TUTORIALS FOR VFX & MOTION GRAPHICS
Free After Effects Tutorials & More Hosted By: Andrew Kramer
July 30, 2009
• Create an energy-ball that re-lights the road surface
• Use reverse-tracking and build a volumetric point light
 
TUTORIAL NOTES:
For displacement effect, please refer to the Energy Wipe Tutorial
For camera shake, please refer to the Earthquake Tutorial
Running Time: 38mins.


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by Morty 03/08/2010
THANK YOU ANDREW FOR THIS AMAZING TECHNIQUE!
Im talking about reverse tracking. It has helped me SO many times with actual footage, where I want it shaky, but I couldnt figure out how to do it!
You are the greatest tutor ever! XD
by ranz 03/08/2010
knock knockin on heavens door!!
by Mehmet 03/06/2010
heyy, Andrew thanks for sharing your tutorials with us. you have awesome and useful tutorials
by naved 03/04/2010
thanx........guru
by ARmik 02/27/2010
I love It
by czaparamidu 02/24/2010
serious question

7:18, how did you turn on " ", it show's up in the middle of the comp window
by Potyole 02/20/2010
CooL :D
by Hussain Ashley 02/17/2010
woooooow!!!
awesome man!!!
professional tutorials...very useful..thank you so much Andrew!!!
by IFREDYI 02/16/2010
Man thanks for your tutorials!

im your NO.1 fan! (LOL)

I have made many AE vids thanks for your tutorials...your the best!
by michaelgabas 02/15/2010
i love all your tutorials!!!! it's so amazing. very professional. im very excited to learn adobe after effects.
by gen 02/14/2010
hey andrew! your work is very superb mann. ur tutorial is usefull for me. u r doing gud job.
by Blake 02/13/2010
Hey Andrew!
I'm doing a logo for my company, Plasma Productions.
This tutorial is helping me to get that "energy" look that i've been craving.

I'm editing it as a 4K video (lol). and my computer's having a hard time keeping up.

thanks for sharing your knowledge! It helps a bunch, as do Videocopilot's products (i have Riot Gear, Action Essentials 2, Designer Sound FX, and Pro Scores). I'm a video editor, but you help me to be a comopositor :)

Thanks!
- Blake
by Prototype X-M-4 02/12/2010
MAN I LOVE UUUUUUU !!!!!
good job , i love all of ur tutorials ........ THX THX THX ...............
by FABIO HENRIQUE 02/09/2010
muito bom!!!!!
by Ben 02/07/2010
Great tutorial man love it, But when I go to put my street footage comp. into a new comp. It keeps crashing. I think its cause of motion blur. I am using cs4 with macbook pro.

Thanks
by Saleh 02/05/2010
andrew I.m from Iran.I love ur tutorials.i really want to see u
by Dipo 02/05/2010
what a really amazing tutorial...

you are so nice person and has brilian brain

salute for you
by Snake 02/05/2010
when i use the Trapcode particular ,my AE just breakdown
did anybody meet the same problem?
by Andy aka Antti 02/02/2010
Andrew Kramer, I salute you. Your tutorials are just so amazing and your humor is unbeatable.
I am just curious that where do you get those genious ideas? I mean have you studied AE for a long long time or how do you manage to set up those amazing things?
Anyway I hope that you will be able to make a bunch of more tutorials in the future because you really are the chosen one for this job.

PS: Could you think about making an AE tutorial based on golf somehow? Maby a powerfull drive, bunker shot or something like that. But that is just a proposal, nothing fancy.

And for everyone: I apologize my english skills

Greetings from Finland
by Serg 01/29/2010
The tutorials excellent!
Regard to you Andrew from Ukraine ^_^
has finded plenty of useful
forgive for my English
by Ulises Caballero 01/28/2010
Awesome, i really want to thank you, your time, your excellent and perfect tutorials.
by sai krishna 01/25/2010
it's an excelent comp thank's a lot
great
by Omid (Hope) 01/23/2010
Thanks Andrew

omid(hope) Akbari from Iran
by DannyAndrew 01/21/2010
HEy..andrew can you please teach us how to do it..
Please do some seminars and workshops for us to do handson...pls....you are awesome
by myk 01/19/2010
Hi

anybody can help me? the energy ball is supposed to be orange but after rendering it, it becomes blue.
by Erik 01/16/2010
Hey,
I'm in a Eastlab Class for Highschool. I was wanting to start getting into the buisnesses and produce a commercial or something, could ya help me out???
by Tanmay Saxena 01/09/2010
This one is juzz awesome....!!
by Francesc 01/07/2010
Amazing work, keep doing plz. Andrew you rocks. from Barcelona, we wacthing you man
by GreedOra 01/03/2010
Nothing to say !!! I'm confused ^^
by Crazy Williams Starseeker 01/02/2010
this is the most futuristic one here like that energy ball thing.
by Stone 01/02/2010
Ur tutorials are awesome
by oshan 01/01/2010
Andrew i love you man.....
by Tony 12/30/2009
Thnx A LOT A LOT ALOT Andrew!!! i was got no idea how to use after effects, and u r the savior!! I'll buy all ur products when i get a job have money, now im just a student. ur tutorials are unbeliveble amazing helpful.
by ljfs 12/23/2009
You have a great particular personality like i would and will have to myself.
That is teach like no one else.
by fares sokar 12/22/2009
thanks from egypt to you . realy you have pritty tutorial thanks again
by anoop 12/15/2009
its very interesting
by rami 12/11/2009
man u are awsomeeeeeeeeee keep it up hello from dubai
by leanne pryce 12/09/2009
Andrew... I have fallen in love with your expertise... Oh My Gosh!!! I have bought the full 10 pack bundle and cant wait to get started!!! MWAH... let the games begin...
by Luis Diaz 12/08/2009
awesome tutorial!
i have a mac, but i really dont know how to open a composition. is killing me. Well....i did till one part, and it was the best thing ever. btw......im one of those people who lied on their resumes, and now they are trying to make me do stuff i dont really know. this is really helpful, thanks.
by Spacecowboy 12/05/2009
thanx andy

From the murder mitten
by Eduardo (Argentina) 11/28/2009
Muy buenos los videos de training, felicitaciones!
Eduardo
(desde Argentina)
by RTM 11/27/2009
THIS TUTORIAL SHALL LEAD US TO GREATNESS CONCERNING OUR VISUAL EFFECTS SHORT FILM PROJECT. ALL HAIL ANDREW KRAMER.
by Kyle K 11/22/2009
Thank you very much. Very good tutorial.
by Temitope 11/21/2009
Andrew, I love you man!
by David Ademola Tella 11/18/2009
I prayed to God that more people should have a mind,heart and spirit like you.
God bless you.
by Nigel 11/13/2009
Loved it! Learned so much in one go.
by Jeffrey 11/13/2009
Wow this one looks cool..better try it hehe! Thanks Mr. Andrew for such an effort
by David 11/12/2009
Hey Andrew, love your stuff, only one problem, when I go to put the grid over top of the street and I select the Generate Grid effect, its a grid but then a black background behind the grid and I cant get the black to go away so I can see the street footage, it goes away when I click the eye of course but then also hides the grid. Please help, Thanks
by Rohullah Kabir 11/05/2009
hey kremer thanx iam watching ur tutorials scence u made evolution pack but that was really amazing man keep it up
by Matt Drake 11/03/2009
hi I'm a really big fan I just have one question, it looks like there is some sort of distortion following the energy ball in the original video, but you do not go over it in the tutorial
by Alex 11/03/2009
Can i download this or am i supposed to pay for it? i just cant find the download link.
by individuality 10/30/2009
Excellent as always :) Very detailed, not hard to follow at all :)

Also I was wondering what your system specs are, I'm planning to upgrade and I want the smothest possible operation with AE inparticular, within spending limits of course :D
by dsgncore 10/30/2009
The best AE teacher ever!! Love your jokes on your tutorials man =), keep it up
by Christa 10/28/2009
I dont have the time to try doing any of these but its sure amazing to watch and see how much time, effort, and work goes into such things. awesome job =)
by tvandang 10/28/2009
Andrew,

I do not have after effects to try all your tutorials but I downloaded the trial version but it has now expired.

Do you need to create the ground plane in order to have the light cast on the ground footage? Does it cast the light the original footage if you do not create the ground plane?

I am going through your tutorials in my head Thank you for all your tutorials!

by Sam Yeung 10/26/2009
thanks for this nice tutorial
by Mahesh.K.Shindhe 10/24/2009
Hey Andrew, thank you very much for sharing all those great tips, technics and knowledge of yours!!!

its vrey help full for me to wok in movies
by Saboor Azizi 10/24/2009
hi My dear Teacher Andrew!
You are the best one and the best teacher in my live that teaching me Designing Program.
I thanks from you and I pray to Allah that he make you successful in your live as more as you want to be.
I have some of the tutorials they are all the best.
Your Brother
Saboor Azizi From Afghanistan Kabul
by coyote37 10/23/2009
omfg! the end of this tutorial blow my mind!!!!!!!!
the ultimate supa reverse tracking of death was ( actually is 'cause i'm trying to underttand everything) very very tricking BUT last and not least very interesting and usefull! thank you Mr Kramer. God bless you and all your little family!
by Brenden 10/23/2009
hi andrew i think u are a gurumaster and u totrials halpeed me sewwwww much!

GURU is WHAT I caLL you, u guru master

this help me to even learn my bester english that i use for replying to message in photoshop u are aguru.

thanksyou andrew u best
by Shadat 10/23/2009
Hi! I is Shadat. My big fan of videocopilot. Andrew I love you!!!

You a true GURU!
by pyi soe tun 10/23/2009
Thanks! for free tutorial.that a valuable training as for me.Thank you very much
Yangon,Myanmar.
by Charles F. Potel 10/21/2009
Cool, the best site about after effects tutorials that I see, sorry my english, i´m brazilian, I´m learning yet !!! Congratulations !!!
by todd winter 10/21/2009
great tut. will borrow from this one, thanx
by Raynne 10/17/2009
i can't wait to see your new software for after effects.
by arnoldlove 10/16/2009
That very useful
Thank you!!!!!!!
by Drew 10/16/2009
WOW! I was just looking for a basic tutorial! Ok I may have ti watch again to fully understand but I don't think you missed a trick! Thanks
by beginer 10/15/2009
thanx for this benfit tout
i wish to u more devlop
by Rakesh Singh 10/11/2009
Hi Sir. Andrew,
many thanks from INDIA!
by Alberto 10/08/2009
Increible!!! Gran tutorial!!
De Colombia
by osama alchikh 10/06/2009
very cool tutorial i like it so much thank you andrew .......
by grigos1 10/06/2009
great tutorial man!
i have just a problem.
i'd like to put more light's on the scene but when i do this the interfer with the first light on the scene.. some reason why this?maybe the name i give to light ?
by tanner 10/03/2009
dude you are the shit man for real you need to make a full length movie. i have really good movie ideas.
by bighoov 10/03/2009
I very much appreciate your clarity efficient use of your time. Unlike most others, who um and er and oops their way thru their sessions, you are always well prepared and able to express yourself. BTW, here's my meager attempt at this project http://bighoov.com/movies/movie_files/light_casting.mov

Thanks for all the good works, Andrew
by gulshn_gill 10/03/2009
Hey Andrew! I really love this tutorial.

Thanks so much for the free tutorials.
Hope to learn more from you.
by john 10/03/2009
Hiii Andrew..i will say just that YOU ARe MY GURU..Really..i am Soooooooo much happy that i got some ammazing person in my life....who teachs like , like..i have no words..to calculate ur value..please keep it up always..u r doing too too much good..and helping the young generation like us..thank you very very much..and God bless you ...
by Arman 10/03/2009
help me abaut this program
by lavanzel kerr 10/02/2009
your tutorial for the energy ball was very on point and to the point......and i learned plenty things with just that alone, amazing!!
by HaoNing 10/02/2009
hi,Andrew! Mr. the chosen one for us
it's really great
tks very much!
by miaomi0506 10/02/2009
i really appreciate your artwork . thank you for giving us so much help on learning AE
by drbka 10/01/2009
from all Egyotion we thank you
you is the Better
by Rex 10/01/2009
Hi. what are the effects you are using in making that 3D Light Casting? Co'z i cant keep up to your tut video. Is way to fast and especially when u apply that particle world effects. Is it particle world or CC Particle world? Coz i tried to apply a CC Particle world effect. It doesn't look like your tut video coz im a newbie here in after effects. can u e-mail on my e-mail address....

Thanks.
by rajendran 10/01/2009
hi handrew..... u r realy great....
this tutorials r realy great helpfull totorials for us, v larnt lot...
thank u somuch.....
by safemod 09/30/2009
hi Andrew,i think you are the chosen one for like us :))) great tutorial thanks a lot and waiting for more great tutorials
by sajantk 09/30/2009
hii andrew u r my "GURU"
(india - kerala)
by Ganesh 09/30/2009
hi andrew you are the best tutor for the after effects subject send me more advanced tutor for my mail id kindly
by Siro 09/29/2009
WoooW This Is Great, So Happy I Visited This Site, In The Future I Am Going To Be Trying These Effects, Thanks A Lot And Keep Up The Amazing Work =)
by wasim 09/29/2009
thank u thank u sooooooo much sir .......
by nasrat 09/29/2009
tenks
by nasrat 09/29/2009
tenks
by arsalan ali 09/29/2009
sir you are just awsm !!!!!!!!! i have become a greate fan of yours
by Jonathan 09/29/2009
hey andrew good tut man awesome...
by Bonsai71 09/28/2009
Hi, Andrew. Its a greatwork.
Greetz from Germany
Thanks...
by fernando 09/27/2009
great tutorials from Santa Cruz Bolivia keep going Andrew!
by josekutty francics kannur 09/25/2009
Thanku sir..Iam a beginer in afx.This give me very inspiration
by Lijin C. 09/25/2009
wahhhhhhhh........
That one is amazing and very inspiring
by ram 09/25/2009
u r master, i realiy like ...........
by leochiossone 09/24/2009
Andrew.... your´re a MASTER!!!... thanks a lot!!!
by venu 09/24/2009
hai andrew ,

iam the beginner for af but ur work is excellent nowords to say.
by vinix 09/23/2009
andrew you're the best!!! THANKS
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