turned out) then brought the cropped layers into AfterEffects and positioned them in 3D space. The kite text is just a recorded sketch. I wanted to simulate reality with the sky, so as the camera flies out, the clouds furthest in the distance fade out.
It needs to be longer, but I think it works! The music really made the difference. Enjoy!
Kites from Alex McCrea on Vimeo.
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