Part 1: Character Animation in After Effects by Dave Legion

Dave Legion has put together a comprehensive set of tutorials on Character Animation. The series is called “Build Me Some Hope”, named after a character from “A Story of Hope”, an animation he worked on for the FH Foundation. You’ll learn how to create a displacement map using FreeForm. This is the first step in creating a 3D face in After Effects. Once the face is built, you will be able to animate and pivot a single image of the face up to 180 degrees, an enormous time-saver in character animation.

Overview

Part 1: Displacement Maps For Use With FreeForm

Part 2: Create A Facial Rig For Your Puppet

Part 3: Control Facial Expressions with Custom Sliders

Part 4: Set up the lip syncing for your puppet using Mamoworld’s Auto Lip-Sync

Part 5: Create a Working Jaw Using AE 3D Layers

Part 6: Create a Swinging Head of Hair

Part 7: Create Simple Controllers for the Head and Eyes

Part 8: Switch Out Existing Voice Over With Auto Lip Sync

• November 25, 2013

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• Nancy Eperjesy
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  • After Effects
  • Character Animation
  • FreeForm
  • Mettle
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•  3D in After Effects, animation, character animation, FreeForm, Mettle, Plug-in, tutorial