This is a comprehensive tutorial on how to animate in the style of Jon Bois, using Google Earth. It's meant to be watched front-to-back, but I have timestamps below if you want to skip to a specific section.
The Rise, Lies and Demise of Jan Hendrik Schon:
Some of Jon's videos:
- The Bob Emergency:
- Every NFL Score Ever:
- The Search for the Saddest Punt in the World:
This is a link to a zip file containing the images for my calendars, and my 3D cylinders. Feel free to import these into Google Earth and play around with them:
Google Earth Studio Tutorials by Google:
0:00 Intro & Software List
1:03 Google Earth Pro or Google Earth Studio?
3:23 Setup and Keyboard Shortcuts
4:38 Adding Images, Text, 3D Models, etc.
8:34 Choosing Camera Angles & Animating
11:18 Storyboarding & Organization
12:41 Rendering your Movie & Cropping the Watermark
16:14 Tips on Planning & Miscellaneous Advice
My Twitter: @bobbybroccole