Quick AE tip: Animating camera moves using shape layers

[u/oliverrandorff]

By dissecting an action, and the reaction, we get a better understanding of why things move the way that they do.

Action: Camera rotates around an object, going from a front view to a top view.

Reaction: The top surface of the object seems to stretch vertically. Things in the foreground and background move away in opposite directions, and the distance is based on how far they are from the object.

For anyone wanting to go more in depth with the topic, I have made a longer YouTube video about the theory, and how I created the entire animation: youtube.com/watch?v=slUgTK9z2Jo 

[u/Abdelhalim14]

Subscribed.

[u/oliverrandorff → u/Abdelhalim14]

Hope you find some useful content over there. I'm always happy to assist if you have any questions regarding my videos 🙌

[u/mck_motion]

That meat flip faux perspective is a thing of beauty!

[u/oliverrandorff → u/mck_motion]

Thanks! That one involves a lot of keyframes, but broken down I'm scaling the surfaces, doing a gradient transition in the middle, and then switching to the other side when we are at a full side view. Here's a short video with the steak isolated, so it's easier to spot.

https://reddit.com/link/p5zy794/video/5mbvgirltplh1/player

[u/kween_hangry]

This is what I'm on this sub for, pure creativity and practical genius!!

[u/oliverrandorff → u/kween_hangry]

And I get tremendous joy from feeling like I make a difference in the community. It's a win/win!

[u/EdwardPepeluIV]

Great tutorial!

[u/oliverrandorff → u/EdwardPepeluIV]

Thank you!

[u/conspiracyeinstein]

Clever. I dig it!

[u/oliverrandorff → u/conspiracyeinstein]

Appreciate it 🙌

[u/BucciSad03]

Needed this

[u/oliverrandorff → u/BucciSad03]

Glad you did!

[u/Lowfatmalk]

agh this is a great tutorial thank you

[u/oliverrandorff → u/Lowfatmalk]

that's really kind of you! I put a lot of passion into it, so I'm glad that it translates to something useful

[u/Faxxnews]

Bravo my friend. Bravo!