Animated Short Video

Overview

This project was created with Top Gun enthusiasts in mind. It was composed with Adobe Photoshop.

Project
Description

This project was inspired by one of my all-time favorite movies: Top Gun. The sequel, Top Gun: Maverick, was originally scheduled to be released on July 2019. Although due to the pandemic, it was postponed several times.

Given that the release date kept changing every few months during the course of three years, the audience was losing hope thinking this sequel would never see the light of day. That is why this animated short video was created with long-time Top Gun supporters in mind, to post it on social media and give fans back the expectation that the movie would finally be released on May 2022.

The animated short video was sized to fit an Instagram reel/story.


View Top Gun: Maverick Animated Short Video

The animated short video contains the following Photoshop techniques:

Color Lookup, Brightness/Contrast, and Vibrance and Color Balance adjustment layers were added to achieve the night effect, match the look of all the elements, and enhance the colors.

The Kawasaki motorcycle was isolated and placed next to Maverick. A contrail was placed behind each of the three fighter jets.

Animation effects were added to the jets, the Top Gun: Maverick logo, the Color Lookup adjustment layer, and the texts to make them appear and disappear smoothly.

Keyframes in the Photoshop Timeline were used to animate all the elements used for this project.

Drop Shadow effects were added to the text elements and a Bevel & Emboss effect to the Top Gun: Maverick logo along with a Style animation.

"Mighty Wings" by Cheap Trick, the soundtrack from the original movie, was included to add a touch of nostalgia.

Media used for this project

Collage of images of the Top Gun: Maverick movie used in my Top Gun: Maverick Animated Short Video project Collage of images of the Top Gun: Maverick movie used in my Top Gun: Maverick Animated Short Video project Collage of images of the Top Gun: Maverick movie used in my Top Gun: Maverick Animated Short Video project

Animated Short Video