Thursday 30th October - Introduction to Aftereffects

Adobe AfterEffects is not a program I was familiar with, and certainly not one I had ever considered as a tool for animation, so I was initially uncertain when we were introduced to the software and shown the ropes. However, after further research I discovered that it was in fact used for the entirety of the animation for Archer, a fantastic television series. 

The cast of Archer, animated entirely in Adobe AfterEffects. The show's visuals are unique, and have been praised by many as innovative and stylish.

To learn the basics of animating with AfterEffects we were assigned to create an animation of our names entering and leaving the screen. Though seemingly basic, this gave us access to many of the essential techniques used in AfterEffects, such as manipulating key frames and rotation around anchor points. I felt fairly secure in this basic grounding and that, with some further study, I would be able to create a successful animation using this software.