Further Learning

http://ae.tutsplus.com/

http://www.videocopilot.net/

Strange Arrangements

http://vimeo.com/12980394

Third and Seventh

http://vimeo.com/7809605

Gluko and Lennon - weird awesome animation

http://vimeo.com/12339198

Using audio to drive things in After Effects

http://video.answers.com/after-effects-audio-to-animation-21791431

Keep Tube

http://keep-tube.com/

Lets you download in high def - 720!

Storyboarding for MoGrafx

http://www.michaelcritz.com/2008/08/04/storyboards_for_motion_graphics/

Principles of animation

12 principles of animation (Disney):


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_basic_principles_of_animation

Motion vs Stillness

Great post on motion vs. stillness, two opposites that contrast and complement each other.

Good rule of thumb:

- if almost everything is moving in your piece, whatever is still will stand out
- if almost everything is still in your piece, whatever is moving will stand out

http://motionographer.com/2010/11/19/big-think-series-what-is-motion-media-design-part-1/

Free Texture Site

No registration required!

http://mayang.com/textures/

Loop expression:

Option click on stopwatch after adding keyframes, then paste this expression into box:

loopOut(type="cycle", numKeyframes=0)

Marbled paper and star charts!

Fun stuff for random symbolism and background texture. Go get some!

http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2006/08/gnosis.html

http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2010/11/marbled-paper-designs.html

CG Textures

http://cgtextures.com/

Great texture website...sign up for a free account and download some background textures!

Values in drawing

This is a great resource for storyboarding your after FX projects.

Your storyboards should be about shape and movement. One of the best ways to show shape is through contrast.

Link

Animation Links

http://motionographer.com/

http://www.watchthetitles.com/

http://www.awn.com/

Bibliodyssey

Amazing blog with crazy resource material!

Bibliodyssey

Fun links

http://www.vimeo.com/3715286
http://www.vimeo.com/2425610
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzR3fHF_51A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5xtRdLOopU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk3REgvkT-Q
http://alittlebitweird.com/_blog/The_A_Little_Bit_Weird_Blog/post/This_Is_Where_We_Live_by_4th_Estate/

http://www.mickeyandjohnny.com/johnny/procrastination/
http://vimeo.com/7400034

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmR0V6s3NKk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IeSqVboADw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmkLlVzUBn4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CESYvCI66rY
http://www.watchthetitles.com/articles/0076-Lucio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAev1ZjE3dI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xCIx0Ywmcw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crbFmpezO4A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4ZwTUUue1w