Step 1

PUNCH OUT YOUR LOGO IN 3D

Create the 3D logo from still logo file elements, font text and fire elements.

Step 2

SPOTLIGHT YOUR TALENT

Cut out photos of team players in Photoshop and create star-shaped spline objects with a particle emitter, such as particleIllusion, for the backplate of each player.

Step 3

CONTAIN YOUR KEYS

Create containers for each of the players and arrange them in 3D space.

Step 4

PAN AND TILT

Put all containers in a master container and program a global camera move that pans through the team members.

Step 5

GET YOUR GAME ON WITH ADDED FLASH

Add highlights and flashes throughout the animation to add more excitement using Text, Boris Continuum Complete and wondertouch’s particleIllusion.

Your Guide

Derrick Abeyta

Editor/Designer, Blu Pixel

Derrick Abeyta is an Avid editor and the owner of Blu Pixel. Blu Pixel, located in the Phoenix area, specializes in high-definition HDCAM editing on the Avid Symphony Nitris DX. Derrick began working on Avid nonlinear systems in the mid-1990s. His career has landed him freelance editing jobs across the country, in the Caribbean Islands and Europe. Currently, Derrick has a close working relationship with the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team as well as other Phoenix market sports teams. If you find yourself at a professional game in the Phoenix area, whether it’s for the team or for a local sponsor, there’s a good chance that it’s Derrick’s work playing on the Jumbotron or LED board.

DERRICK SAYS KEEP IN MIND…

Boris RED is a very powerful compositing program. The deeper you dig into it the more you’ll find. Don’t be afraid, though. There are plenty of presets and style patterns to learn from. The 3D title and extrusion capabilities really make the program shine. RED plugs right into your NLE’s timeline so it really saves you time and makes it easy to revise or even online the project in HD later on.

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