SARA- z space

https://vimeo.com/155008519

In our second after affects lesson we learnt how to use the camera settings to create a 3d affect. We were asked to pick a quote or a song lyric too work with for the lesson, I chose a line from Coldplays song Paradise. I chose the line "she ran away in her sleep and dreamed of paradise". I picked a font I thought was quite calming and "Dreamy" and created the words on different layers in illustrator. I then animated them on after affects. I set back the words from each other and used the camera to pan across the words. I then found a free wall texture to use for the back ground. This gave the animation a eire look.

I used standard HD settings in After affects
W: 1920 px, H1080 px, R 75 px per inch.

I created my text first of all in photoshop and realised one imported into after affects the lines around the lettering were quite pixelated and not smooth and crisp. I then created the text again in illustrator and imported it again into after affects. The lettering was smooth and crisp this time.

Tools I learnt


  Sharpen
 3d on/off

   2 views, Top and active camera, you would use this while creating a 3d animation.

The green arrow is to move an object along the Y axes
The blue arrow is to move an object along the Z axes
The red arrow is to move an object along the X axes

to create a camera you would select Layer - New - Camera
I changed the camera settings

Type - two node camera
Preset - 50 mm