TUTORIALS FOR VFX & MOTION GRAPHICS
Free After Effects Tutorials & More Hosted By: Andrew Kramer


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Running Time: 38mins.
• Combine multiple explosions to create a Depth Charge
• Build volumetric light and shadows with 3D passes
3rd Party Tools: Action Essentials 2
Aug 18, 2010
171,159 Views
Running Time: 31mins.
• Composite suspended 3D glass into a live action shot
• Use 3D Max to create a particle system and refractions
 
Jul 19, 2010
415,630 Views
Running Time: 33mins.
• Cast realistic shadows from a 3D Particle System
• Includes work-flow tips and setup for custom sprites
3rd Party Tools: Particular
Jul 06, 2010
331,147 Views
Running Time: 20mins.
• Create a cloudy smoke title with real footage
• Combine video elements with a particle system
3rd Party Tools: Particular, Action Essentials 2
Jun 28, 2010
481,000 Views
Running Time: 35mins.
• Add fake movement to a still and animate moving smoke
• Create a real camera movement with a rack focus
3rd Party Tools: Optical Flares
Jun 01, 2010
555,259 Views
Running Time: 47mins.
• Integrate 3D with Live Action footage using 2D tracking
• Includes steps for 3D Max & Cinema 4D or use AE only
3rd Party Tools: Optical Flares
Apr 27, 2010
518,359 Views
Running Time: 20mins.
• Create a progressive shatter effect in After Effects
• Composite with Glows and add subtle camera shake
3rd Party Tools: Optical Flares
Mar 28, 2010
1,281,696 Views
Running Time: 25mins.
• Create a ball transition effect with CC Ball Action
• Use multiple layers to cascade the effect sequentially
 
Mar 08, 2010
913,638 Views
Running Time: 21mins.
• Create realistic smoke trails with Particular particles
• Randomize the look of a cloud texture with 3d turbulence
3rd Party Tools: Particular, Optical Flares
Feb 05, 2010
856,168 Views
Running Time: 28mins.
• Sure Target 2 is a plug-in for controlling the AE Camera
• Features Inertia, Auto-focus, Camera Roll and more!
 
Jan 12, 2010
805,732 Views
Running Time: 25mins.
• Use After Effects to create shiny glass orbs in 3D
• Create a spherical and reflection map from images
 
Dec 23, 2009
748,165 Views
Running Time: 20mins.
• Create a dynamic bar graph with customizable values
• Streamline graph production without sacrificing quality
 
Dec 06, 2009
382,572 Views
Running Time: 12mins.
• Download and use our free reflection Plug-in
• Customize the look of the reflection in 3D space
 
Nov 17, 2009
689,662 Views
Running Time: 23mins.
• Animate a person exploding from a lightning blast
• Composite footage elements from Action Essentials 2
3rd Party Tools: Action Essentials 2
Nov 02, 2009
492,362 Views
Running Time: 32mins.
• Add Rain & Atmosphere then build a Lightning Bolt
• Use Action Essentials 2 and make Sam explode
3rd Party Tools: Action Essentials 2
Nov 01, 2009
600,059 Views
Running Time: 40mins.
• Animate a camera through one surface to another below
• Combine camera mapping techniques with real textures
 
Oct 05, 2009
675,038 Views
Running Time: 37mins.
• Use normal-map to relight 3d scenes in AE
• Advanced lighting, reflection & Refraction
 
Aug 28, 2009
464,070 Views
Running Time: 26mins.
• Build a complex particle system using CC Particle World
• Synchronize the particle blast to shatter a title
 
Aug 26, 2009
1,239,669 Views
Running Time: 38mins.
• Create an energy-ball that re-lights the road surface
• Use reverse-tracking and build a volumetric point light
3rd Party Tools: Particular
Jul 30, 2009
1,123,846 Views
Running Time: 35mins.
• Create a draw-on blue print title card
• Use the scribble effect and stoke to write
3rd Party Tools: Riot Gear
Jul 06, 2009
734,233 Views
Running Time: 35mins.
• Create a DVD menu and export for DVD authoring
• Use Encore to build buttons and loop menus
3rd Party Tools: Twitch
May 31, 2009
744,294 Views
Running Time: 19mins.
• Create particles that only appear in the light beams
• Bevel the title and create a realistic soft shadow
 
May 20, 2009
1,046,609 Views
Running Time: 14mins.
• Cast soft shadows with a fast-rendering lighting array
• Break up text characters and animate individually
 
May 20, 2009
610,056 Views
Running Time: 46mins.
• Build a furious procedural Disintegration effect in AE
• Use displacement, turbulence and particle world
 
Apr 16, 2009
1,741,395 Views
Running Time: 36mins.
• Create a stylistic 3D city with 2D images in AE
• Built advanced structures and simulate lighting
3rd Party Tools: Twitch
Apr 03, 2009
1,001,696 Views
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