Creating a 3D Shot with a 2D Photo in After Effects and Photoshop
In this After Effects and Photoshop tutorial, we'll learn some low budget techniques for getting the footage we need from a still photograph. Software required: Adobe After Effects CC 2015, Adobe Photoshop CC 2015.
What you'll learn
In this After Effects and Photoshop tutorial, we'll learn some low budget techniques for getting the footage we need from a still photograph. We'll start off in Photoshop with a photo of a house in France. Using the Vanishing Point filter, we'll define perspective planes before using the 3D information to make the roofs and wall wider in perspective. Then we'll bring the 3D house from Photoshop into After Effects where we'll animate a camera. Finally, we'll create the far background layers in Photoshop and take those layers into After Effects to make them 3D. By the end of this After Effects and Photoshop training, you'll have created a shot with a dynamic moving camera that will look like you were really able to shoot on location in France. Software required: Adobe After Effects CC 2015, Adobe Photoshop CC 2015.
Table of contents
- Use Vanishing Point in Photoshop to Define Perspective Planes 7m
- Use Vanishing Point in Photoshop to Make Building Wider 7m
- Bring Vanishing Point .Vpe File into After Effects 2m
- Animate Camera and Fix Alpha Channel in After Effects 5m
- Make the Far Background into Layers in Photoshop 5m
- Position 3D Background Layers in After Effects 7m
About the author
Feeding his obsession with film making since he was 13 years old, Evan has built a mountain of industry experience from working on things like 300, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, and South Park. Before that, he fed his obsession by devoting his time to learning, and earned a degree in film from NYU, as well as a MFA from CalArts in Experimental Animation. It’s safe to say your creative education is in good hands! As he continues expanding his passion for telling stories, let Evan help yo... more