Story Animation Setup

Organization

Create a new folder in your CA folder on your Macbook and name it according to the blue below. Then create folders (green text below). When you get files (orange text below), organize them in these folders.

ca2barry2012 (your classID) Story Project

After Effects

Projects

Video Output

Graphics

Backgrounds

Characters

First Pages

Green Screen

Other Files

Video Final

TV Screen

If you don't organize your files and you try to move files...you may see a scrabbled TV screen of colors in the future (I call it, the rainbow screen of death, see icon above), it is caused by one of the following:

• The file's location link was changed
• The file name was changed
• The file type was changed (e.g. from CS4 to another version)

If you don't think it is one of the three, there is a strong possibility that it is but you didn't know it was changed. In these cases you will have to relink the file or reinsert your composition layers. Remember, when a file is linked, you cannot move the file location name.

Reminders

Green Screen

Remember to import you acting in front of the green screen into your story and have it interactive with your characters when you complete the filming

Name Layers

Don't forget to name all of your layers appropriately (e.g. right arm). Layers that are not names will be deducted points.

Color

Make sure that all of your Illustrator files are in RGB mode, not CMYK when you import them.

Backup

Don't forget to always have a backup of your work. There will not be exemptions for those who lose their USB.

Compositions

You should only have one After Effects project file for your project and name it classID Story Project. You will have a new composition inside the same project file for all ten backgrounds. Name each composition bg1, bg2, etc.

Compositions

Follow the directions for composition setup and render.

When finished with each, render as Quicktime (.mov) and upload to YT and post the link to Posterous and to the spreadsheet.