Stellar Eclipse Studios Animated Logo Revision 3

Worked out an idea I had for an animated logo for Stellar Eclipse Studios, the name I go under when I make videos. 100% After Effects.

Note: still need a real vector mark.

Storming the Base

Created for my 3D Animation Essentials class; we were asked to bring our projects in line with our decided track. Mine being video, I decided to do some composition over live footage. This was my first time using Maya, and my foray into 3D animation. I had done some minimal 3D modeling before, but never UV mapped or textured. I learned a lot creating this, particularly that After Effects and Maya play very nicely together.

After Effects for compositing, Trapcode Particular for missile smoke, Optical Flares for engine glows and laser cannon, Maya for 3D modeling/UV mapping/Animation, Photoshop for textures.

Old Spice Spoof

This provided some interesting challenges: working with only a single work light and the available hospital lighting, the white balancing was quite difficult due to widely varying color temperatures.

Multiplanar tracking in mochaAE for the heart monitor; tracking, rotoscoping, and Trapcode Particular for the dripping pills; color correction.