1. | Click the Project tab, and then click the Create A New Composition button ( ) in the Project panel.
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2. | In the Composition Settings dialog box, name the composition Final Comp, and choose NTSC DV from the Preset menu. Then click OK.
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3. | In the Composition panel, choose 1 View from the Select View Layout pop-up menu.
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4. | Choose
Custom View 1 from the 3D pop-up menu at the bottom of the Composition
panel so you can see the backdrop from an angle other than a flat,
forward view.
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5. | Choose Layer > New > Solid.
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6. | In the Solid Settings dialog box, name the layer Background, set the Width and Height to 1000 pixels, and click OK.
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7. | With the Background layer selected in the Timeline panel, choose Effect > Generate > Ramp. The layer becomes a gradient.
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8. | In the Effect Controls panel, change the Start Of Ramp value to 500, 500. Then change the Start Color to a dark blue (R=36, G=77, B=254) and the End Color to black (R=0, G=0, B=0). Choose Radial Ramp from the Ramp Shape menu.
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9. | Select
the Lock switch for the Background layer to prevent accidental changes
to it. There’s no need to convert this layer to a 3D layer, because it
will be an infinite distance from the animated 3D objects.
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10. | Press Ctrl+Y (Windows) or Command+Y (Mac OS) to create a new solid layer.
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11. | In the Solid Settings dialog box, name the layer Ground, and confirm that both the Width and Height are 1000 pixels. Then click OK.
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12. | With the Ground layer selected in the Timeline panel, choose Effect > Noise & Grain > Fractal Noise.
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13. | In the Effect Controls panel, choose Dynamic Twist from the Fractal Type menu.
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14. | In the Timeline panel, select the 3D Layer switch ( ) for the Ground layer.
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15. | With the Ground layer selected, press R to reveal the Rotation properties, and change the X Rotation value to 90 degrees.
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16. | Press S to reveal the Scale property. Change the Scale values to 1000, 1000, 1000.
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17. | Click the Toggle Switches/Modes button at the bottom of the Timeline panel to display the Modes column.
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18. | For the Ground layer, choose Overlay from the Mode menu.
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19. | Press S to close the Scale property, and then lock the Ground layer. |
