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EXERCISES
FINGER FLICK VFX
In Week 9's class, Mr Martin has us try out a fun exercise using a past student's clip. We needed to create a flicking finger VFX effect in After Effects. He walked us through a tutorial where we learned how to scale elements, work with green screen footage, and use the roto brush to pull it all together.
During the briefing for this project, we were told to find a partner and pick a random tarot card. The tarot card, me and my partner, Feilycia picked was The Hierophant. So what we understood was that
After Mr Martin had approved our proposal and storyboard, we discussed and arranged a time to meet to film the clips. Below are the behind the scenes photos we took on set.
After shooting, we started editing the project. I was in charge of most of the visual effects, timeline editing and colour grading. Feilycia was in charge of the sound effects and background music. She also edited the VFX for the writing in the air. Below are the screenshots I took while editing.
Fig 3.3.1 Floating Letter VFX (Week 14, 21/7/2025)
Fig 3.3.2 Grabbing Letter VFX (Week 14, 21/7/2025)
Fig 3.3.3 Grabbing Letter VFX #2 (Week 14, 21/7/2025)
