Gareth Jones for Virgin Media | FreeForm
Here’s a great example of character animation in After Effects, using mettle’s 3D plug-in FreeForm. Gareth Jones has put together a fun piece for Virgin Media/Ignite. FreeForm makes 3D movement in character animation much easier, especially head rotation. For example, the head can be placed on it’s own layer, FreeForm applied, and the head can then be shaped in 3D using FreeForm’s control points and tangents. A displacement map can also be applied in FreeForm to add more volume and detail. This simplifies character animation and makes it more intuitive.
Gareth Jones is an animator/motion graphics designer, whose company 23i is based in Sheffield, England.
Links to Gareth:
vimeo.com/channel23i
www.23i.co.uk/
himanshu
Yeh… I am user of adobe after effects and i like work this software very .much but i really never come across that we can do buch of character animation in after effects .IT really a Awesome …. Apprently if i say about me i dont like to spend to much time in 3d software like Maya OR Max especially it s really suck and some time it flip out…
Nancy Eperjesy
@himanshu Thanks. 🙂 Take a look at our tutorial section: Create And Rig a Realistic Puppet – 17 part series.
http://www.mettle.com/tutorials-freeform-pro/
With FreeForm and FreeForm Pro you can animate your characters in After Effects, and make them move in 3D space by distorting the layers. This frees you to create!
Also: Building a Simple 3D Head and Eyes in AE using FreeForm
http://vimeo.com/28730913
himanshu
thanks A LOT and what type of job can i accept in the field of after effects …can you give me any summery for that…..
Nancy Eperjesy
@himanshu Follow the tutorials and get familiar with character animation in After Effects. You can produce your own samples and offer your own services. 🙂