It Works Like This
Check out the Ch22FinishedProject.mov file in this chapter's folder on the book's DVD. This project shows you how to create and animate a 3D cube that's formed from a circle of movies that fly in from behind the viewer to become the top, bottom, and sides. The cube spins, pauses to reveal a movie on one side, and then spins fast to reveal a different side. You'll use these techniques:
- Position a movie and still layers to form a 3D cube.
- Use a Null Object layer to animate the cube's sides so they implode into the scene, forming the cube; spin at different rates of speed; and then explode out of the scene.
- Create a background made of words that crisscross the screen and recede into the distance.
- Create a virtual command line, complete with blinking cursor and letters typed onscreen.
- Gradually reveal the logo, strip by animated strip.
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