Build a Gear Rig with Expressions in After Effects

Build a Gear Rig with Expressions in After Effects

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Joey Korenman : Um, so let's dive right in and get started here. So I have a, here's what I did. I, um, I went into illustrator and I made four gears, right. So I made this one and then a little bit …

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Joey Korenman : Um, so let's dive right in and get started here. So I have a, here's what I did. I, um, I went into illustrator and I made four gears, right. So I made this one and then a little bit …

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  1. 1 Joey Korenman : What's up Joey here at School of Motion and welcome to day three of 30 days of after effects. Today, we're going to talk about one of my favorite topics, expressions. It's also one of…
  2. 2 Joey Korenman : So more expressions for you guys, and those of you who have not watched intro to after effects expressions, you should probably watch that one first because that's going to let this t…
  3. 3 Joey Korenman : Um, so let's dive right in and get started here. So I have a, here's what I did. I, um, I went into illustrator and I made four gears, right. So I made this one and then a little bit …
  4. 4 Joey Korenman : And it turns out that's actually very tricky. Um, because if this gear, let's say this big one spins around six times, then this little one has to spin the exact correct. Number of ti…
  5. 5 Joey Korenman : Um, so now that I've got them set up so that they can actually work like real gears, I had to figure out the math involved, uh, in making gears work together. And it actually wasn't a…

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