TUTORIALS FOR VFX & MOTION GRAPHICS
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Jan 23, 2007 | 24mins. 2 secs.
• Add face warp using reverse motion tracking
• Warp face using liquify & texture skin with shadows
 
 
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841 Responses to "Demon Face Warp"
luks
02/02/2012
is very difficult but will be constantly seeing
ANDREW HELP!
01/27/2012
Andrew or someone HELP! After effects cs5.5 has the new warp stabilizer that automatically stabilize's the footage for you. This throws off the whole stabilize motion step in the tutorial. And simply ''tracking motion'' doesn't work. I cant get the distortion to stick in cs5.5. HELP!
bobjohnson
01/26/2012
Just wondering. What's the benefit of reverse-motion tracking it.
Couldn't you also just do a normal track, apply to a null object, and then make an adjustment layer with the effects and parent that to the null?
Papa Arkoh
01/22/2012
Is my first time to meet video copilot but it is great and i thank God thatam going to upgrade my knowledge in film editing by the effort of video copilot becuase everything is big at video copilot.
i<3papa arkoh
01/23/2012
Well spoken my friend, i thank god thatam there are still people on the earth like you. papa arkoh you are the greatest person i have ever met in my entire life becuase everything is big in your life.
Victor
01/22/2012
Awesome tutorial all of them by the way...
Fun to watch but one little question:
What is the difference between stabelising motion and the reverse stabelysing or just tracking the motion of his face...

If this sounds stupid i'm sorry :p I think I don't really know the difference between the two ;)

Cheers
Radek
01/17/2012
Thanks Andrew! Great tutorial!! I was able to follow every step and got pretty nice result! Keep posting!

Radek
adjai
01/17/2012
Hey, nice tutorial except its not working for me. Im using Cs5.5.. please help.
Mo
12/15/2011
Hey, nice tutorial except its not working for me.. I did everything you did but the Liquify will just not move around with the video.. I did all the tracking and reverse tracking bla bla bla step by step but it still wont work! Please help me!!!!
Pat
01/13/2012
I too have had this problem and have not been able to solve it. Im using Cs5.5 so perhaps another step is needed.
Joe
01/11/2012
I'm also having the same problem. Is it because i'm using CS5.5? Please explain problem where video after pickwhipping all the stuff from one to the other it doesn't stabalize. Still has motion and rotation.
Stanley D'Amato
12/19/2011
i have the same problem... i tried many times with my own footage and with the footage from the project files. and it just doesnt work for me. it doesnt stay on the face like in the tutorial and the footage is still all shaky, it doesnt stabalize like in the tutorial. >=@
mgmeister
11/30/2011
When I draw a mask around my face with the pen tool, everything else turns black, what should I do? (I don't know if it matters but I have after effects cs5.55)
Saad
01/04/2012
im sooo sorry for my previous answer. i answered it before watching the tut. if you look closely he actually masks the adjustment layer not the footage.
saad
01/04/2012
duplicate yur footage first (ctrl+D) and then apply mask on the top footage
iluyomadekehinde
11/29/2011
it is good
Devin svoboda
11/23/2011
Me and my digital media class, we use your tutorials to make our movies. They really allow us to take our work to the next step up we appreciate everything you take into account when making these videos, Thank you -lincoln east high school d media 2
harish
11/21/2011
thanks a ton and andru kremer good work
thanks a ton
alexverhaest
11/07/2011
Hi,

Is there a way to do the liquify-effect on an adjusment layer (or preferably serveral adjustment layers) and parrent those to a (or again several) null? (for one or another reason the mesh doesn't move when on an adjustment layer which is parented to a null)
Thank you!
BadGrassDieHard
11/04/2011
Sir! after making the edited video
where can i save it??
Jay Em
11/02/2011
Mann Tuu Ere Un DurO Teniias Qke Ser DominicanO !! SaludO!
jim
10/25/2011
that's cool can teach me how to begining
Hitesh Patel
10/21/2011
I love your video, and sense of humor :)
Draguve
10/16/2011
God Of Fx
Taught Me How To Make Action Films
dazzydeejay
10/13/2011
I have a question. Please help.

When I change the opacity or any effect it only shows the result after I drop the mouse, at the point. It doesn't show the effect while I'm cycling trough.. to make myself an ideea. Also with the video, when i slide trough, to see what i get as result. It doesn't show me the video. While i drag the timeline. I hope someone understands what I mean.. please help.
KingMindfart
10/16/2011
Hello! The answer to your problem is that you don't have your live update button on. The Live update is right next to the "Draft 3d button on your timeline. It is located right above your files in the timeline. Hope I helped.
edo razak
10/11/2011
it's cool man, thanks for all tutorial, you're the best man..
Edisson
10/06/2011
He is the god of FX
moogii
10/04/2011
you good man
Ricky
09/29/2011
hey buddy!!!!! i am so much thankful to u man..... u r a great editor and a great teacher too.... i wish we were working togather! anyways!!! thanx a lot...thnx a lotttttt!!!!!!!!!!!
David P.
09/28/2011
Thx Andrew Kramer!
Nicholas
09/22/2011
It wont let me apply the tracking please help
Gk
09/20/2011
What about if you have two faces in the shot
Dazzydeejay
10/13/2011
Duplicate the track and mask? :-s
Mo
10/06/2011
Im not sure
cameron
09/15/2011
What should I do with scale, because I have a face that gets closer to the camera.
Asim
09/21/2011
u can use Scale tracker control instead of Rotation; that might work
akshay
09/15/2011
wow it just too good....
hassan hashem
08/24/2011
you are the best
Junior
08/20/2011
Wow, this is just too wild! Fairly new to AE, but getting the hang of it fast. I really have to try this one. Thanks!
rafael
08/20/2011
nice tutorial andrew i really learned alot from you! and also this tut worked perfectly for me ty.
satz
08/11/2011
very nice toturial and very usefull motion tracking
Tomcat
08/04/2011
Hi I am new at this and I got stuck in 5:17. After the track and the precomposing I am left with only one video brown timeline which incorporated the original video. NOW..what is the “original” video to which I will put the values from the precomposed one.?
Sharlto
08/03/2011
Fuck you, Andrew Kramer, you ruined the ending of Paranormal Activity!
Ziyad Qazi
08/02/2011
There is a confusion at which to link up!!!
The linking up of the Position and rotation thingy!!
Big Magenta
07/26/2011
dis tut iz orsum. itz s0 sc4ree!!!!!1!!! nic3 jawb.
Dylan
07/25/2011
Thank you so much for dis awesome tutorial!! njoyd it a lot!! lol!
MovieMajic
08/02/2011
We can be a friend? I'm from China is to learn the AE
Amal
07/12/2011
I love your tutorials, they are the best..
Moysa
07/12/2011
its very crazy jaja very easy
Lucx
07/11/2011
Man,yours are the best tutorials I have found on the net.Well made and very productive.Thanks
Eriq
07/07/2011
its good...how can i learn more
Luca
07/07/2011
Dear Andrew,
I promise that if one day I make it in the film industry I will dedicate my best work to you.
I enjoy your tutorials and you really help me to strive for success.
Many thanks,
Luca
Jia
08/02/2011
We can be a friend? I'm from China is to learn the AE
kimo
07/04/2011
thnank you amazing tutorial but plz help me i have cs4 after effect but i dont have liquify in distort plz if you can help help me plzzzzzzzz
mjp
07/05/2011
why i can't get it?
Santiago Scachi
06/28/2011
Andrew ( Or whoevers that knows the answer)...

I always try to make your tutorials on my videos, so i can get better the idea experimenting with my own scales and resolutions...

But in my video, my "Demon" (In my video it`s a zombie, actually) moves from side to side, slowly, but he moves...

And when he moves the texture of the zombie`s face looks just weird...

Here is the video, so you can see what i mean...

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ESRLCL75

Well, thanks, and i have to say that you are a master of this of editing videos, and you make me like it a lot...

Goodbye from Argentina...
SENTHIL
06/28/2011
i am working in indian local media i want some after effect cs4 effect files anyone help me
Iain
06/27/2011
Even after I pickwip everything, my footage still has black corners at some points... I've gone through that part of the tutorial three times and I still get the same thing! Help please
James
06/25/2011
this won't work for some reason for 1080. it is offset. help?
Jac
06/23/2011
What expression would you use to reverse the SCALE on the motion stabilization
Chamara
06/23/2011
Man you are a resource for us... than x 4 shareing u'r knowladge with us. like most commentors said u'r a legand... do you have a FB fan page.. plz tell if u have..... i'm new to this site and After effects.............................................THANK YOU
Nader
06/19/2011
You are Simply a Legend ! :}
CCB
06/18/2011
Used this technique to create this:
http://www.vimeo.com/25059661

THANKS ANDREW!!! Videocopilot team rocks. Congratulations on an awesome product.
mike
07/06/2011
beautiful work what camera did you use
Prajwal Nayak K
06/14/2011
Awesome videos! Had searched a lot for the tutorials on After Effects. You are doing a great job. Keep up the good work.These tutorials will help me a lot to make the video the way i imagined it to be.Thanks mate!
Misnd
06/08/2011
scary
ycko
06/07/2011
WTF! nice men!
GodSlayer
06/02/2011
wow,mate,you are allready a legend.the stuffs you do,i never thought are posible! GG
aka
05/27/2011
Poor Sam
candido
05/26/2011
whats a good website out there that has good scary monster sound fx and other sound gx
willie macc
05/25/2011
I love your work man...Im excited to use this in my next sketch, and will have to shout you out on it as well
renz david e. martinez
05/24/2011
I LIKE IT
Dennis Pham
05/19/2011
hi.
Mo
05/19/2011

I think the best part, part of the tutorial is where, Krammer say in the video "and by the way this is raw fotage, just in case you were wondering.
I hope you pay Sam enough money to take all these stoopid jokes. It would have been me I would have punked your a** kid!
I hope the best for you Sam.
About the videos, the best.
I little to long with semantics, but hey what do you expect when things are for free.
Some of the jokes are really funny!
but anyhow peace out!
yours truly Mobetta
Evan Croft
05/17/2011
why does sam remind me of kenney from south park, because he is, wait for it, wait for it, IMMORTAL!!! AND THIS PROVES IT!!
Ghazi
05/13/2011
omg i always losing tracks :( what should i do and when i edit it manually on middle the video shake alot after apply :(
Evan Croft
05/11/2011
i'm definetley using this for my new demon movie. go to http://awesomevfx.weebly.com for details
Luke Cantu
05/10/2011
MMMMMMM........Cheez itz
bennie
05/07/2011
Amazing work Kramer !
Nice !! Thank you.
Evan Croft
05/07/2011
amazing tutorial!!!
BT
05/02/2011
hi, Andrew. you are the best CG artist. thank you very match :))
Tory
04/13/2011
when it comes to bringing the opacity and hooking it onto the precompface then what is the button to have the opacity option to pop up under the adjustment layer?
PsyKdelik22
04/18/2011
U press "T"
Sub to my YouTube! http://youtube.com/psykdelik22
Jonathan
04/11/2011
Love your guy's tutorials, helped my get an A for my video project. Thanks.
Kris
04/07/2011
at 6:51 i cant get the * sign on to multiply by -1 im working on imac cs5 please help
mr gex
04/06/2011
Wonderful lesson I wish you success always
Jan
04/04/2011
Hi!
I did one example myself. Your tutorials are a big help, thanks!

http://vimeo.com/21934067

Feel free to criticise.

Greetings from Germany!
yoho
04/05/2011
coolcool!
ddshksdf
03/31/2011
is the stabalizing required
IMacEditing
03/27/2011
hey man where is some green screen stuff
Omar
03/24/2011
I love your Tutorials Nice!!
HighFlyer15
03/20/2011
I just tackled this tutorial, but only after spending aaaa lot of time figuring out what was going wrong.. I kept getting black borders all over the place, until!
I went in and changed the Composition Settings to a higher resolution..
"Allowing the footage to move around" didn't really explain it enough for me, a noob, to understand..
So if you just can't get rid of those borders, change the composition setting to a greater number :)
alalala
03/19/2011
i had this file, but then my after effects crash, and it doesnt recover... :( now i lost it and i worked so hard and i dont want to do it again
JohnSmith
03/31/2011
Yeah this happened to me too...
clarebabe2000
03/17/2011
Another great tutorial!
Thanks!
Ruben V
03/15/2011
Hey andrew, I guess you left a comment here.. Il bring it over tomorrow
DaveyTheProducer
03/13/2011
Thanks dude, great tutorial!! ;)
akhjg y78
03/11/2011
hello
Cutestar
03/10/2011
Hello Andrew,How To Download Scream
And How to Download After Effects
abenrhon
03/14/2011
To download scream you got to scream but if you want after effects you should buy it on adobe site or download the free trial at the same site.
Pirate Guy
03/08/2011
Great yar
I like you
Amir
03/05/2011
hey im writting again forgot to say that if some1 has this effect can he send it please. Skype : amiralkhatib_ and email: amiralkhatib@abv.bg
helperhui
03/05/2011
so crazy O(?_?)O
Amir
03/03/2011
dont have that effect ;/
rajan
03/02/2011
u saved my life. . God bless u.
jigar doshi
03/01/2011
i am unable to download tutorials.............
abenrhon
03/14/2011
Download Internet Download Manager and you can download it.
Ethan Black
03/01/2011
I can not thank you guys enough. I could never keep up with my compositing class if it were not for your tutorials.
Pb4urnmys
02/28/2011
Sure learned a lot! Thx!

I know exactly what i'm going to do with this :D
yonas
02/26/2011
wow u r cool gays
Otto
02/18/2011
Help please guys.I can't even solv problem with black screen behind video.I can't use parenting :((((
mouad
02/17/2011
nice
Asger Juul-larsen
02/14/2011
I have some problems becouse i work on a Imac..
It wont let me make the expression when i press alt.
thx
02/21/2011
for mac, is option click to make expression:)
Georgia
02/15/2011
You need to option-click on the stopwatch thingy.
carrie
02/12/2011
im working in cs5, when I press U to bring up the motion tracker, it wont show me postion, rotation, and anchor point.
hashemi
02/12/2011
lol!
nice glass at the end!:D
Mindgapper
02/10/2011
Great tutorial, I tried it out and it worked well.
Igonna try out a couple of other ones and I´ll be sure to be able to handle AfterEffects then.
Thank you very much!!
Greetzzz from Berlin, Germany.
SAURABH. B
02/09/2011
NICE
GuyinFlorence
02/08/2011
Worked great! Thank you so much for these. I have a bunch of 6th graders through 10th grade that use these.
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