A Comprehensive Study of Motion 2

This three day hands-on course will familiarize students with Motion, Apple s revolutionary software for motion graphics design. The course comprehensively covers working with Motion s Real-Time Design engine and interface, behavior-based animation, parameter behaviors, blend modes, advanced particle system design, advanced title animation, working with templates, chroma key techniques, masking methods, DVD motion menu design, tablet-driven gesture UI techniques, working with audio, keyframing, and integration.

What you will learn:

• Understanding Behavior-based Animation
• Working with Blend Modes
• Chroma Key techniques
• Advanced particle system design
• Working with templates
• Masking methods
• DVD Motion menu design
• Tablet-driven gesture UI techniques
• Working with Audio
• Keyframing techniques
• Integration with Apple Professional Applications

Students should have the following prerequisite knowledge prior to attending the course:

• Basic knowledge of the Macintosh OS

Lesson 1

• A Tour of Motion
• Getting to know the interface
• Some Windowing Hot Keys
• Setting the Play Range
• Zooming the Canvas
• Adding Objects
• Applying Behaviors
• Applying Filters
• Soloing Objects and RAM previews
• Deactivating Behaviors and Filters
• Using Particle Simulations

Lesson 2

• Using Generators
• Applying Generators from the Library
• Exploring Abstract Particles
• Using the Cellular Generator
• Working in the Inspector
• Working with Gradients
• Using Hot Boxes and Sliders
• Adding a Slit Scan
• Rendering a Generated Object

Lesson 3

• Working with Layers and Objects
• Creating a TV station ID
• Building a Multi-Layered Composite
• Navigating the Layers Tab
• Working with Filters and Behaviors in the Layers Tab

Lesson 4

• Using Templates
• Using Motion's Templates
• Accessing Template Elements
• Creating Your Own Templates

Lesson 5

• Particles and Parameter Behaviors
• Building Particles from a Movie Clip
• Refining the Particle System
• Adding a Splash of color
• Putting English on the ball
• Changing Scale, Birth, Death, and Transitory
• In-between Called Life
• Using the Still-Proxy Method
• Using Parameter Behaviors
• Modifying the Butterflies Movements
• Creating an Implosion

Lesson 6

• Advanced Particle
• Design Working with Sprites
• Adding a Second Particle Cell
• Modifying particle behavior
• Using Particle Proxies and RAM preview
• Blending Dust

Lesson 7

• Using Blend Modes
• Blending Objects
• Creating a Title
• Adding a Logo
• Changing Media Properties
• Adding the Explosion and Sound

Lesson 8

• Drawing Gestures
• Activating Gestures
• Working with Gestures
• Exploring the Gestures Dictionary

Lesson 9

• Keying Pulling a Key
• Treating the Edges
• Creating a Garbage Matte
• Keyframing the Garbage Matte
• Fixing the Choke Problem
• Adding a Zoom Blur

Lesson 10

• Nonlinear Editing
• Assembling the Video
• Bringing On the Butterflies
• Adding a Lens-Flare Filter
• Adding the Cinemative Graphics
• Adding the Explutterfly
• Adding the Hero
• Fading Out

Lesson 11

• Audio and Markers
• Hesit Squad-the Backstory
• Mixing the Soundtrack
• Adding Markers

Lesson 12

• Keyframing Animating the blueprint
• Setting the keys manually
• Working in the Keyframe Editor
• Stylizing the FloorPlan Object
• Masking Off the Canvas
• Adding Circle Strings
• Adding the Rising Gun
• Blurring the GunRaise Object
• Adding Crazy Squares
• Adding the Final Scene Transition
• Going Further

Lesson 13

• Creating Text Effects
• Building a Frenetic Text Effect
• Working with Text Parameters
• Animating Text on a Path
• Animating the Tracking and Slant
• Animating the Position
• Applying Motion Blur
• Adding Personality to the Text
• Creating a preset
• Applying Text Behaviors
• Working with the sequence behaviors
• Going further with text

Lesson 14

• Integrating with Apple Pro Applications
• Creating a Lower Third for Final Cut Pro
• Creating a DVD Motion Menu

Lesson 15

• Motion 2 Working in Float Space
• Setting up float space
• Open EXR
• The Replicator
• A New Way to Keyframe
• New Filters and Generators
• Working with MIDI Parameter Behaviors
• Using Motion Menu Loop Point Markers