This effect uses particle system traveling along a 3D path to create a stream of energy. It can be used for magic vfx and is easily controlled by adjusting the guide path.
For this example I simply randomized the paths and camera movement to create more energetic and chaotic composition.
This abstract background is a combination of swimming pool caustics and elevation lines used in topographical maps. It was created using “vanilla” After Effects, without any 3rd party plugins.
I completed this experimental piece over the period of three days in April 2009. I have been experimenting with Cinema 4D, and in the course of messing with various animation settings, came up with a cool morphing crystal. I built a simple scene around the crystal with an inexperienced girl magician blowing herself to pieces by activating its powers. You can see the full-size video at the project’s page on imago site, or a smaller version with a little extra, right here, after the break.
Procedural animation developed for Master of IDM. Randomized distribution of letters of alphabet on a 3D grid.
Procedural animation developed for Master of IDM project. Six blobs (2D metaballs) traveling on the surface of the sphere, combining in the additive color mode.
Another little Maya test run from 2008. This time playing with spline animation, softbody deformers and incandescent lighting. I wanted to see how would a cartoon rendering of main subject look inside a global illumination environment.
I was playing around with turning images to halftone-screen patterns. Once I had the line pattern, it was just one step away from Star Wars – style holographic projection.
No matter how hard I try, I can’t remember where did I get the footage from and who is the woman in the video :)
These are two motion sketches from the pitch I did for monster.com end-tag back in 2007. In the end the company settled on a very simple logo fading in on black background, but I still like these two ideas.
This is an demo of the DVD menu structure designed for imago’s 2006 reel. The typography and illustrations were designed by Cigdem Keresteci, while I animated the loops and transitions and built the DVD itself.
This one was created completely procedurally. The central particle mass is created using slightly modified preset of Trapcode Particular. The readouts were created using null objects orbiting the central sphere and feeding position data to series of expressions drawing lines and numbers.
AE64 is a tribute to the demoscene and to the legacy of world’s most popular microcomputer: Commodore 64.
While this video was created using the typical contemporary arsenal of tools (mainly After Effects and Cinema 4D), it conforms to most of the basic graphical limitations of the C64 such as a limited 16-color palette, low resolution, use of the overscan area etc. To maintain the spirit of the demo, I also created most of the effects using various scripts and code snippets, procedurally automating many of the tasks typically animated using keyframes.
In this tutorial I will teach you how to create your own UFO troll video using After Effects and Mocha – a process that should take you no longer than 30 minutes from the moment you grab a camera, to the time you are ready for upload.
I am the creative free agent, and I want you to work with me.
In this tutorial I will demonstrate the use of a new free preset from QubaHQ.com – Floaties. Floaties is a text animator based fake particle simulator allowing you to create floating specs of dust, glitters, bokeh-style out of focus abstract backgrounds and other visual elements.
In this tutorial I will show you how to quickly simulate stop motion aesthetic using my After Effects Stop Motion Kit. This collection of presets will allow you to easily add subtle imperfections to the movement of objects in your scene, emulating animator errors that are a staple of stop motion animation. Using 6 different expression sets, you will be able to apply and control glitches in movement, rotation and timing of your objects as well as simulate changes in camera position and exposure.
Here is my personal reel for June 2011, featuring pieces I have directed, edited, animated and designed in the recent years.
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