After Effects - Software Induction One.

Setting up a document. 

Open Adobe After Effects.  

Tip: The area that is highlighted is the area which you are working on, this is the area that is shown with a yellow boarder around the outside. 

To create a new document you need to click on, create new composition, this is where you get to work on what you need to to make this new style of work, this looks like this below. 

 

To get the correct set up for your document you need to set it up as follows. 

Enter a name that will recognise your composition.

Change the "preset" to the correct one for the work that you plan on doing.

this should then change the rest of the settings to the right standard for you. 

If you need to you, can change the duration of the time that your file will play for and also the background colour if needed.

IF YOU NEED TO CANGE THESE SETTINGS AGAIN. YOU CAN EITHER 

cmd K

or 

Composition   >   Composition Settings. 

to create a shape in after effects, you need to go to layer  >  new  >  then click the section which you want, for this session we got told to click solid, then change the pixel size to 100 for each side. 

if i need to be precise that i need to be with the frames or times within my composition, then i can use the small yellow tabs on the top bar in the bottom section of this program, this allows me to see in much more detail what im looking at. 

to change the amount of time something is on the document and visible within your time, you click the red bar and then drag and change the time/frames to which i can see it. 

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IF YOUR COMPUTER IS STRUGGLING TO HANDLE WHAT IS HAPPENING WHEN TRYING TO RENDER WHAT IS GOING ON, CLICK ON THE SECTION NEXT TO THE SMALL CIRCLES BELOW THE MAIN SCREEN, CHANGE THESE TO HALF / THIRD / QUATER AND THE QUALITY WILL BE CHANGED TO HELP YOUR MAC RUN FASTER 

Evaluation

Grahams workshop

DPS (Double Page Spread) Development

The above images are ones which are just a simple design which really think about the way that the text and the image will play around with each other, i want to keep this rather minimal as i feel that is how my designs have been so far. I think These are working so far and i need to then place the text on these below and pick one which works best for my designs. 

This is my favorite so far, but ill develop more as i go.

This design doesnt have the same impact as the one that is above, this for me looks mroe like a letterhead and something that doesnt have a strong a feeling and impact as what im wanting. so unfortunalty this will not be used for my final design.

Outcome Final Images.

These are all the images that i managed to collect from my final outcomes, these are some that i think i could use to create some really creative design styles when it comes down to the way that i want to design my DPS. There are some that i could place onto a piece of paper with some nicely placed text and it will really make things work out well for me. 

The rest can then be used for the boards to show where and how i want each of these to work out for me.

Overall i am very happy with the outcome of my project and i think that i will be able to work with this in a strong and creative way of working.