Matt
Dallos has been involved with motion graphics since the day his high
school computer graphics teacher showed him the possibilities of what
computers can do. As Matt says, "The very first day of class my teacher
showed us a tape of examples of what can be done on a computer, I was
amazed at the possibilities and it soon became my goal to learn how to
do those amazing things." He really got involved after a skiing
accident left him with a torn ACL, MCL, and meniscus. "I had a lot of
downtime where I really couldn't do much at all so I purchased some
books and started reading".He
is currently pursuing a degree in Television/Radio from the Roy H. Park
School of Communications at Ithaca College. Matt keeps busy by working
for Park Productions in Ithaca, New York and by doing freelance
web/flash design. In his free time Matt enjoys downhill skiing,
mountain biking, hiking, swimming, lifting weights and running. Matt
put it best when he said; "I'm either on the computer hard at work, or
outside somewhere hurting myself."
Pan and Zoom. In this tutorial, Matt Dallos will cover the preparation of your images, the basic theory behind making them move, real world examples, and a few ideas about how this effect can be extended to other and more advanced applications.
In this tutorial, Matt Dallos demonstrates using Fractal Noise in After Effects 5.5 to create fire. More specifically, he demonstrates the "Bonanza look" of a fire burning through a piece of paper. Yes, this effect could be generated in a 3d program or plugins, but why bother when you can do it with AE's own filter set. You can also use these same basic steps to create other plasma and liquid type effects.
