Motion, Music, and Meaning — Learning Cinematics Through After Effects & Cinema 4D
While my early graphic design work taught me visual composition, it was video editing that taught me motion and timing. Alongside my identity as Raven Arts, I created cinematic edits for gaming montages, channel intros, and community projects—mostly for the same online spaces I designed artwork for.
Using Adobe After Effects and Cinema 4D, I taught myself how to sync motion with music, add kinetic typography, build custom 3D transitions, and render dramatic effects that elevated basic footage into stylized edits. These projects taught me not just software—but storytelling through movement.