LYNDA Motion Graphics For Video Editors Creating Backgrounds TUT

TITLE: MOTION GRAPHICS FOR VIDEO EDITORS: CREATING BACKGROUNDS

PUBLISHER....: LYNDA
LANGUAGE......: ENGLISH
RELEASE TYPE..: RETAIL
AUTHOR.......: RICHARD HARRINGTON
RELEASE DATE..: 2014.08.12
STORE DATE....: 2014.08.12
LEVEL........: BEGINNER
RUNTIME......: 2H 32M


Nearly every video project needs a background, whether it's an elaborate background for a chroma key set or simply a lower third. This course shows you how to create your own still and motion backgrounds using a few simple ingredients: the files that come with the course and from other sources on the web, and the built-in tools in Photoshop and After Effects. No special assets or plugins required! Rich Harrington introduces practical and easy-to-implement techniques that are suitable for video editors of all levels, and can be used to quickly add texture and style to your next project.



Topics include:

* The role of backgrounds in video

* Achieving proper color and contrast

* Gathering source material

* Working with gradients

* Filtering and blending backgrounds

* Using patterned tiles

* Shooting background plates

* Stacking and blending footage

* Designing backgrounds with the effects in After Effects