After creating the sound effects I decided to create the introduction animation using Adobe After Effects, I used a tutorial shown on Video Co. Pilot
http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorial/3d_falloff/ by Andrew Kramer.
This tutorial came with a effect that could be downloaded this effect was called 3D fall off this effect allows for objects when moved closer to the camera to fade out.
I used this effect to create my introduction sequence and end credits.
I started creating my Introduction by rendering one of my red blood cells from my Maya scene and importing this image into Adobe After Effects, next I duplicated this image numerous times I then made these images 3D so the effect would work.
I then added the 3D Falloff effect to each image and positioned the images where I wanted them at the start of the timeline, next I moved the marker to the end of the timeline and changed the distance of the images from the camera (they were moved nearer) this allowed for the images to fade out.
Next I added the title of the animation and repeated the processes mentioned above.
After I was happy with the intro and credits I exported the videos and opened them in Adobe Premiere Pro where after rendering the animation from Maya I imported the still images into the software and added them between the introduction and end credits. I then exported this file with a frame rate of 25 frames per second which will allow for everything to run smoothly as the everything was created to run at a frame rate of 25 frames per second.
After I tested the complete animation in the actual dome were I noticed due to many of the colours being of the same shade they could hardly be any difference seen so I increased the brightness to allow for more notice between the different shade of colours, below are screenshots of the completed videos.
I am extremely happy with the outcome for my intro and credits the videos show exactly what my animation is going to be about in a matter of seconds I am also very pleased with the way the text fades in to the video and gradually becomes focused and then slowly fades back out when it comes near the camera. If I did this again however I would take more time in creating a more complex intro and credits, perhaps by changing the colour of the text to make it more noticeable.
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