Motion Graphics 36 - Lightkeeper’s Secret
The idea of dropping a 3D model with moving elements into live-action footage seemed daunting to me, so I decided to face the challenge and create an animation featuring a flight along a rugged coastline past a lighthouse with a rotating beam of light. Thanks to a pair of wonderful tutorials by Sean Frangella, I learned how to track live-action drone footage in After Effects, then import the tracking data into Cinema 4D. There, I textured and lit the lighthouse, then anchored it into the camera move using the imported data. Back in After Effects, I added a beam of volumetric light using a Red Giant plug-in called Lux. Since I have a passion for movie titles sequences, I finished the animation by adding a movie title reveal for a fictional film called “Lightkeeper’s Secret.” I love this stuff!
Here are links to the resources mentioned:
Sean Frangella 3D Tracking & Compositing Tutorial: • 3D Tracking & Compositing Tutorial (A...
Cinema 4D: https://www.maxon.net/en-us/
After Effects: http://www.adobe.com/products/afteref...
Trapcode Lux: https://www.redgiant.com/products/tra...
Art-List music: http://art-list.io/ / Art List song: Eternity by Ian Post
