TUTORIALS FOR VFX & MOTION GRAPHICS
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May 20, 2009
• Create particles that only appear in the light beams
• Bevel the title and create a realistic soft shadow
 
 
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by Jonathan 11/03/2009
Hey just wondering were could i find the images like the ones you used?
by Torik 10/30/2009
Mmmmm... peps-e-e-e
Thanks, Andrew, you make me smile at the end!
by Ollie 10/29/2009
I think you missed out one of the most important aspects that is in the version you play at the start but not in the version you make in the tutorial. That is the gold 'shine' that hits the letters from the lightbeams. If you compare in the last few minutes of your tutorial, the one we made and the one with the random greek letters, the greek letters are golden and radiant with light, whilst the one we make is dull and bland.
by nisha 10/25/2009
hi Andrew,

Thank you for being such a GREAT teacher. Just a few things, you said in this tutorial that you can add the effect of the light to reflect off of the text (title) how how how do you do this? also i need to do 3 titles, im creating a title sequence, how do i do that and fade the whole thing to black?
by kaisersauze 10/22/2009
Thanks for all your tutorials Andrew !!! ;)

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xag6te_clip-cafe-bertrand-acdc-opening-act_music
by Uzbekiston 10/21/2009
super TUTORIALS
by Peter 10/21/2009
Hi Andrew, how can I animate those lights and shadows in this tut? I have such hard time with all those tutorials, I'm crying here. You are a sensitive men and I enjoy your style.
by Matthew Sabia 10/17/2009
@Alireza,

Great to here never give up buddy!
by rex 10/15/2009
So Cool!!!
by Alireza 10/14/2009
hi andrew,ur the best in the world of AE.iam a young boy that is walking with u in the world of graphic and i love ut tutorials,and i from a far way Afghanistan.please advice me how to learn faster.
thanks
by Calvin Chaparro 10/12/2009
What Font Did You Use?
by Matthew 10/11/2009
Andrew Help! What do I do if I have more than one of these titles fly on to the screen? how do I change each one with out them all changing?!?!?

Because the name in one comp if you change one you change them all

Thanks
by Darthguy3 10/10/2009
Damn....this is good stuff. You never cease to amaze me with your skills. And also that pepsi joke made me laugh ^^
by jozef 10/10/2009
hey Andrew hope u r in the better way

i try to do something similar to ur work but i got this problem appears when i do the luma mask for the particles

here we are check this out

http://www.zshare.net/image/66765314487adc73/

when i remove the luma mask it's become normal particles

thank u for ur support brotha

keep the good work up

hope to get some answers on my mail or here

thanks alot

joe
by Cedric 10/09/2009
Hey Andrew,

Thank you so much for all these great tutorials. They rock !!!!!

Thanks again !

by Bob 10/09/2009
Hee i love your movies

but when i open uhm partical things you saw much sparkels but i see nothing of it...???

and i am creating a movie but don't know a good intro
by Myron Dinkle 10/07/2009
Thanks, you rule. And I'm not just saying that because I'm drunk. This time.
by Susana 10/05/2009
Thank you so much, I'm going to add this effect to my short animation project.

Sao Paulo, Brazil.
by ani 10/05/2009
hey andrew u r rock blusting ,, \
ani(kashmirindia)
by Peter 10/03/2009
I saw this Gaming company called "Offset", totally use this idea for there company Logo effect. Check it out.

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/animator-interview-project-offset/57244
by John-Michael Bellamy 09/29/2009
Very nice tut and timely since we are developing some visuals like this.
Mod'ing this with some gaussian blur overtime alongside the title itself makes a decent underwater effect to boot.

Tres cool :]
by Nov Nov 09/29/2009
Wow, a tutorial of something on earth that doesnt suck like other peoples. Kudos for the time and effort you put into this shit dude, well done =]
by Brendon 09/25/2009
Hey!

Awesome tutorial! I have a question though - in the new version of after effects there is no 'set mode to screen' - what should I do instead?
by Saad 09/25/2009
Hey Andrew thanks for all these awesome tutorials bro

Greetings from Pakistan. :)))
by Michael l Jackson 09/23/2009
I have been a fan and student of you web page for some years now, and all I can say is, it keeps getting better and better. One of the great gifts in life a person can receive is knowledge, and you continuously share it with other, may God conutinue to smile on you and your family brother.

PS.and you are so dam! funny too.
by chiranjit 09/21/2009

Boss u should work for Hollywood movies.....
by melle 09/21/2009
Yes you are right. this design was used in the tv-show galileo in Germany. It's a really famous show and they used AK's work. I always have to love when I see his work somewhere. I have seen a commercial that exactly like the promo for Action Essetials 2 and it had the same music,too#

melle (Germany)
by Jay Blue 09/20/2009
i thought you'll be having coca-cola instead of PEPSI!! hahahahaha...anywayz

you!! are the mAN!!! hope i could see ye in person and teach me some of these...because i really love motion graphics..:D
by Guncraker 09/20/2009
A TV Channel called Imusic 1 uses your tutorials for theire advertising :D
by Pedro 09/19/2009
If you watch the Trailer of Ong Back 2 you will also see it.
by elhirsch 09/18/2009
Jaa.. hab ich auch gesehn.. :)

is echt sehr cool..


greetings from germany
by moritz 09/18/2009
hey andrew, same here!!! your tutorials are that popular, they reach the german tv-series "galileo" who use this tutorial for an intro in their podcast... you rock andrew, keep it up!!!

regards
by bodyslam 09/17/2009
hey this was at galileo today !
very cool ^^

I also really like all your tutorials
thanks from Germany
by subbu 09/12/2009
Hey guys this awesome
by chen 09/10/2009
wow~~COOL~~
by ron 09/10/2009
Andrew,

as one who has witnessed numbers of individuals who are secretive and will not share knowledge, it is quite refreshing to see someone who is part of the solution and not part of the problem. By sharing, you obviously generate a hell of a lot more good will than the bad karma of not sharing. May you have an increasingly wonderful life.

Dance Badly Creative Group LLC
by Abdullah A. Sarraj 09/09/2009
First, (Andrew Kramer and all of you staff) Thank You, You made me love after effect more than ever with all Your lessons, Tips and Ideas, Thank You.

Second, I tryed to mix To Lessons Together This One and (89. Soft Shadows 3Dmax) and That What i Came Up With !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQkpsHdXB_8

Tell Me, How is it ?
by Break 09/06/2009
This is a fenomenal tutorial! Can you link the backgrounds? And that particle thingy is it free or do you have to pay to get it?

Yours Break
by adeel 09/05/2009
awesome maan..
greeetings from pakistan. :)
by rahat walid 09/03/2009
In answer to my own question. I couldn't figure out why the output was choppy. So I redid the whole thing. The new project renders perfectly, no problems. So I probably screwed something up the first time.

Anyway, that's the answer to choppy renders. Redo it.

Andrew Kramer rocks the world... and remains the MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE!!!!
by rahat walid 09/01/2009
First of all, Andrew Kramer, man... you rock the world, and you are the master of the universe... no contest.

Now,... this tut was awesome, and i followed it and it ram previews beautifully. But when I render it, the output is all choppy. I tried precomposing the layers but to no avail. Can anybody help. I've got a dual 2.8ghz quad core mac with ram to spare. What's happening??

ANDREW KRAMER IS THE MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE!!!
by Normix 08/31/2009
perfect i did it by my self whit your tut. its very easy to folow you Andrew thanx
by sdfgdfg 08/30/2009
looking forward to doing this one.

Just want to say a massive thankyou to you andrew for offering all this expert training for free. You literally have taught me more than ive learned so far at uni!

as soon as my student loan comes through ill be buying the big bundle to show my appreciation.

Dani - leeds, england x
by fghf 08/30/2009
gonna watch it now :)
by uyghj 08/30/2009
wish you all the best andrew, you and you're family!
by Stealth Mode 08/29/2009
that is coooool man you are the best
by dorothy 08/27/2009
Hey,, hey, hey...

Cher Andrew! (J'écris en français volontairement)
Même ici tes tutos font fureur... On est nombreux à être 'croc' et à s'en inspirer.

Pourvu que ça dure!!!

Dorothy from Paris (France)
by dqyyzzzx 08/26/2009
I had use fractal noise like this before.
I had use CC radial blur
I had use bevel and shadow
Also I had use CC partical world
by dabong 08/24/2009
you're the MAN!!! great tuts..
by musab 08/24/2009
cool work
by Kamal 08/18/2009
Ha Ha, Lot of people are using this amazing work for their projects.
I have seen title effect in one hindi film last night. thats really cool.
Man u r rocking!
by delphi_bohai 08/17/2009
Hi guys!
I have question! This step:Fractal Noise - Evolution - time:200. my AE softwear can not do?Why ah?



Thank you?
by tom 08/16/2009
i love you, your an adobe hero :)
x
by Jari Häkli 08/15/2009
Very good tutorials. I like your style also! Thanks for the free tutorials!
by Simran 08/15/2009
ur tutorials are always great ..i luv watching them ......u r great ....
by ronib 08/13/2009
hey guys!
i saw a promo on apple trailers which is exactly like this tutorial amazing andrew love your work you are nombre one111111111111111
here is the link.
http://www.apple.com/trailers/magnolia/ongbak2/
by jayson 08/12/2009
you are Brilliant!
by MotionOne 08/10/2009
Just what I needed. I was looking for a way to add heavenly light beams onto a church steeple for an opener to a wedding ceremony I'm working on. Thanks for the enlightenment
by dedeep 08/07/2009
cool, to us so smart



thanks
by Alen 08/07/2009
Heheh,...PEPSI,...I like your jokes,...very nice,....greetz from Bosnia
by Pitbullgrif 08/06/2009
Identical Technique is used for the movie Ong Bak 2
Andrew Kramer best Teacher keep up the good work your fan from SLOVENIA
by Ryan 08/05/2009
I was just watching some trailers over at Apple's website, and noticed a movie was using this tutorial for their preview...

Check it out: http://www.apple.com/trailers/magnolia/ongbak2/

I'm starting to notice companies using your tutorials on tv and such, but they change nothing about the design... Kind of sad they can't design their own work
by OMAR LEYVA 08/04/2009
Man i am Cuban and little fan of your work with the videotutorials. i hope to be better than you some day :) Good Look

PD: you are very recognized arround here to
if i could buy all you things I will buy it. BYE MAN
sorry about my english
by Baley Kotchey 08/01/2009
thanks a lot andrew kramer. i got a qustion though, whenever i use particle world, ther is always a green "x" in the background and it gets anoyying can you plz tell me how to fix that? thnx if you can tell me, e-mail me at yoyojojo@mac.com
by John 08/01/2009
Jake, you don't need to buy a product, the textures are in the project file, just download it. Some people are just lazy idiots.
by Ben 08/01/2009
@Jake
Seriously? You definitely do not need one of his packs. CC Particle World comes with After Effects, if that's what you were referring to. All he used were some simple cement texture images. Google 'cement texture' and you can probably find something that will work fine. Or just go take a picture of a cement wall.

Great tutorial btw Andrew!
by Jake 07/31/2009
You might wanna mention to us tht we need one of your packs in order to do this.
by Venkatx5 07/30/2009
Thanks a lot Andrews.. It's Awesome tut.. Please note the effects are used in Tamil Movie Titles. :D

Venkatesh R from Incredible India
by Beto 07/27/2009
this was a really nice one i do like it i can did it easy you andrew rocks i'm from mexico and i've seen your videos since a few month ago and i hope someday be like you man thank you a lot
by sudhi 07/26/2009
hi my dear,
am sudhi chelembra, from "GOD'S OWN COUNTRY"
am a creative visualizer, i really love the tutorials and also your presentation.

Really i love you Andrew!!


with love,
SUDHI CHELEMBRA
by Archen 07/24/2009
It's magic
by ??? 07/21/2009
HI~I'M FROM CHINA!~

I WATCH YOUR VIDIO SINCE TOW YEARS AGO,

Thank you for the gift!

AND

Thanks a million!
by mahesh 07/20/2009
nice sir
by IMagus 07/19/2009
After 15 years of being a damn good designer I thught it was time I start playing with motion graphics. Your tutorials are excellent - trust me I know . . . I'm a college professor teaching design here in Minnepolis.

Thank you for the lessons my friend ;)
~T
by Chuck 07/19/2009
Pepsi, could not agree more
by nskyers 07/16/2009
a cold, refreshing...Pepsi right about now.

Made my day. Thanks for another great tutorial!
by martell dj 07/14/2009
andrew kramer... simply the masssster!!tyvm
by koan 07/13/2009
Andrew
lots of respects to you from Africa
by TC-Productions 07/09/2009
Andrew,
did you by any chance do the titles for the new "Pandorum" film?
Just watched the trailer and the end title is almost an exact replica of this tutorial !!
by Elbek 07/07/2009
plug free download
by Angel 07/06/2009
So cool!!! Great tutorial...but I would like to know where I can find those photos...
by bryan-phil. 07/06/2009
i really love your work dude!!
exciting as always!!
by LUIS 07/04/2009
esta muy CABRON....... cada vez mejor....
by Andrew Hawryluk 07/04/2009
"...And of course it's exciting. They're all exciting. Well not all of them, and certainly not this one."

Loved that bit. Ace delivery, Mr. Kramer.
by najeem 07/04/2009
u have good heart thank u for all u r tutor
where can i find cc plugins
by Rc Goud 07/03/2009
Thanks a lot Andrew for your valuable tips..
u simply rock.. keep going..
by neps 06/30/2009
wow ! u r grr
by Lukas 06/30/2009
You are ma mAsta
by sameer 06/30/2009
hellow sir,
i am a student of vfx
by Austin 06/29/2009
I cant figure out how to do the one thing that makes the letters 3D. I have 6.5 and cant find anything about it. Get back to me.
by Chris 06/29/2009
This is pretty cool. What's funnier is that at a screening for 48 Hour Film Project Movies I saw someone using this for their team logo. I recognized it right away. It just goes to show how many people watch and learn from these tutorials.
by cambaba 06/28/2009
BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO encore un tuto magnifique, merci de nous partager tout ce que tu sais. Mais une question persiste où a tu l'idée de faire des truck comme ça??!!
NICE NICE NICE another magnificent tuto, thanks you share us all that you know. But one question persists where you found the idea to make that?!!

un gros merci de FRANCE!!
by ZSMB 06/28/2009
use F4 to toggle swithes/modes Spectre!
by Zach Penix 06/27/2009
wow. I might have to use that as a promo for the book I'm writing. VERRY EPIC....so epic it deserves two r's in very
by Spectre 06/27/2009
i cant find Toggle Switches/Modes :( help me pls
by Mansour_IT 06/23/2009
bravo andrew kramer you are lagend
i am mansour frome kurdistan iraq >>thank you<<
by jf 06/23/2009
just absolutely a genius! even having a 6.5 version, your tutorials helped me a lot! Thanks a lot man! You rock Andrew!
by V.C 06/22/2009
VERY NICE...

THANKS

by kim 06/21/2009
very very good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Kevin 06/21/2009
Incredible tutorial! Very inspiring!
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