A few questions about After Effects and CGI (computer generated images)

Hello

I am very new to this forum and After Effects. But I have a few questions.

Now, I recently started a film project with my friend at a workshop. It's an action/sci-fi film and I'll probably be the editor and, if necessary, support visual and special effects. This looks like a pretty big job for a noob, but we do not have a limit of time with the project, so it's time to learn.

But my questions. I thought to myself of the introduction of CGI (very simple of course). I studied the use of blender, and I think that I'll use for modeling and animation. But Ae should be used in any stage of production of CGI or make in a blender? If I do, how? I'm going in the wrong direction (bad kind of software, etc.)?

In addition, I do not speak of fully producing the scene with the computer, but by adding things like the characters or objects, may be special effects.

I'm hoping for an answer to my questions, but if you only have one or two responses, I'm happy to hear also. You are also welcome to correct me if I misunderstood something. Thank you for clarification if you need!

pek859 wrote:

1. I am very new to After Effects and this forum. But I have a few questions.

2. now, I recently started a film project with my friend at a workshop. It's an action/sci-fi film and I'll probably be the editor and, if necessary, support visual and special effects. This looks like a pretty big job for a noob, but we do not have a limit of time with the project, so it's time to learn.

3 but my questions. I thought to myself of the introduction of CGI (very simple of course). I studied the use of blender, and I think that I'll use for modeling and animation. But Ae should be used in any stage of production of CGI or make in a blender? If I do, how? I'm going in the wrong direction (bad kind of software, etc.)?

4. in addition, I do not speak of fully producing the scene with the computer, but by adding things like the characters or objects, may be special effects.

5. I'm hoping for an answer to my questions, but if you only have one or two responses, I'm happy to hear also. You are also welcome to correct me if I misunderstood something. Thank you for clarification if you need!

1. Welcome to the family. AE is big, very big. It's hard. Really hard. Not sure how hard AE is learr and master.

2. no time limit is good, but you will need the money.

3. This is not a forum of Blender. You want to discover the film, CGI and Blender own forums for this kind of assistance.

4 AE is for your compositing and special effects. But you will need to learn how both apps work until you decide how to distribute your project. A comparison would be shooting your film. Using a digital SLR? Do you know why? Or do you use a GoPro? Another example may be Apple Final Cut Pro. You can edit the audio in it, but it is preferable to use an audio application. You can do special effects in FCP but it is better to do complex things in motion for After Effects. How can you know what app is appropriate a lot of experience. Many failures.

5. we were all new EI vidoe editing and special effects at one time or another. The user forums are not places to learn how to use these applications. Do you with tutorials, books and tons of time. One thing is to learn how to use the Blender to make a robot move. Do the robot into a character that requires the public to worry, it is quite another. Using AE to create a layer of clouds is one thing. With these clouds react to bow waves created by your robot flying as it closer sonic speeds is quite another challenge.

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