9.4 | ae: rendering, p1 crit 1

Due Today: AE Demo: Part 2; P1: 3 Styleframes (posted to Medium before start of class)

For Today:

  • Rendering using Adobe Media Encoder
  • Create free Vimeo account and submit to THIS FORM
  • P1 Small Crit #1 – Styleframes (split crit)
Exercise 1 Render + Submission: 

Include all elements in one composition and send to Adobe Media Encoder (wait a moment for application to open).


Select Format: H.264, Preset: Vimeo 1080p HD (final projects) or Vimeo 720p HD (exercises or drafts of projects)
Upload to Vimeo (500MB upload limit per week). 

Copy/paste your Vimeo video link to email and send to cass.reese@gmail.com (subject: Exercise 1). Remember to include your last name in all filenames! 
Today’s Resources
Due Next Class
  • Remember to post your audio research to your Medium.
  • Type out your full script and post to Medium.
  • Storyboard: Reference your transcript of audio. Upload to the bottom of your Medium Process story you created last week. (suggested methods: index cards OR .ai artboards OR storyboarding paper above): Brings together the script with the visuals. Minimum of 12 frames that indicate framing, as well as how elements will enter, exit, move throughout the frame. Indicate significant events. Write corresponding audio script on back (index cards) or next to artboard (ai) and number the sequence.
  • Text Animation Motion Test (2s+ test on initial motion) Develop 2s in AE. Select any scene in your storyboard for this motion test. Render. Post to Vimeo + Import to the bottom of your Ideation Story on Medium. Looking ahead, 10s will be due next Thursday.

Due Tuesday 9.16

  • Exercise 1 (upload to Vimeo).
http://threesixtyeight.com/insights/storyboarding-motion-graphics/