13. Assisted Suicide
• Learn a great rotoscoping technique
• Composite digital blood burst & a muzzle flash
• Composite digital blood burst & a muzzle flash
Posted on Jul 04, 2006
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247 Comments
varun
6 years ago
i am not able to import files from bridge to after effects. what am i supposed to do?
Nathan Hoggan
6 years ago
I can't find Action Essentials on this site or anywhere else to practice with. Is it still available to download somewhere?
Aloha
11 years ago
I not understand English too well but I get to do so even if this is done your tutorial! tutorial that sick ... A real pro man
Proceed moyo
12 years ago
Krammer keep on doin great job wht an exellent teacher.to u all How to mk liquify effect to follow stabilising motion traker im failing to dwnload tht tutorial its saying page nt found etc plz im totally stuc
Praxis
12 years ago
Andrew, no doubt these are wonderful tuts but the subtle dark humor and direct "Look at this because it's so cool too!" you impart is quite priceless.
Keeps out the dry demons exceptionally well for such a pointy clicky inorganic physical (mental.. hah, rabbit hole) process.
Keeps out the dry demons exceptionally well for such a pointy clicky inorganic physical (mental.. hah, rabbit hole) process.
Zhuo Chen
12 years ago
Thank you so much Andrew! u r a genius
I've been following your tutorials for the whole night...
I've been following your tutorials for the whole night...
Trysten Olstad
12 years ago
Hey so my school allowed me to go through and do all of your tutorials as a sort of independent study! But the tutorial project for this tutorial is down or something! Please put it back up! Thanks a lot! I love using after effects so much and you have great work flow!
Eddie
13 years ago
Hey Andrew, you sort of skip over the alt-begin bracket part here. What do you press (alt) with?!!?!
Felipe Ivanicska
13 years ago
I was just about to ask why do u needed to use the white solid, why won't just put the mask on the frozen frame layer, then I realized u couldn't move just the mask (not easily, only if u change the mask path point by point, which could give u maybe a more precise look)
ardeesong
13 years ago
Hi...Andrew ! im David i like your video after effect tutorial.
im from Myanmar and i want more tutroial from you.Thanks you..
im from Myanmar and i want more tutroial from you.Thanks you..
Aaron
13 years ago
Andrew,
This is a great tutorial, as are all the rest. But I find the subject matter a bit disturbing. yea I know, I am going to get booed off for saying this. But as someone who has been around this sort of thing, i found it of great distaste. If this was the first thing I saw on here, I wouldnt return. But since you are such a great teacher and at least from what we can see on here, a sensible guy, its not going to run me off. But i cant speak for other first time or second time visitors.
Anyway, Just thought youd like the feedback. Thanks for all your hard work and knowledge.
This is a great tutorial, as are all the rest. But I find the subject matter a bit disturbing. yea I know, I am going to get booed off for saying this. But as someone who has been around this sort of thing, i found it of great distaste. If this was the first thing I saw on here, I wouldnt return. But since you are such a great teacher and at least from what we can see on here, a sensible guy, its not going to run me off. But i cant speak for other first time or second time visitors.
Anyway, Just thought youd like the feedback. Thanks for all your hard work and knowledge.
Betamax
13 years ago
Hey Andrew great tutorial just finished it and will keep moving up your awesome tutorial list and learn as much as I can.
I did have a hard time getting a good motion track on the wall as the blood slides a tiny bit on the wall.
Here's my attempt of this fun tutorial on my YouTube Channel.
http://youtu.be/w18omm-GRcI
I did have a hard time getting a good motion track on the wall as the blood slides a tiny bit on the wall.
Here's my attempt of this fun tutorial on my YouTube Channel.
http://youtu.be/w18omm-GRcI
Paul
13 years ago
Hi, Andrew! I love this site, and your tutorials are friggin awesome. Much respect. Now, all of that said...
I FOUND AN ERROR WITH THIS ONE!
Sorry about the all-caps. Really, I just did that to get some attention. I'm not an all-caps kinda guy. While using your clip in my own project for practice, I discovered that the mask covering the guy's head is creating an artifact on the traffic behind him. If you go to 6:18, look at the car behind the head matte as you scrub the time indicator. That car jumps backward a little as the matte moves to the right and down. At first, I thought I was just doing something wrong, but the tutorial has the same problem.
The next logical step is to now try fixing this, but am I right here? I'm not seeing things, am I? Much love, Mr. K. I hope your golf game has improved
I FOUND AN ERROR WITH THIS ONE!
Sorry about the all-caps. Really, I just did that to get some attention. I'm not an all-caps kinda guy. While using your clip in my own project for practice, I discovered that the mask covering the guy's head is creating an artifact on the traffic behind him. If you go to 6:18, look at the car behind the head matte as you scrub the time indicator. That car jumps backward a little as the matte moves to the right and down. At first, I thought I was just doing something wrong, but the tutorial has the same problem.
The next logical step is to now try fixing this, but am I right here? I'm not seeing things, am I? Much love, Mr. K. I hope your golf game has improved
roy
13 years ago
what more can i say u r just a genius. with so much fun you pass the knowledge across. God bless u for all your tutorials bro. u have no idea how much impact u r
jahs1stson
13 years ago
Thank You Sir, Andrew great tutorials and free comedy to boot.
VIDEO COPILOT & FINAL IMAGE Shout out!
VIDEO COPILOT & FINAL IMAGE Shout out!
Tyler
13 years ago
Just started watching some of your tutorials. I literally laugh out loud. Not only informative but also entertaining! Thanks so much!
Jay Pee
13 years ago
Hi Andrew and the team,
Good work on you guys i just started loving after effect have started getting into it more. For help i have started doing some amazing things. God bless you guys and extent your vissions to another amazing level.
Thank you
Jay Pee
Diegoandres_1993....
14 years ago
hola quisiera algunos tutoriales en español
no es que no entienda si no que... no me caeria nada mal "in spanish"
thanks, si lo llegas a traducir, eres un master en AE brother, sigue para adelante, !!
no es que no entienda si no que... no me caeria nada mal "in spanish"
thanks, si lo llegas a traducir, eres un master en AE brother, sigue para adelante, !!
Ilan
14 years ago
hi, i have a question.
i cant find "TrkMat" anywere.
please help me, so i could finish my proj..
Thanks
i cant find "TrkMat" anywere.
please help me, so i could finish my proj..
Thanks
J.jacobs
14 years ago
Hey andrew, let me say img a fan from Perú, love ur tutorials, but i still don't get why is de "null" important in this tutorial...hope to get it soon.
kaysam
14 years ago
hiii....are very very ginuasse man oooh god....i wnt to know like th'z plz help to teach me plz plz.
Alberto
14 years ago
because you do a tutorial for totally real lava ... so like star wars episode 3 anakin vs obiwan on the planet Mustafar I wanted to do another video but I need to wash if you can do I would give a thousand thanks ...

Garrett
14 years ago
my files show up as .mov and i have to import but how do i get blue background to go away
falseawakening
14 years ago
uhmm... there's seems to be a problem with the video and download tutorial links.... the source cannot be found...
jorge
14 years ago
from mexico!! dont get it !! i dont understand why you freez the duplicate of the original clip in one frame!!! and why you have to track the clip!!! i dont understand what is the real function of that tool in some tutorials i hope someone can explain whit words some of the functions because i try to make the tutorial whit out those steps and i didnt get the result!! andrew you are the master in AE AWESOME
Steven Brown
14 years ago
http://vimeo.com/19997101
We recreated this with the band IAMMEDIC. Its not perfect but you get the idea
Thanks Andrew and everyone at Video Copilot for the help.
-Steve
We recreated this with the band IAMMEDIC. Its not perfect but you get the idea
Thanks Andrew and everyone at Video Copilot for the help.-Steve
Aditya
14 years ago
Man you are the GOD of Motion graphics & VFX ....
I wish u could start your own classes.........
i would be the first 2 join...
I wish u could start your own classes.........
i would be the first 2 join...
JonathanC
14 years ago
Great tutorial!
Unfortunately I was having lunch while I opened this tutorial.
Best,
JonathanC
from the cold depths of Canada
Unfortunately I was having lunch while I opened this tutorial.
Best,
JonathanC
from the cold depths of Canada
Otto Jr
14 years ago
hello I will scare many people with this, sorry, I'm just kiding.
Best Regards,
Otto Jr.
from Brazil
Best Regards,
Otto Jr.
from Brazil
Eriuop
14 years ago
Excellent tutorial.
I´m a newbie in this program so this helped a lot!
Thank you very much
I´m a newbie in this program so this helped a lot!
Thank you very much
Emzee
14 years ago
Hey Andrew, i just did this tutorial for my assignment and yes it was really helpful, thanks man, u r a genius
KillingJoke
14 years ago
if you did this along with some of the techniques from the lightning bolt tutorial, this would look creepy accurate
senthilkumar
15 years ago
Very very Thank u so much....in Video copilot.....its very helpful for our tutorial....
Blueeys200
15 years ago
I made a really cool suicide check it out heres the link
http://www.youtube.com/watchv=agR4OX_1VVk
http://www.youtube.com/watchv=agR4OX_1VVk
Jen
15 years ago
OH my God R u for real , this is digusting footage. Obviously u have never been personally affected by suicide or u would of never came up with this rubbish. I cannot beleive u talk so camly about each stap u take in the video knowing tnat real people are reminded of this day by day
Michiel
15 years ago
great tutorial again!
Is it possible to have two persons in one shot? Like one person shoots the other person?
Thanx in advance!
Is it possible to have two persons in one shot? Like one person shoots the other person?
Thanx in advance!
Tezar
15 years ago
wonderfull tutor...
everyone like you're work...
I wait for you're new tutor...
thanks...
everyone like you're work...
I wait for you're new tutor...
thanks...
Aki
15 years ago
Hi Andrew.
I need sum materials such as blood bursts,explosions,fog and ... how I can find those?
I need sum materials such as blood bursts,explosions,fog and ... how I can find those?
Maniac221
15 years ago
Thats my Headshot with your tutorial .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtDYrmq-CcM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtDYrmq-CcM
JaanBoy
15 years ago
Hey Andrew and gang.. I just spent all night working on this video (my first ever head shot) and went to bed at 5:30 AM - I just couldn't stop lol!! I made the work a lot harder for myself because the gun was held in front of the face!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfwz9fg1Hns
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfwz9fg1Hns
Joe
15 years ago
dan you should try [detonation films] search it on google they have free ones and packages
dan
15 years ago
hy there.
Does anyone know where I can get these (or other) blood bursts from?
Andrew you are the best. respect!
Does anyone know where I can get these (or other) blood bursts from?
Andrew you are the best. respect!
lghost
15 years ago
aha!no no no ,don't really kill yourself,but you can have a chance by after effects
Linn Kyaw kyaw
15 years ago
Thanks you very much for U tutorial amazing..you tutorial will make to improve my skill in After Effect.. Thanks Million...
Safwan Ahmedmia
15 years ago
Excellent tutorial, used the effect in a trailer i've made:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-Pjggv2qII
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-Pjggv2qII
Willy B!
15 years ago
Thanks for the inspiration! I had an hour to kill the other day between projects...
http://www.youtube.com/user/TVforRadio#p/u/12/v6pmrph5yIY
http://www.youtube.com/user/TVforRadio#p/u/12/v6pmrph5yIY
Dave Summers
15 years ago
Awesome tut, Andrew! After watching this, I couldn't wait to get home and blow my head off LOL
Manasi
15 years ago
hey hii. andrew did everything in your tutorial step by step but the head disapearing is not working for me. All I get is an outline that is transparent around the head instead of the entire head being transparent with the background. Please Help!
chase
15 years ago
Andrew,
Thank you so much for everything! I can't wait to purchase action essentials and continue learning all these great methods. Your the Best!
Thank you so much for everything! I can't wait to purchase action essentials and continue learning all these great methods. Your the Best!
Michael Torda
15 years ago
Thanks Andrew for adding me at Facebook and many many thanks for your tutorials, i definitely love your works.
By the way i post my video on my profile like this assisted suicide.
Thanks alot
By the way i post my video on my profile like this assisted suicide.
Thanks alot
Luis Rodrigues
15 years ago
Andrew Kramer... You rock man...
Every tuturial its a blessing...
This is the first time i ever worked with AE...
or video Fx of any type...
you inspire me to make a couple of more to see what i can do...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkN86ortEKY
Heres a link so you guys can see how it turned out.. theres also 3 pre-redenders with all the bugs in my channel.
in there you can see the progress and the correction of my bugs.
Best Regards From portugal...
Luis R.
Every tuturial its a blessing...

This is the first time i ever worked with AE...
or video Fx of any type...
you inspire me to make a couple of more to see what i can do...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkN86ortEKY
Heres a link so you guys can see how it turned out.. theres also 3 pre-redenders with all the bugs in my channel.
in there you can see the progress and the correction of my bugs.
Best Regards From portugal...
Luis R.
sami
15 years ago
hi, i've got a problem with this tutorial, i'm using AE cs4 but when I try to move the time bar of the duplicated layer, the bracket doesn't appear, at first when I duplicate the layer it's ok but when a I add the time remaping the brackets desapears. And there aren't brackets neither in the nul object layer... any idea???
thank you so much and i love this tutorials!
thank you so much and i love this tutorials!
Brian
15 years ago
Love this effect, I used it in the middle of my show... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbpWfQd-mds check it out!
iReebound
15 years ago
WOAAAHH Thanks dude!!
Check out mine work of this here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hflOphjVqog
Check out mine work of this here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hflOphjVqog
omar matos
16 years ago
Absolutely incredible. You are a genius. Thank you for showing your talent to the world. From the Dominican Republic. A M A Z I N G.
Tim Sessions
16 years ago
Here's a successful attempt at this tutorial. It's a pretty popular video on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRUdtS94bUE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRUdtS94bUE
Raymond
16 years ago
Great tutorial. A kid I work with is making a zombie movie and wanted to know if I could blow somebody's head off. I combined this tut with your lightning strike explosion and the result was messy and awesome.
Josh N.
16 years ago
Andrew is the man! thanks bro my suicide video looks almost flawless thanks to this tutorial
Check it out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e1LHNo-Pig
Check it out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e1LHNo-Pig
Madhankumar
16 years ago
hey i really shocked by watching ur all tutors.not only this.
no words to say.iam searching new language to say thanks to all ur team.
by seeing this i realize that i know only 10% of aftereffects.
pls dont stop. continue.all the best.
will see in next tutor.
no words to say.iam searching new language to say thanks to all ur team.
by seeing this i realize that i know only 10% of aftereffects.
pls dont stop. continue.all the best.
will see in next tutor.
Alya
16 years ago
thank andrew kramer
maKasiH aTas tuTorialnya..,
hm very nice work..,he2..
from : Indonesian
maKasiH aTas tuTorialnya..,
hm very nice work..,he2..
from : Indonesian
Vince
16 years ago
Thanks Andrew Kramer
AE is in your small pocket. I wish i could be as 1/8 good as you
THanks a billion. Bye
AE is in your small pocket. I wish i could be as 1/8 good as you
THanks a billion. Bye
Simon Box
16 years ago
Great tutorial, Mr. Kramer! I modified my version a bit, please check it at at
http://www.youtube.com/geronimodeadly
Thanks!
-Simon
http://www.youtube.com/geronimodeadly
Thanks!
-Simon
Prasoon
16 years ago
Hi Andrew Kramer,
I´m following each Tuto and I´m learning a lot.
Simply Wonderful
good
I´m following each Tuto and I´m learning a lot.
Simply Wonderful
good
SAHIl Jhamb
16 years ago
please help
all ur tuturiols are legend
but for some reason when i click edit target on tracker controls it wont let me select my null object only my footage please help!
all ur tuturiols are legend
but for some reason when i click edit target on tracker controls it wont let me select my null object only my footage please help!
Eric Kirk
16 years ago
Andrew,
My man, you are fantastic! I've watched a handful of your tutorials as I wait for AE CS4 to arrive in the mail. You are extremely talented and I am anxious to get the product and get to work. I've already purchased the Action Essentials 2 I believe is.
Excellent and keep it up!
Eric
My man, you are fantastic! I've watched a handful of your tutorials as I wait for AE CS4 to arrive in the mail. You are extremely talented and I am anxious to get the product and get to work. I've already purchased the Action Essentials 2 I believe is.
Excellent and keep it up!
Eric
vimal k singh
16 years ago
Hi,
This is one of the BEST website I ever found SPECIALLY for ANIMATORS....
This is one of the BEST website I ever found SPECIALLY for ANIMATORS....
Darkfaced
16 years ago
WHOA!!!that was cool!...wish i could install AE in my comp..really expensive here in my country.in the mean time i just enjoy learning the tut watching them over again and again everyday...lol...thanks man.you're incredible...
seung yeun hwang
16 years ago
sorry.
i need in tutorials sause..T.T
in browse... blood sause.. need
sorry.. i'm not english..T.T
i need in tutorials sause..T.T
in browse... blood sause.. need
sorry.. i'm not english..T.T
malcolm
16 years ago
Hey can somone please help me!, i have after effects 7.0 and cs4 and when i try to inport the blood splatter clip from Action Movie essentials it comes up with this messege (Error. After Effects error: File "Blood_Birst_06.mov" is not a valid file type for inport.) Do u know whats going on here? How can i fix this?
Anonymous
16 years ago
Hehee.. i got kicked out from army becaus i made "suicide" video with help of this tutorial
"They" think that i was a "risk".
"They" think that i was a "risk".
Hexan
16 years ago
Hi Andrew Kramer,
great tutorials
i alredy tried some oft them and they worked realy good
but no I tried to blow my head of and I can't find the Blood Bursts can you post them
or any one how has them
Thx
great tutorials
i alredy tried some oft them and they worked realy good
but no I tried to blow my head of and I can't find the Blood Bursts can you post them
or any one how has them
Thx
Ayaan
16 years ago
hello Andrew Kramer,
i have all your products and will get all your future products! You rocks ! I made a video some weeks ago without seeing your tutorial and it looks great and a bit stupid ! here the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDZbPCwBU3Q
watch it if you have time!
and all other peoples here!
i have all your products and will get all your future products! You rocks ! I made a video some weeks ago without seeing your tutorial and it looks great and a bit stupid ! here the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDZbPCwBU3Q
watch it if you have time!
and all other peoples here!
AfterEffectsUsEr
16 years ago
The bad thing is - you don't have the blood splatters.
And the good splatters cost money.
And the good splatters cost money.
Jordan
16 years ago
Hi thanks for the tutorial... but is there a way to make the blood look like it splatters on the camera?
lordcrumpton
16 years ago
good but u need to slow down. ur to quick to click things before i know what ur up 2.
hrk92
16 years ago
Hi, very good tutorial 
Can you please tell me were I can find the muzzle flashs and the bloodbursts?

Can you please tell me were I can find the muzzle flashs and the bloodbursts?
Peter montgomery
16 years ago
Is there a way to do motion blur on stop-motion but only on the parts that are moving, almost like frame interpolation but with blur and in the correct directions of movement?
Mike
16 years ago
I am just wondering if any of the passing cars saw you shooting this and thinking the guy was really shooting himself.
Andrew you are a AE GOD
Andrew you are a AE GOD
Daniel C.
16 years ago
Great tutorial as always andrew.Here´s my attempt at this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXie02px2uI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXie02px2uI
Kevin
16 years ago
I did everything in your tutorial step by step but the head disapearing is not working for me. All I get is an outline that is transparent around the head instead of the entire head being transparent with the background. Please Help!
toms900
16 years ago
I got action movies essentials and only some are workng and my adobe wont read mov files what should I do???? PLEASE HELP AND THANK YOU.
Latinboy-809
16 years ago
''that's what i would be doing, No...No Don't really kill yourself'' lol i like the tutorial and that fun part...xD
Disappointed
17 years ago
Hi,
I'm very disappointed in the subject matter for this tutorial. My 11 year old son was enjoying using some of your tutorials, but when my wife found the tutorial contained an effect of a man blowing his brains out, we were horrified. I'm sure there must be a less nihlistic, depressing and upsetting way of simulating a flesh wound in a lesson. From a marketing perspective, I think your shooting yourself in the foot (if not in the head) by creating tutorials that are inappropriate for younger ages, who would be keen to buy your products. Maybe when you have children of your own you'll understand.
I'm very disappointed in the subject matter for this tutorial. My 11 year old son was enjoying using some of your tutorials, but when my wife found the tutorial contained an effect of a man blowing his brains out, we were horrified. I'm sure there must be a less nihlistic, depressing and upsetting way of simulating a flesh wound in a lesson. From a marketing perspective, I think your shooting yourself in the foot (if not in the head) by creating tutorials that are inappropriate for younger ages, who would be keen to buy your products. Maybe when you have children of your own you'll understand.
badman-hm
17 years ago
heee
whats up man
this tutorial is the one i enjoy with it
thinx for the good explaining
whats up man
this tutorial is the one i enjoy with it
thinx for the good explaining
Mikkel Riise Lund
17 years ago
First of all I wanna thank you for this amazing site and the great products you have given us.
Secondly I liked the tutorial, but must say that the car in the background doesn't look good. I've tried to fix it here: http://flickr.com/photos/lundmikkel/3043729837. Think I succeed. Tell me what you think...
- Mikkel
PS: You could fix the foot - I donøt think it would stop like that in the end, if he had been dead for real... Just an idea for improvement...
Secondly I liked the tutorial, but must say that the car in the background doesn't look good. I've tried to fix it here: http://flickr.com/photos/lundmikkel/3043729837. Think I succeed. Tell me what you think...
- Mikkel
PS: You could fix the foot - I donøt think it would stop like that in the end, if he had been dead for real... Just an idea for improvement...
Mikkel Riise Lund
17 years ago
First of all I wanna thank you for this amazing site and the great products you have given us.
Secondly I liked the tutorial, but must say that the car in the background doesn’t work well. It’s disappearing and flashing. I’ve tried to fix it in my own attempt and think I succeeded: http://flickr.com/photos/lundmikkel/3043729837. Let me know what you think.
Oh, and the foot looks kinda weird at the end. Don’t think it would behave like that if he was dead
Secondly I liked the tutorial, but must say that the car in the background doesn’t work well. It’s disappearing and flashing. I’ve tried to fix it in my own attempt and think I succeeded: http://flickr.com/photos/lundmikkel/3043729837. Let me know what you think.
Oh, and the foot looks kinda weird at the end. Don’t think it would behave like that if he was dead
Alfredo Anglero
17 years ago
Do you need any other program of just these that are shown here to create such cool effects?
Anyone can help out with this question
Thanks,
AA
Anyone can help out with this question
Thanks,
AA
hello
17 years ago
hello, great tutorial! I did a vid myself that I posted on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k71qjIym6I
but thing is... that the backgound picture I use, the still frame at the end, is not perfectly alined with the rest of the video for some reason, so you can tell it's forgery, because they r not perfetly alined, so when u remove the head the background doesn't perfecly match and is a little off
don't know if other people have the same issue as me
and I'd like to make a tutorial request, can u please make one where you incorporate ufos in a video? like fake an alien flyby? that would be off the hook!
again, great tutorials man
ionescualex@hotmail.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k71qjIym6I
but thing is... that the backgound picture I use, the still frame at the end, is not perfectly alined with the rest of the video for some reason, so you can tell it's forgery, because they r not perfetly alined, so when u remove the head the background doesn't perfecly match and is a little off
don't know if other people have the same issue as me
and I'd like to make a tutorial request, can u please make one where you incorporate ufos in a video? like fake an alien flyby? that would be off the hook!
again, great tutorials man
ionescualex@hotmail.com
AJ
17 years ago
this is so awesome, the guy is stupid enough to blow his own head off. You rock Andy, keep making videos using after effects. you rock at it !!
Praful Vyas
17 years ago
Thanks again 4 great tutorial. you r AMITABH BACHCHAN (great Indian super star of Bollywood) of After Effects.I envy you Andy
CJ
17 years ago
Amazing tutorial. I'm a 3D guy who's just been thrown into After Effects. You guys have saved my life!
Adam
17 years ago
Great Tutorial! I tested it out and it looks really nice!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOyBPdsWvR4
Thanks!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOyBPdsWvR4
Thanks!
koshimo
17 years ago
hey man,.. its just awesome that you share your knowledge, thx a lot and go ahead!
Koshimo - Austria
Koshimo - Austria
Bode Olaifa
17 years ago
May be you are not just the best, I'm beginning to sence tha you are a messiah for ae users and the upcoming ones I can just wait to get your stuffs to begin serious work on my ae career. at this point let me say a BIG THANK YOU !
Bode.
Bode.
phil
17 years ago
Incredible tutorials,
in this one it works better if you rotate the blood splatter 180 degrees, more resalistic - well, i imagine.
in this one it works better if you rotate the blood splatter 180 degrees, more resalistic - well, i imagine.
Scott
17 years ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H4uuC4ipFQ
i made this by using the tutorial and the action movie essentials(which is great).
And updated the look of this vid a little bit by changing the mask and the blood spattering use.
instead of blowing his head of, he is just shooting a small part off.
thanks video copilot
i made this by using the tutorial and the action movie essentials(which is great).
And updated the look of this vid a little bit by changing the mask and the blood spattering use.
instead of blowing his head of, he is just shooting a small part off.
thanks video copilot
Werkalec
17 years ago
Very Very Good other fantastic tutorial of expert Andrew Kramer, congratulations my friend from Argentina!!!! sorry for my Bad English
Salvador
17 years ago
How can i put again the delimitated parenthesis that has each layer on timeline???? thanks that looks pretty god but i couldn't do it because i can´t put that parenthesis if i moeve in the time line in the first part i cut the film
Tom
17 years ago
Thanks Andrew,
Here is my attempt
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=zMNFDlxSwtU
Here is an attempt i tried as part of a short film
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=k9YNwAHBoEo
Tom (UK)
Here is my attempt
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=zMNFDlxSwtU
Here is an attempt i tried as part of a short film
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=k9YNwAHBoEo
Tom (UK)
Jay Spaan
17 years ago
I love your tutorials.
I love the jokes...you got mad jokes man...and i laugh every time. Where are you based out of?
I too want the "action movie essentials"
keep up the good work.
www.jayspaan.com
I love the jokes...you got mad jokes man...and i laugh every time. Where are you based out of?
I too want the "action movie essentials"
keep up the good work.
www.jayspaan.com
shaker
17 years ago
Hey Andrew infact ur the tutorial are not the best coz they are best of the best weldone...go job man
adrian
17 years ago
so great dude thnx but where do i get the blood splash and the muzzle flash plz send a link or something
Bill
17 years ago
oww... he aprendido mucho con estos tutoriales, los felicito y que sigan asi dando de su talento para otros como nosotros God Bless
acerious
17 years ago
Sweet, Very Sweet.Although it may have been better if the bullet went through his skull and popped out the other end. Not the head really exploding.
Says
17 years ago
You can add sound in After Effects, but you cant hear it until you export it. And now I have a question, it may have been asked before, but I was looking for maybe a solution, is there any other way to get the cool blood effects without buying Action Essentials? thanks great tutorials.
marcus.graham
17 years ago
NICE TUTORIAL
CHECK OUT MY VIDEO USING THIS TUTORIAL!1
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=t-GUB-C0NWI
its an awesome head explosion!
CHECK OUT MY VIDEO USING THIS TUTORIAL!1
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=t-GUB-C0NWI
its an awesome head explosion!
Huerto
17 years ago
I'd give u an advice: strech the blood to slow down the time a lil bit and add the sharpen effect, it'd be more realistic so
Huerto
17 years ago
Hi,I'm a beginner in AE but thnx to Andrew & creativecow I'm learin so fast n well. 
Very cool tut!, I used sharpen effect fit to high percentage on blood so it looks like more realistic
ps:I'ma purchase some of ur products useful so as to thnk y'all

Very cool tut!, I used sharpen effect fit to high percentage on blood so it looks like more realistic
ps:I'ma purchase some of ur products useful so as to thnk y'all
Alex
17 years ago
hi andrew! i've just installed AF 7 , but when i'm in motion tracking workspace, i can't find the trackers control, i've only got, info and times control, how do i do? :s
Mahdi
17 years ago
Excellent. so realestic. maybe a hand gun cant eplode head like that, but Andrew made it beliveable. I wish you were here in Afghanistan. a good location for action films. thanks
From Afghanistan.
From Afghanistan.
Feddjoe
17 years ago
A great tutorial.
But I dont know where is that Track Matte, I cant find it in After effects. Is it a plugin?
But I dont know where is that Track Matte, I cant find it in After effects. Is it a plugin?
Kundastreetmagic
17 years ago
Thanks for all your tutorials, your work is amazing, luv it. A fan from switzerland lol
Joseph Ventura
17 years ago
Awesome tutorial! Check mine out props to you guys leave comments! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVoUaMLEsUE
andrik
17 years ago

very nice, im from mexico and id like to know when or how can i get the blood effects please, waiting for ur answer and thanks...
Basky
17 years ago
I have got a question. I tried to do this tut but when I am masking out the face it works but if I hoild on a frame where the head is masked it pops up out of the mask sometmes as a diamond shape somethimes as a random shape. what am I doing wrong? can someone please help me?
Alexandru
17 years ago
Hi i am an roamnian Plzz tell me where do i download the Blod an that stuf....i am at the half of tutorial !!!1i need that blod give me the link plzzz!!!!!
Aleksey
17 years ago
Great video.i made something like that.and now i have one question.how to make blood spots on the walls.? i cant make them freezed on wall.they are moving.
thank You Amdrew!!! You r the best
thank You Amdrew!!! You r the best
Evan
17 years ago
Hey! Amazing tutorial, though one problem, I'm using after effects 6.5 and there is no freeze frame. Yeah, ugh.... is it still possible to do it, or is there a freeze frame that i cant find? Send me an answer please. Thanks Andrew, u r a genious!
joe
17 years ago
>-(>-(>-(>-(>-( OMG OMG OMG I HAVE TRIED EVERYONE OF YOUR TUTORIALS AND NOT ONE HAS WORKED YET SOMBODY HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
James
17 years ago
In response to above comment
There is a tutorial on how to do muzzle flashes with AME, but its on Serious Effects And Compositing
There is a tutorial on how to do muzzle flashes with AME, but its on Serious Effects And Compositing
joe
17 years ago
can u get action movie essentials in a store? y do uu have to buy everything, make a tutorial on how to MAKE muzzle flashes with out action movie essentials
3D_PRAY
18 years ago
I'll be grateful if you write more about "basic" "expression" or prompt me how I can learn it?
Raimis
18 years ago
hi, I just wanted to know where to get all those blood and guns effects which where added?
caine
18 years ago
Thanks for the tutorial, it helped me on a school project. www.ccfilms.ca/index9.html
kevin
18 years ago
I dont understand why andrew used the track controls. I made the same thung without the track controls please somone can respond me for what did he used that ?
Dundee
18 years ago
How can i put again the delimitated parenthesis that has each layer on timeline????
These was disappeared with a just key..
These was disappeared with a just key..
Jason of LA
18 years ago
It's me again, Andrew, maybe you can also show us blood squirting, like the one from the movie "Kill Bill". Like when someone slice off your hand or your head, you know?
Jason of LA
18 years ago
CHECK THIS OUT ANDREW! Finally, i had time to experiment! check out my "digital death" inspired by this tutorial and the great action movie essentials. http://youtube.com/watch?v=5VjF6nQfHoA
shot with PD 170
Lighting: it was actually bright, i used your warm evening preset film magic pro.
shot with PD 170
Lighting: it was actually bright, i used your warm evening preset film magic pro.
scoot
18 years ago
hii thats a awesomee tutorial
but where do i get the blood from ?
where can i download it from ? i just got to when i erase the head thats it
and when i go to browse i don't know where to go
i think i dont have that effect
can you please tell me where to download it andrew
pleasee thankss your awesomee
but where do i get the blood from ?
where can i download it from ? i just got to when i erase the head thats it
and when i go to browse i don't know where to go
i think i dont have that effect
can you please tell me where to download it andrew
pleasee thankss your awesomee
Patricio del Sacramento FROM ARGENTINA
18 years ago
HEY ANDREW, MI NAME IS PATRICIO ( PATRICK) AND I´M SO glad with your tutorials, this link above is mi first video on after effects.
ASSITANT SUICIDE. THANKS A LOT!!!
YOU´RE THE BEST MEN!
THE INTRO FROM MY "EDITORA" AND MI SISTER ( THE ACTRESS) SHOOT HIMSELF
http://youtube.com/watch?v=slDswJyKRU0
ASSITANT SUICIDE. THANKS A LOT!!!
YOU´RE THE BEST MEN!
THE INTRO FROM MY "EDITORA" AND MI SISTER ( THE ACTRESS) SHOOT HIMSELF
http://youtube.com/watch?v=slDswJyKRU0
tcindie
18 years ago
Good tutorial, but I noticed a small glitch, the car in the background jumps backward for a frame or two while he's falling..
sam
18 years ago
great tutorial
just curious but how do you get the noise of the gun and for the head explosion, thanks alot.

just curious but how do you get the noise of the gun and for the head explosion, thanks alot.
Brian
18 years ago
Excellent tutorial, I've used this same basic idea several times not necessarily to have someone's head blown off but also to digitally remove unwanted objects from the background with a moving camera shot. Fantastic.
Dauji
18 years ago
Hi Andrew,
Where is the Gun Sound and the falling sound? the clip doesn't have it and its not there in the designer sound FX too.
Regards
Where is the Gun Sound and the falling sound? the clip doesn't have it and its not there in the designer sound FX too.
Regards
Rutland Weekend Films
18 years ago
Brilliant! Please check out my attempt on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0UsEPM7yCw
Cheers Andrew Kramer!!!!!!!
Cheers Andrew Kramer!!!!!!!
Patrick
18 years ago
You´re the man. Hey where do i get "blood explosion" effect? I have tried to find it, but...
Aron
18 years ago
Thanks for this tutorial. I don't have right now a camera but I am busy to get the money! But in whili I'm saving i raise my skills with this tutorial. Thi's just great.
Thanks Andrew!
Thanks Andrew!
max
18 years ago
man i like ya stuff you good! i really wanna get
one action movie essential but i have no credit card is there any other way to buy? thanks
one action movie essential but i have no credit card is there any other way to buy? thanks
eric
18 years ago
your stuff is simply amazing. not trying to be a dousche or anything but do you ever use apple motion? it's a very effective program and i find it easier to do some things with instead of AE. What kind of work do you do, Andrew? Film?
ALL DESIGN TOOLS


and yes do go on with it
DAM! this fellow is a genious.