Adobe After Effects – Simple Creativity #10: Text Animation by Space Aliens

When I went to a California desert by myself one spring, I saw a flying object. As my wife has several friends from out of space, I wasn’t so surprised to see it at first. Interestingly, it seemed that the flying object tried to communicate with me by making some sounds. Then it cast a beam of blue light, which created a word right in front of me. Hmm… Who were these guys? And what planet do I live on? My life is getting so complicated these days. Continue reading →

Adobe After Effects – Simple Creativity #9: Making Text Tap-Dance

One evening, my wife and I went to see an opera performance. But when the curtain opened, something totally unexpected happened. My wife didn’t look surprised, but I was shocked. Several letter ghosts appeared and started tap-dancing. Continue reading →

Adobe After Effects – Simple Creativity #8: Stopwatch

Several years ago, my wife and I went to New Orleans to visit my uncle. That day, she and I were just sightseeing. Then we saw a big crowd right ahead of us. When I went there, I couldn’t believe my eyes. A big guy was stepping on a skinny guy. It was a totally outrageous animal abuse and a complete violation of human rights. My wife had a cellular phone, so I told her to call 911. But, she got a stopwatch out of her purse instead and started timing. When I asked her what she was doing, she said that she wanted to know if the skinny guy could stay alive for the next 20 seconds. Continue reading →

Adobe After Effects – Simple Creativity #7: Clock

One summer, I moved into a new office. Then my wife gave me a clock as a present. Well, I didn’t really like it because it looked so cheap. Anyway, my wife called and said that she was coming to help me organize my office. Hmm… Trashing some paper and putting some family photos took me two hours in no time. Continue reading →