This shot was inspired by the shot of the planet in the teaser for 'THE HOST' as well as the opening shot in 'PROMETHEUS' of the earth. I must have spent about 2 hours figuring out how to create it and in the end it proved beneficial to my overall understanding of After Effects as a program. This was a perfect tutorial to ease me into the world of Simple Special Effects.
Here are screenshots of the development of the GLOBE RENDER I created:
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| This image shows the first stage in the earth Creation. I had a world map fixed onto a basic SPHERE. I then keyed in a 'light side' of which I had total control of, including it's x,y, and x axis. I Used Key Frames to track the movement of the light and the rotation of the Globe. |
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| This creenshot show how the Globe Render was looking once I was getting confident with the whole light direction task. I thought a horizontal crescent would be the most effective, with the Sun rising over the top - this could be the best transition to the extreme close up shot of the eye. |
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| This screenshot shows how I was tinkering with the control panel to get all the right qualities I was after in the shot. The composition was central and I didn't want the Globe to appear to big in the frame - I wanted there to be enough almost enough space for a copy both on top of it and above. |
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| Here I am nearing the end of the shot - I am still experimenting on the glow effect which comes of of the earth atmosphere, and felt that the 'halo' light around the edge didn't look realistic enough. Also, you can see the rotation marker at the centre - this full circular glow was removed to give it a crescent form. |
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| This screenshot shows what I call the 'space fog' surrounding the planet, I managed to give it a crimson colour once I placed the light source (sun) behind it, then also added a lens-flare for extra aesthetic value. Here the globe is still in early stages but it could not have been finished without trangressing through each of these stages. |
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