Cinematic Opening Title Redux – Day 2

on Jan 28th 2009 with 60 comments
Tutorial Details
  • Requirements: After Effects
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
  • Run Time: 36:49 min

Final Product What You'll Be Creating

In day 2 Lloyd finishes the tutorial and shows how to use scripts to split up and animate a logo into hundreds of pieces. He also adds the finishing touches including an alternate ending not shown in the preview. Even though scripts might be perceived as advanced tools, this tutorial aims to shatter this myth and guarantees you will feel comfortable using scripts to help automate and improve the speed of your work.

You can watch Day 1 of this tutorial here

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Scripts used in this tutorial


First watch this tutorial on how to install and run scripts in After Effects

Then download and install these scripts:
1. 3D Text Creator Script (download 3D_text_creator_from_file.jsx)
2. 3D Layer Distributor Script (download 3D_text_creator_from_file.jsx)
3. Random Layer Shifter Script (download LayerRandomShifter 1.1)
4. Shift Selected Layers Script (download pt_ShiftLayers_v2.0.zip)
5. rd_KindaSorta Script (download rd_KindaSorta_v1.2.zip)
6. rd_Slicer Script (download rd_Slicer_v2.0.zip)

Music and Images used in the final piece


Extraterrestrial from AUDIO JUNGLE
Reflection Nebulas in Orion from NASA
In the Center of Reflection Nebula NGC 1333 from NASA

 
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  • http://www.youtube.com.br/ianhpiratao IANH – BR

    anyone have this file 3d_text_creator_from_file.jsx to make a upload ?
    im from brazil, and now need to pay to make a download..

    i realllyy want to do this tut, i need the script,
    anyone con help me ?

    thanks!

  • http://www.youtube.com.br/ianhpiratao IANH – BR

    Sorry, i already download, thanks!

  • 0583257

    Great tutorial!

  • zhangrourou

    Thanks
    This a great tutorial

  • cum

    nice

  • MARCO

    GREAT TUTORIAL VERY PROFESSIONAL ….

    Here is my rendition

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmzIp96WGUA

  • C. Jason Kupski

    Lloyd. I have a quick question. When I tired to do the slow camera advance on the logo towards the end I get this weird rubber band effect where the logo comes up to the camera and overfills the field of view and then bounces back out. I have no idea how to fix that, do you have any suggestions?

    Anyways, thanks for the tut. This site, aescripts and your tutorials are fantastic. It was so thorough I was able to work through it and it was my second time using AE.
    Thanks!

  • melvin

    buenisimo
    sigan adelante!!!

  • Ankit

    @ Lloyd

    Thanks for such an amazing tutorial. All was working fine, but there is small problem. i am unable to download the scripts.
    please if any body can mail me those links to me, will be very thankful to him. my id is ankit.animator@gmail.com

    please guys help me..

    Regards
    Ankit

  • Mohamed
  • Sergio

    beautiful

  • http://www.influxx.com adam

    Lloyd, this is an incredible tutorial. You cover so much ground and offer so many super tidbits of workflow enhancement. Thank you for bringing so much enlightenment, this is really going to help me in so many ways.

    Bravo
    adam

  • rizky

    is it working in windows??????

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