Here is an early test of importing the model into After Effects. I had to reduce the quality of the JPEG sequence as my laptop would be rendering all night. I will be updating the render on Monday when I'm at University on the better desktops. I used a simple mask in After Effects to hide the text behind the buildings, then animated them as the freeze frames initiated. I rendered the sequence at 100 frames in Maya. I may have to increase this to get a smoother animation in After Effects, as I used the Freeze frame and Time Remapping controls to stretch the sequence out.
DEVELOPMENT IMAGES:
Below you can see the mask being applied to the Text layer in After Effects. I have also changed the opacity as you can see, along with the animation of the text using 'Easy-ease' keyframes for a smooth movement.
The image below shows the Track-mat being changed to Alpha Inverted. This allows the mask to obscure the text as it is animated. This makes
the text appear as if it is behind the building itself. This allows the text to be incorporated subtly into the sequence, although I will be tweaking it as I go. The masking technique could only be achieved with the use of Freeze frames applied to the footage. If the scene was moving I would have had to animate the mask, making it very time consuming, so this method fits well with my time schedule.
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