Creative After Effects 5.0: Animation, visual effects and motion graphics production for TV and video (Paperback)

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Steve Kilisky, Senior Product Manager, After Effects, Adobe Systems Inc.
”Angie has a knack for demystifying the intricacies of After Effects and coming up with creative uses of the features.”

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"Of all the After Effects books I looked at whilst trying to learn it, I found Angie's was the most user-friendly and creative."
Chris Cunningham - director of music videos, commercials and video art

"Angie has a knack for demystifying the intricacies of After Effects and coming up with creative uses of the features."
Steve Kilisky, Senior Product Manager, After Effects, Adobe Systems Inc.

"Angie Taylor is the best After Effects teacher I know. She goes beyond technical descriptions of features, and shows you how best to use them in real-world projects."
Bruce Bullis, Senior API Engineer, Adobe Dynamic Media, Adobe Systems Inc.

"This book takes you on a roller coaster ride through the world of creating animation and special effects with Adobe After Effects. It is much more than just a software manual, Angie Taylor seeks to stimulate the creative use of computer animation. Complex technical issues are clearly and concisely explained, making it suitable for beginners and the more advanced users. Creative After Effects is the ideal companion for all students of computer animation and motion graphics."
Birgitta Hosea, Course Director, London Animation Studio, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London.

Angie Taylor's work is inspired. She is a highly creative animator - inventive, witty and naturally sympathetic to individual programme's styles.
Carys Edwards, Director, Children's BBC

'This book has an inventive approach to developing the creative skills of the reader. The upshot being that, whilst working through the book, readers actually create their own unique work that they can add to their portfolio, rather than spending time with unoriginal exercise material that they can't use.'
DIGIT magazine

'There's nothing more frustrating than devising the perfect solution to a design brief and then not knowing how to fully realise it. If you want to be able to create eye-catching motion graphics then "Creative After Effects 5.0" by Angie Taylor should be the answer... this is the book all After Effects users have been waiting for - written by an animator for animators. Taylor has obviously thoroughly researched her subject, and engages the reader with her personal approach. The book is well designed with clear, easy-to-follow instructions, and plenty of screen grabs. It will soon have even a complete beginner enthused and ready to create their own sequences.

What's different to other manuals is the lack of the usual 'do this, then this, to get this' feel. For technophobes like me, it allows - indeed insists on - the reader having fun in creating sequences and anticipates when you may come unstuck with uncanny accuracy.

The free CD (Mac and PC) is full of goodies, including some great technical guides and links. Taylor has included demo versions of the software, and all related files necessary to complete the tutorials.

It's great for those of you who already use After Effects to improve your skills, and via the associated Web site share hints and tips for an easier life. While it doesn't cover everything - and couldn't - it certainly gives the best grounding possible in comparison to other books available.

Macworld's buying advice: I defy anyone in computer animation and motion graphics not to benefit from this excellent book.'
Kerry Cathro, Macworld magazine (this book was awarded a Macworld 5-Star rating ***** as a result of this review)

'The book is designed as a course in After Effects 5.0 and is accompanied by a CD-ROM with all the files needed to complete the tutorials. There is also an associated website with information and help from other After Effects users.'
Dope Sheet the ASIFA UK magazine

'...your knowledge of After Effects will be enhanced by the book. Enjoyable read. Rich chapters on Time, Tracking and Type... Buy Angie's book. No question. Buy it.'
David Bogie, review for CreativeCOW.net

"An invaluable read"
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   10 of 10 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars realistic practical and inspiring, 27 Nov 2001 By  loveland@clara.co.uk (Brighton) - See all my reviews I think that this book teaches After Effects in the only way that such software can by taught i.e. via practical examples which are de-constructed and reverse engineered by the reader/student. The projects that come with the book are just like the sort of things that are seen on TV . It is nice to have an insight into how these effects that are seen everyday, are created... Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   6 of 6 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic, 6 Nov 2001 By  tim@hypa.tv (Brighton UK) - See all my reviews Angies book is absolutely fantastic. Her methods are extremely creative and versatile. The book reads like a huge tutorial although you can easily dip into any section at any time. It covers all the new features of AE5 including parenting, expressions and 3d. I would strongly recommend it to anyone who wants to have a leading edge in their after effects work. Well done Angie! Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   5 of 5 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars A refreshing change, 18 Sep 2002 By  C. Hand "mungbean" (Edinburgh, Scotland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    Makes a refreshing change from the plethora of instructional books out there that are written in impenetrable American sports-analogies and such like! (It took me years to discover what stuff like "upping the ante" means...). Taylor uses a straightforward style that's very easy to follow -- perhaps due to her background as an Adobe trainer. After Effects is not one of those packages you can learn just by playing with it, and this is an ideal companion to the package. I especially liked the way she'd approached it from a "creative's perspective", considering what her readers would want to get out the book by the time they'd finished it. Also liked the fact that -- unlike some authors out there -- this is not yet another book in a series of 20 that she's knocked out based on a cursory glance at the package: she has years of experience both using AE in the industry and in teaching/demonstrating it too. The experience shows. The only things I can find fault with are the fact that it's not updated for AE5.5, and the grammar is a bit, erm, freestyle in places. :-) But those are minor nit-picks -- overall I'm very glad I bought this. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 7 customer reviews...		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars Good Stuff This is a great book for beginners to After Effects. It's project led so the tutorials are fun to follow, it's written in a clear and precise language so it's easy to understand... Read more Published on 26 Jan 2003 by stuartl2 3.0 out of 5 stars From someone who's read it.......... This book is good. Although it could possibly be a little advanced for most people. Especially absolute beginners. Read more Published on 18 Oct 2001 5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent buy Angie Taylor's book is an absolute god send . I've been a on/off After Effects user for some time but have recently upgrade to 5. Read more Published on 16 Oct 2001 5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic introduction to After Effects This book is a fantastic introduction to After Effects but still of interest to a more advanced user. Read more Published on 27 Sep 2001 by mark_de_villiers@hotmail.com Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 7 customer reviews...

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