I have completed the first three chapters of Creating Motion Graphics With After Effects Volume 1: The Essentials. I read about keyframes and compositions and explored many features of the program. I also jumped ahead and read chapters 25, 26, and 28. I have begun to make better use of After Effects in my videos and recently completed a video using my photographs of the Lycoming Creek Flash Flood of 1996. I was able to zoom in on the photos and pan the camera from left to right and right to left to make the still images more dynamic.
A few professional filmmakers and film producers are now participating on the video sharing sites. You can even chat with people in the film industry on Stickam. They have generated a lot of excitement among the videobloggers who are learning how to do many sophisticated video effects like chroma keying (i.e. green screen).
