Title Sequence Animation in After Effects
Influences
A course by Paul McDonnell , Title Sequence Designer
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson, I will tell you about the people who have really influenced me and my work over the years.”
In this video lesson Paul McDonnell addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Title Sequence Animation in After Effects. Learn how to create a striking opening sequence for a movie or series by editing images and layouts in Photoshop, then bring it to life in After Effects.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Influences In this lesson, we'll talk about some of my earliest influences and more current influences, whether it be visual effects, creators, or other title sequence designers. Ray Harryhausen was one of my earliest inspirations. I didn't even know his name, but I would watch "Clash of the Titans" on repeat. I couldn't stop watching it, and a lot of that was because of these amazing creatures he created, and it was all animatronics done in stop motion. It gave the movie a beautiful aesthetic and took it out of reality and made these creatures larger than life. It felt like a beautiful, ...”
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Course summary for: Title Sequence Animation in After Effects
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Animation
Paul McDonnell
A course by Paul McDonnell
Paul is a title sequence designer, working out of HUGE Designs in London. He was born in Guildford, England in 1979 and grew up in Western New York. Paul has been working in the title industry for over a decade, and has created the opening titles for shows including The Walking Dead, Chucky, The Serpent, Around the World in 80 Days, Das Boot and The Son.
He’s been nominated for BAFTAs multiple times, and won a Primetime Emmy for his work on the show Da Vinci’s Demons. He’s also a three-time recepient of the SXSW Excellence in Title Design for his work in The Shannara Chronicles, Into the Badlands, and Any Human Heart.
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