Let’s practice our animation skills in After Effects with a series of minigames exercises!

In Animation 501 we dabble with all the previously learned animation tips and foundations from the previous seasons, with a fresh video game feel to make each exercise a fun and refreshing take on the basics from the “12 principles of Animation”.

This week we are looking at how to use the “infinite tunnel” technique.
To join in with the VOD be sure to download your minigame files here:
https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid...

Bi weekly the exercises will increase in difficulty and require you to finish the minigames ALMOST from scratch this will help you to help stretch your skills as an animator for beginners and the seasoned alike, while truly making the minigame your own!

Want to learn more?
The tips covered in the video use information taught in pixipui's "Animation 101" series,
which takes beginners and above through the different animation principles in fun and exciting ways via minigames, check out the Animation 101 301 series below!

Animation 101:    • Adobe Live: Animation 101  

Animation 201:    • Adobe Live: Animation 201  

Animation 301:    • Adobe Live: Animation 301  "

Animation 401:(to be added at a later date please keep an eye on the playlists!)
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Animation 101 now has a website geared towards helping beginners and above with VARIOUS different adobe programs alongside new fun challenges linked to the Adobe Series!

Check out the evolving site below:
https://animation101.carrd.co/
Host pixipui (aka PixifiedTips) is a 2D 3D Generalist and Creative streamer based in England: https://www.behance.net/Pixipui

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00:00 Start
00:19 Intro to Animation 501
01:43 Focus: Infinite Tunnel. Mini game overview: Inhale, Spiral Door, Arcade
03:21 First minigame, Inhale. After Effects walkthrough
06:55 Composition settings, adding shapes, adding repeater
08:12 Adding an expression to the repeater, demo alternating the position
09:41 Timereverse layer to make inhale effect, enable time remapping to slow down
11:24 Animating mouth closed and open
13:51 Combining inhale and mouth animation
14:54 Creating alphabet soup and gummy bear
18:19 Animating shapes being inhaled, offset timing, animating mask
21:45 Previewing final animation
22:35 Second minigame, spiral door, creating door shape and mask shape with blur
25:43 Making duplicates and editing the “Z” position
27:05 Parent camera to the null and keyframing position
28:30 Repeating process at a longer size composition
30:29 Adjusting timing, adding animation to minigame 2, masking to fit into door
32:08 Preview minigame 1 and 2 so far
32:24 Third minigame, Arcade, animating button on machine
34:52 Toggle hold keyframe. Setting up position keyframes
38:32 Setting up the grid composition, effects generate grid
40:50 Rotating and moving grid position, recap
44:30 Adjusting grid size and position to the top, duplicating and placing at bottom
45:30 Duplicating and rotating to create grid side walls
47:08 Adding grid to arcade minigame and masking to screen
48:19 Previewing animation, fade on grid
49:25 Adding “KO” text, animating the individual letters on
52:01 Adding animated joystick
53:13 Adding pong animation
55:31 Homework and outro