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Motion Graphic & Compositing - Project 01: Technical and Motion Graphic Sensibilities

22/04/2025 - 27/05/2025 | Week 01 - Week 06

Koh Sher Wei | 0353816

Motion Graphic & Compositing | Bachelor of Design in Creative Media

 
List of Contents:
> MIB

MIB


PART 01 - PRECOMP

Adobe After Effects template: 

Based on the 4 principles basic animation provided, create and animate another 4 basic animations.

1. Movement (done)
2. Hierarchy (done)
3. Balance (done)
4. Direction (done)

5. Symmetry
6. Focus 
7. Scale 
8. Rhythm

Symmetry


For symmetry, I played with the mask and trim path as well as the scale tool to make a dynamic movement where the shapes transform and fade from one center point. The original idea was just to have the square in the middle, using the mask tool to make it fade out. However, I felt that it was too plain so I added another vertical line element to transform it into a different rectangle. 


Focus


I opted for a simple animation for this principle. Using on one two identical shapes, one with fill and one with stroke; I utilised the rotation and size transformation to create some sort of an illusion where they meet in the middle. This gives it an interesting focus due to the motion blur. 


Scale


For scale, I didn't want to use a complicated element as to show the principle clearly. I created a seamless transition from one circle and scaled it up into 3 different position to show the graduality in the scaling. In order to do so, I also had to play with the anchor point so that it will start at one point when it enlarges, and end at a different point when it sizes down. The reason I didn't use the position tool instead, is because I didn't want the whole element to changed positions during the scaling process. 


Rhythm


The idea for rhythm was to create a bounce effect in the rectangles in different positions. Each rectangle is set to transform in scale and position to have the "bounce" effect. Starting from left ot right to show rhythm. 




PART 02 - COMPOSITION

From part 01, we are required to select any of our desired precomp from 1 to 8. Then create a composition remix of our own.

Process
First, I chose a copyright free song from Youtube and converted it to mp4 so that I can have a base for my animation.  Then, I played around with the different pre-compositions to see which ones would blend well and which ones would cause a break in the transition. The ones I decided to include are:

1. Symmetry
2. Hierarchy
3. Rhythm
4. Scale
5. Movement 
6. Focus
Balance and direction didn't really fit the direction of the song and composition which is why I excluded them. Essentially, my composition was based off of symmetry, as it was the easiest lead for the other compositions to blend into. In certain parts, I made adjustments to the transformation and motion graph so that it would hit certain beats to flow nicely with the song chosen.






Final Remix


Submission (video and links)

Part 01




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