A short exercise for Adobe Photoshop and After Effects, I edited and animated a free to use image of soldiers in a World War I battle to appear as a parallax footage for a historic documentary.
WWI Parallax Animation
Editing with Photoshop
Using Adobe Photoshop, I edited a free to use image of troops engaged in a World War I battle using the quick selection tool to cut the image into three layers based on the foreground, middleground, and background. After cutting the image up, I used the spot healing tool to slightly expand the layers.
Animating in After Effects
I animated each of the layers in Adobe After Effects to give the image a parallax effect. Sound effects were also added to make the animation feel as though it came from a documentary.