Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 15 hours ago

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Creating an animated poster for the movie They Live.
I’ll show you how to use Illustrator to prepare a 3d model and then animate it inside After Effects. I’ll also share a few tricks regarding 3d live text, shape layers, render setting, camera animation and faking depth of field.

LINKS:
Animated movie posters story: sternfx.co.uk/news/animated-movie-posters
Depth Scanner: aescripts.com/depth-scanner/?aff=9

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00:00 - Animated movie posters
01:44 - About the movie
02:46 - Creating the artwork
04:58 - Technical Instructions
06:22 - Export a 3D model from Illustrator
09:38 - Setting the After Effects comp
11:35 - Extruding Shapes and Text
15:38 - Adding another 3D model
17:08 - Reviewing the Camera Animation
18:14 - Faking Depth of Field