Creating a Narrative Previs Concept in Maya and After Effects
In this Maya and After Effects tutorial we'll go over creating a narrative concept through animation and camera composition. Software required: Maya 2015, After Effects CC.
What you'll learn
In this Maya and After Effects tutorial we'll go over creating a narrative concept through animation and camera composition. We'll build an edit through simple blocked out animation to get the timing and edit right. Cameras will be discussed in how they can add to the story, how they are to be properly set up and what lens to use. We'll cover shot selection and how they lead to following shots in order to create a well narrated story via visuals. By the end of this Maya and After Effects training you'll understand how a Previs is created, adjusted to transfer cameras and edit to full production. Software required: Maya 2015, After Effects CC.
Table of contents
- Creating Shots 9m
- Continuing to Create Shots 8m
- Analyzing Overall Edit and Add Shots 5m
- Reviewing Overall Edit 3m
- Creating Shots 5m
- Continuing to Create Shots 5m
- Finalizing Shots 4m
- Reviewing Completed Edit 5m
- Adjusting Timing and Scripts 10m
- Tightening Character Animation 10m
- Adjusting Cameras and Adding a Shot 11m
- Reviewing Edit with New Shot Addition 5m
- Changing Character Animation 11m
- Continuing to Change Animation 5m
- Reviewing Our Final Edit 6m
About the author
John Velazquez attended the School of Visual Arts in New York. His career started in commercials at places like RhinoFX and then moved on to full character animation at Nickelodeon. He eventually found his way to the west coast where he started work on his first feature film at Luma pictures. He then went freelance, which took him into other aspects of animation involving games and music videos. It has also led him to travel all over the world to such places as Europe and Canada. John currently ... more