{"id":95859,"date":"2017-11-01T09:41:24","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T14:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=95859"},"modified":"2017-11-01T09:41:24","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T14:41:24","slug":"create-composite-sci-fi-ui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/create-composite-sci-fi-ui\/","title":{"rendered":"Create and Composite Sci-Fi UI Graphics in After Effects + FREE Assets"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"bring-your-sci-fi-film-to-life-by-designing-animating-and-compositing-ui-elements-in-after-effects-with-this-video-tutorial\">Bring your Sci-Fi film to life by designing, animating, and compositing UI elements in After Effects with this video tutorial.<\/h2>\n<p>Shooting a <strong>high tech sci-fi<\/strong> video project? If so, then there is a good chance you may need to create and composite display interface <strong>motion graphics<\/strong>. Creating\u00a0 <strong>UI interface graphics<\/strong> is an abstract form of <strong>designing<\/strong> and <strong>animating<\/strong>. When creating <strong>motion elements<\/strong> that viewers have never seen in the real world,\u00a0you have endless possibilities. However, it&#8217;s\u00a0very important to make sure your <strong>animations<\/strong> and <strong>designs<\/strong>\u00a0have a purpose.<\/p>\n<p>When designing your<strong> interface graphics<\/strong>, think about the story and the type of characters interacting with or near the graphics. For example, you may create health-orientated graphics if your scene takes place in a hospital. Out-of-place<strong>\u00a0interface elements<\/strong>\u00a0can draw attention away from your story, so it&#8217;s important to practice sympathetic design.<\/p>\n<p>Lets get started!<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L_YqNGRSLco?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"download-free-after-effects-project-file\">Download Free After Effects Project File<\/h3>\n<p>Included with this tutorial is a free After Effects project file with all of the assets used in the video. Click the button below to download.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"download-free-project-file\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"bt bt-big\" title=\"Sci Fi Graphic\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.pond5.com\/blog\/rs\/uploads\/2017\/10\/PB-Free-UI-Project.zip\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">DOWNLOAD FREE PROJECT FILE<\/a><\/h4>\n<h3 id=\"how-to-create-sci-fi-ui-interface-elements\">How to Create SCI-FI UI Interface Elements<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Interface elements<\/strong> couldn&#8217;t be\u00a0easier to create. The\u00a0best place to start\u00a0is by looking at current <strong>UI interface graphics<\/strong> and breaking down the elements in each design. You&#8217;ll see that just about everything is\u00a0simply a collection of shapes \u2014 all of which you can lay out in <strong>Adobe After Effects<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-96025\" title=\"Create and Composite Sci-Fi UI Graphics in After Effects \u2014 UI\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SCI-FI-UI.jpg\" alt=\"Create and Composite Sci-Fi UI Graphics in After Effects \u2014 UI\" width=\"755\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SCI-FI-UI.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SCI-FI-UI.jpg?resize=300,175 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SCI-FI-UI.jpg?resize=768,449 768w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SCI-FI-UI.jpg?resize=277,162 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SCI-FI-UI.jpg?resize=359,210 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SCI-FI-UI.jpg?resize=543,317 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SCI-FI-UI.jpg?resize=865,505 865w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SCI-FI-UI.jpg?resize=994,580 994w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SCI-FI-UI.jpg?resize=560,327 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SCI-FI-UI.jpg?resize=150,88 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what\u00a0to take away from this <strong>After Effects tutorial<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How to use <strong>shape layers<\/strong> to create <strong>sci-fi UI<\/strong> elements.<\/li>\n<li>Composting your elements into a display.<\/li>\n<li>Understanding the breakdown process of <strong>interface elements<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Follow along with a <strong>free After Effects project file,<\/strong> which you can download by <strong>clicking<\/strong> the button below.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the <strong>tutorial<\/strong> and <strong>good luck!<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"bonus-29-free-sci-fi-sound-effects\">BONUS: 29 Free Sci-Fi Sound Effects<\/h3>\n<p>Did you miss our Sci-Fi UI free SFX bundle? Head on over to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/free-sci-fi-hud-computer-sfx\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">this page to download the 29 free sound effects<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PObGk3dQHXo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"over-400-sci-fi-ui-assets\">Over 400\u00a0Sci-Fi UI Assets<\/h3>\n<p>In a pinch and need\u00a0custom interface elements fast? Check out Interface from Rocketstock.com. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketstock.com\/video-packs\/interface-hud-video-elements\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Interface is a curated collection of over 400 HUD video elements<\/a> that are compatible with nearly any NLE. Easily drag-and-drop these assets into After Effects, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro X, DaVinci Resolve, and more!<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/vimeo.com\/221327444<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bring your sci-fi film to life by designing, animating, and compositing UI elements in After Effects with this video tutorial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":100,"featured_media":96595,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[30,3291,21,92],"tags":[177,649,5375,755,536,80,467,51,5376,472,844],"class_list":["post-class-post-95859","post-class-post","post-class-type-post","post-class-status-publish","post-class-format-standard","post-class-has-post-thumbnail","post-class-hentry","post-class-category-after-effects","post-class-category-motion-graphics-2","post-class-category-tutorials","post-class-category-video-tutorials-2","post-class-tag-adobe","post-class-tag-adobe-after-effects","post-class-tag-after-effects","post-class-tag-animation","post-class-tag-filmmaking","post-class-tag-motion-design","post-class-tag-motion-graphics","post-class-tag-post-production","post-class-tag-video-editing","post-class-tag-video-production","post-class-tag-video-tutorial"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v21.5) - 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