Blender & After Effects VFX Expert Needed for Technical Guidance and Project Support

Job Description I am a Multimedia and Creative Technologies student working on a final 3D VFX project. I am looking for an experienced Blender and After Effects artist who can guide me through the technical process, help me troubleshoot problems, review my work, and improve the final result. The project is based on a single 10-second live-action shot recorded at 25 fps. Five VFX challenges must be integrated into this footage using Blender, After Effects, Mocha AE, and Photoshop. The freelancer should be comfortable explaining the workflow through screen-sharing sessions. It is important that I understand the techniques and can continue working on the project myself. Challenge 1: Metal ball integration Review or improve the Blender camera-motion tracking. Correctly orient the tracking scene to the world grid. Create the necessary shadow-catcher and holdout meshes. Add a reflective metal ball to the black cage in the center of the table. Apply the supplied metal textures and HDRI. Integrate the ball realistically with appropriate reflections and shadows. Check and correct any visible tracking drift. A starter .blend file is provided by my instructor. Challenge 2: Remove the hole and tracking markers Use the 3D Camera Tracker in After Effects. Remove the hole on the left side of the table. Remove the tracking markers in the center of the footage. Create a reference frame or clean plate in Photoshop. Use Content-Aware Fill and additional compositing techniques to produce a realistic and stable result. Challenge 3: Picture replacement and glass reflections Create a stable planar track using Mocha AE. Replace the image inside the picture frame with a fun and creative visual. Create a reflective glass surface in Blender. Render the reflection pass and composite it over the replacement image in After Effects. Use appropriate layer-blending modes. Use Roto Brush to isolate the devil statue, Big Muff Pi pedal, and candelabra where necessary. Make sure the rotoscoping is clean and stable. Challenge 4: Animated metal rings Create a shadow-catcher mesh for the stacked cylinders on the right side. Add two metal rings using the same material as the metal ball. Animate the rings. Add realistic shadows on the table. Ensure that the rings and meshes do not drift from the original footage. Challenge 5: Original VFX addition Help me develop and integrate one additional creative VFX element that is visually interesting and technically achievable. Possible ideas include: A hologram Animated text attached to a surface A glass object A small animated character A hole or portal in the table Another original effect suggested by the freelancer The final addition should be technically challenging, original, aesthetically stimulating, and properly integrated into the scene. Please provide: The final Blender .blend file containing the camera tracking data, models, materials, HDRI setup, lighting, shadow catchers, holdout meshes, animations, and render settings. The final After Effects .aep project file. The complete After Effects project packaged using File → Dependencies → Collect Files. All linked footage, Blender renders, images, audio, textures, and other assets. Any Photoshop .psd files and clean plates used for object removal. All Blender reflection, shadow, and other render passes used in the After Effects composition. Any additional textures, HDRIs, models, fonts, plugins, or assets used. A short screen recording or live walkthrough explaining the project structure and important techniques Final technical specifications The final After Effects composition must be exported with the following settings: Format: H.264 Resolution: 3840 × 2160 Frame rate: 25 fps Bitrate encoding: Constant Bitrate Target bitrate: 35 Mbps Required naming convention. I will provide the selected freelancer with: The original 10-second footage The instructor’s finished example The instructor’s process walkthrough The starter Blender file The metal textures The HDRI My existing project files, if applicable