Compositing a piece of animation is to assemble multiple layers of film and images together to create a final outcome. In this case I used After Effects to place a walk cycle into a new setting, taking them out of the blank background. Here are the clips and images I used:
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![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1727f3_6fd5e30c78754d0f91637494ac9525a0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_693,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/1727f3_6fd5e30c78754d0f91637494ac9525a0~mv2.jpg)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1727f3_4390a7a660b7417895b47fcd6a95e524~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_693,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/1727f3_4390a7a660b7417895b47fcd6a95e524~mv2.jpg)
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![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1727f3_ed6b4ce163e842f68b1f1a9c5ab98f1f~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_612,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/1727f3_ed6b4ce163e842f68b1f1a9c5ab98f1f~mv2.png)
I then assembled all the piece in Adobe After Effects, the backgrounds joined together as one image on the bottom layer, the walk cycle on the layer above with a mask around the character to edit out the flares of the lights and a linear key to remove the white, and finally had the foreground on the top layer. I kept the bottom moving at a constant pace, the character still in the centre, and the foreground going faster to give the illusion of depth.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1727f3_20c62cb6dbea4513b7a5ecead46dc1a1~mv2.gif/v1/fill/w_600,h_338,al_c,pstr/1727f3_20c62cb6dbea4513b7a5ecead46dc1a1~mv2.gif)
I like how the textures add up in this composition, it could be nice to try making a background in a similar style to see if it compliments the character or washes them out. I think the clip would have looked more finished if I'd run it long enough to become a loop, so that the gif could keep running as if she were walking past another bench and another set of trees.
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