Fluid Animation

[momoffduty]

Need help with a title. The animation will have an underwater look with flourishes set up in 3d space. The flourishes will animate on and then have a slight flowing look, not pivoting. The titles will appear as the camera moves through the scene but these will be static.

Any ideas to give the flourishes a flowing look?

[Chuck Engels]

Is this something you could accomplish with Fractal Noise?
Also, have you tried out Brainstorm, this might be a good time to give it a whirl.
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/AfterEffect ... 8459a.html

[momoffduty]

Chuck, I forget about Brainstorm. But, isn't it static? And haven't tried fractal noise.

[Chuck Engels]

Try Brainstorm with Fractal Noise and see if that produces anything you can use

[Bob]

Depending on what you are looking for, you might want to try applying Turbulent Displacement to the flourish. Adjust the size and amount properties to taste and animate the evolution property. This will give it a distorted undulating motion similar to viewing something underwater.

Edit: normally this effect is used for creating things like waving flags and you animate the offset. That will create an effect like a wave passing through. Leaving the offset alone and animating the evolution (which normally isn't animated and used for creating looping animations) looks more like a ripple undulating in place. Both give a nice fluid feel. Have fun playing with it.

[momoffduty]

Think that is what I am looking for Bob, Thanks! And thanks Chuck, the fractal noise using on the background with the preset River.

[Chuck Engels]

I'd give Brainstorm a shot with the Turbulent Displacement too

[momoffduty]

Meant to post this earlier but had a few other projects to finish. I gave up on the watery flow because I couldn't get it quite right.

Matched up the color, font, & flourishes from their wedding program. Changed the names for privacy. Had about 2 hours of tape that I edited down to 50 minutes. Learned how to stabilize footage (thanks to help here ) and learned what not to do if another wedding project pops up.

The B&G and family loved the video. My friend said she that when they finished watching it they wanted more and the 50 minutes went by fast. Isn't that what Steve says...have your audience wanting more?

[Chuck Engels]

Now there is something worth stealing !!
That looks simply awesome Cheryl, great work

[momoffduty]

Now there is something worth stealing !!
That looks simply awesome Cheryl, great work

Thanks Chuck, steal away! After the rolling credits there was one flourish and the words from their program "Love is....Sharing Your Popcorn".