After creating the first design for my Discovery Channel Ident, I wanted to test it out in After Effects, since I really enjoyed the workshop, and being able to get a hang of the programme and it's possibilities.
The first thing I went ahead and did, was import my .psd file in After Effects, with all my layers, thinking that I would easily be able to just simply change the position of each one and make a really interesting animation. HOWEVER, I realised once I imported this file, was that I had over 400 layers, that I would have to move individually time and time again, therefore there would be NO way I could attempt to get it done in time without losing my mind.
My teacher ended up introducing me to the shattering effect, which I thought at first was cheating but I ended up altering it and doing many adjustments in the future, instead of just adding an effect. I was beyond excited to hear about this however, especially since it took so long in the first place to MAKE this piece, and then the thought of animating it individually was enough to make me want to change my whole concept.
I made a black and white version of my bird, and then imported that and a .png of my original image into After effects. I hid the black and white layer, and used that as a custom setting when choosing which way I wanted to shatter my image. I think that the result looks really effective, and I would like to have a go at reversing it, and somehow find a way to change it into all the other images I had in mind!
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