When we begin creating the title sequence we were supposed to be working in a group of 4. Unfortunately, 2 members of our team decided not to join us and so Cherie and I were left to work on the project by ourselves. I have to day, looking back at it now, that I think we really did ok given that we were a team of 2 while others in the class were working in a team of 5!
I missed the very beginning of the brainstorming session and so Cherie came up with the initial idea: a 3d globe with light trails moving around it. Luckily, Cherie is a genius at Maya and so creating the 3d globe was no problem for her. I set to working on the light trails.
There were several After Effects tutorials which suggested ways to approach this. One (from Video Co-Pilot) turned out to be completely impossible and I wasted several days trying to use it. Finally, Pete Felstead recommended one - and gave me the 3d stroke plug-in that i needed to make it work.
I used motion paths to get the light trains to move around the globe. Motion paths also made it possible to get the light train to draw a number 5, which really added something to the sequence. I love the way the 3d, 2d and FX work together.
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