Making It Look Great 4

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Work side-by-side with senior broadcast designer, After Effects expert and Zaxwerks demo artist John Dickinson, to create the powerful Northstar Martial Arts animation from start to finish.

Topics include:
The key design decisions
Background creation and modification
Creating graphic elements in Adobe Illustrator and After Effects
Logo preparation in Illustrator
Logo modelling and texturing in ProAnimator
Preparing JPEG files with Illustrator Live Trace
Getting the most out of mini-dv footage
Creating 3D banners with 3D Flag
Tricks for isolating glows to logo bevels
Simulating refraction and depth of field
Finishing touches to add mood