Motion Graphics

Setting Ambient Lights in After Effects

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This Motion Control 3D tutorial shows how to create believable depth by adding ambient light to an animated photo in After Effects. Watch more at http://www.lynda.com/After-Effects-tutorials/Motion-Control-3D-Bringing-Your-....

This tutorial is a single movie from the ninth chapter of the Motion Control 3D: Bringing Your Photos to Life in Three Dimensions course presented by lynda.com author Rich Harrington. The complete course is 1 hour and 40 minutes long and reveals how you can transport your photos into a three-dimensional world using the Motion Control 3D plugin for Adobe Photoshop and After Effects.

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Backdrops for Chroma Keying

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AdoramaTV presents DSLR | Video Skills with Richard Harrington. Today, Rich explores different editing techniques to make realistic backdrops for chroma keying. Learn how you can adjust the focal point or the depth of field of your photo by using some of these key tools in Adobe Photoshop CS6.

When you have a photo you want to use as a background, sometimes the focal point or the depth of field isn't suitable for using behind your subject when keying a green screen. In this episode, Rich touches up four photos to use as potential backdrops for his green screen project. By using tools such as the camera lens blur effect, masking, or the blur tool you can make your own custom depth mattes that will work perfectly with your chroma key.

Better Keying from Production to Post

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Here's a free class I taught on green screen. It was sponsored by Tiffen who sell a great keyer I use called Zmatte…. but the class has benefits for all users.

Greenscreen has become an essential tool in modern video and film workflows. This webinar features visual FX industry veteran Marco Paolini and Motion Graphic Designer and Editor Richard Harrington. You'll learn modern shooting advice to produce better keying footage (particularly the need for quality lighting) as well as on-set advice to follow. You'll then explore how to prepare background plates, generate multiple mattes, wrap the light and more. This workshop will teach you techniques that work with any post workflow and also gives you a quick start on successfully keying with zMatte.