Learn how to use After Effects to create an ident—a short promo video for a channel or network—complete with a 3D logo, animated text, particles, and more.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
- Bringing a logo to life
- Using the exercise files
- Case study: The Zoom channel
- The brief
- Preparing the artwork
- Importing assets
- Creating a basic transition
- Bouncing the logo
- Animating a camera
- Extruding the logo
- Lighting the scene
- Adding secondary animation
- Introduction to particles
- Setting up a 3D particle system
- Converting artwork to live text
- Per-character text animation
- Adding 3D shadows
- Casting shadow from the particles
- Adding motion blur
- Rendering
- Next steps
Taught by
Eran Stern