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Advanced After Effects: Coding for Motion Design

Randomization: Displacement

A course by Desmond Du , Motion Designer

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Audio: English

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About the video: Randomization: Displacement

Overview

“Next, I will teach you how to randomize array values to randomly position layers in 3D space.”

In this video lesson Desmond Du addresses the topic: Randomization: Displacement, which is part of the Domestika online course: Advanced After Effects: Coding for Motion Design. Take your motion design skills to the next level by learning to code expressions with JavaScript to create complex animation rigs with style.

Partial transcription of the video

“Randomization: Displacement In this lesson, you'll learn to randomize array values to randomly position layers in 3D space. You'll also learn how to create expression controls using null layers, and also add secondary motion with the time expression. Let's get into After Effects. Here, I have three shapes, a circle, a square, and a triangle. I have expressions written on it. If I press EE on the layer, you can see we are using a seedRandom, so it's a random value. I'm just only randomizing the color because the color property has four values, RGB and alpha, so that's why there are four numb...”

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Course summary for: Advanced After Effects: Coding for Motion Design

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (106)
8070 students
5 units
20 lessons (4h 7m)
4 downloads

Category
3D & Animation
Software
Adobe After Effects
Areas
Animation, Motion Graphics

Desmond Du

A course by Desmond Du

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Motion Designer

Desmond Du is a Motion Designer based in Savannah, Georgia. He specializes in animation using JavaScript expression rigging and scripting, procedural workflow, tool kitting, and automation. His past experience includes working in broadcast motion graphics at WarnerMedia Studios for brands and networks such as NBA, Turner Classic Movies, E-League, Cartoon Network, and Bleacher Report. He has also done animation work for clients and studios such as STATE Design, ThinkMojo, Saatchi & Saatchi, MTV, Salesforce, SCAD, and ACI Worldwide.

Although he is passionate about motion design, Desmond finds immense joy and fulfillment in teaching, and believes his mission is to help everyone realize their true potential, and transform their design career for the better! Currently, he is an MFA candidate at the Savannah College of Art and Design, with the aim of teaching professionally at a college level.