This particle assignment was created from a Jellyfish photo I shot this break from the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. I took it into Photoshop for some color correction, brought it into After Effects, added a custom Distortion Effect to wiggle the Jellyfish, and added a wave-like feature. There is also a camera zoom in addition to some water/bubble audio.
As for the particles, I added the snow particles on a solid layer to mimic sea plankton or sea sediment. I turned down the scale, speed and number of particles, and set an opacity because they looked rather artificial. I did the same with the bubbles, and tweaked the settings for this underwater effect.
Jellyfish from Candace Lau on Vimeo.
I like the way the current seems to shift.
ReplyDelete