I made both of these scenes in After Effects and Final Cut Pro. My film teacher wanted me to use my filming skills and After Effects skills to create a lightsaber battle. But my film teacher assigned me homework to watch of the Star Wars movies, so that I can have a "better understanding" of what too animate. My animation helped me find a video that sums up what I needed to do in After Effects to achieve the lightsaber look. Here is the video if you want to try it yourself:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaOZOnVcE-M&t=97s
Let's just say that both my film and animation teacher were excited to see it. They were both very proud of me accomplishing this.
Outro song:
Spring Step - Bgm President
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvvaZaaHAm8
