After Effects - Talking Images
Talking heads, not the music group, seem to always go with videos about historical figures. And while I admire how Ken Burns became the legend using historians to tell the stories, giving authority and weight to facts and ideas, making pictures of the people talk can be so much more fun. Activity Goal: Create a talking head (picture) from an online image using Adobe After Effects. In this case, I want Thomas Jefferson to sing a little Edwin Starr. The challenge will be to separate out the vocals so Thomas' lips are matching the lyrics. Could I have used a tool like Babberize ? Sure, but what's the fun in that? Final Product: Below is the final product: If you're wondering why I selected, "War," it's because I thought it would be cool. TJ wanted a smaller Navy, didn't believe in having a lot of soldiers, and really wanted to make the government small...like, tiny small. What he found instead was, a small Navy could not protect American ships or its ci