Track a 2D Back Plate Into an Assassin’s Creed-Style Green Screen Shot

Track a 2D Back Plate Into an Assassin’s Creed-Style Green Screen Shot

on Mar 6th 2013 with 14 comments
Tutorial Details
  • Requirements: After Effects
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
  • Run Time: 7:02 min

Final Product What You'll Be Creating

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We’ll be using the built-in 2D tracking tool in After Effects to insert a back plate into our moving green screen shot. Useful for those who are adept at compositing but want to give their shots added depth.

Tutorial

Download Tutorial .mov

File size: 135.2 MB

 
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  • http://twitter.com/HydeZhong HYDE

    thanks

  • disqus_F4FzR0u5Av

    I can’t see the Ball of String icon … where’s the Ball of String icon???

    • April

      She’s on about the ‘pick whip’. It’s in your layer panel next to the far right dropdown, which can also be used to select which layer you wish to parent it to. It looks like a spiral.

      • http://twitter.com/asimus Amy Carpenter

        That’s exactly it. I never can recall what that thing is called. Looks like a ball of string though ;)

      • agyiyetoon87

        WE SAY BALL OF STRING COULD LOOK LIKE MOOSE. BUT IS STILL NOT MOOSE.

  • _HaKaze

    great!

  • shibblesmoot_13

    I tried to After Effects but I got my elbow stuck in the disk drive!?. HOW DO I AFTER EFFECTS :(

  • Malfroy_Quentin_Quinced_2nd

    hi women, do u andrew cramer for the ball and chain? or is ball of wool?

    • Andrew Kramer

      Heyyyy Andrew Kramer here with another exciting comment on this tutorial. And a big thumbs up for you, fine sir, as I can now exclusively announce “Ball of wool” will be available in my next exclusive plugin for After Effects. Stay tuned! P.s. Where’s the ball of string?

  • rabbadabbadingdong

    is it just me, or is the camera animation in the preview weird and awkward?

  • ageiyie84

    Hello I did not enable the TIFF sequence as advised and now I am haunted by demonic visions. Please help.

    • Malfroy_Quentin_Quinced_2nd

      do u andrew cramer for demonic visions, i also am haunted now :(

      does demonic face tutorial work, bathroom mirror is gaunt.

  • That_Guy

    My ball of string unraveled what do I do???
    I tried winding it back up but everything inverted.
    Plz help!

  • AE Dude

    Awesome!!! And its NOT “PREMIUM”!!! *sarcasm*