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TUTORIALS FOR VFX & MOTION GRAPHICS Free After Effects Tutorials & More Hosted By: Andrew Kramer |
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Jan 16, 2012 | 33mins.
• Composite a super-slow motion grenade to live footage
• Use 2D Tracking on a camera to match a nodal pan.
• Use 2D Tracking on a camera to match a nodal pan.
3rd Party Tools:
Optical Flares
Dec 13, 2011 | 15mins.
• Composite stock footage elements to create magic hits
• Use ripple distortion to enhance blast effect
• Use ripple distortion to enhance blast effect
3rd Party Tools:
Optical Flares, Action Essentials 2
Nov 28, 2011 | 26mins.
• Create a machine gun with dynamic ricochets types
• Use Expressions to emit unique particles on each surface
• Use Expressions to emit unique particles on each surface
3rd Party Tools:
Action Essentials 2
Nov 21, 2011 | 44mins.
• Use 3DS Max to create a ball shattering with RayFire
• Composite the passes in AE with DOF & Displacement
• Composite the passes in AE with DOF & Displacement
3rd Party Tools:
Optical Flares
Oct 16, 2011 | 22mins.
• Key out footage without eliminating the soft reflections
• Composite in 32bpc for more realistic blending
• Composite in 32bpc for more realistic blending
Aug 29, 2011 | 49mins.
• Create a smokey portal effect with turbulent Particles
• Use a Z-depth pass to generate a believable reveal
• Use a Z-depth pass to generate a believable reveal
3rd Party Tools:
Optical Flares
Aug 15, 2011 | 14mins.
• On-Set breakdown of visual effects for 'Demon Cam' film
• Go behind the scenes, watch the making of App Promo
• Go behind the scenes, watch the making of App Promo
Jun 21, 2011 | 50mins.
• Create a 3D set extension with fog using Stock Footage
• Use Camera Tracker to matchmove inside of AE
• Use Camera Tracker to matchmove inside of AE
3rd Party Tools:
Particular, CameraTracker
Oct 19, 2010 | 19mins.
• Create 3D depth from 2D planar tracking with Preset
• Transform corner pin data from Mocha to Null Objects
• Transform corner pin data from Mocha to Null Objects
Sep 28, 2010 | 42mins.
• Build a realistic explosion using Action Essentials 2
• Create a powerful shockwave and track using Mocha AE
• Create a powerful shockwave and track using Mocha AE
3rd Party Tools:
Action Essentials 2
Aug 18, 2010 | 38mins.
• Combine multiple explosions to create a Depth Charge
• Build volumetric light and shadows with 3D passes
• Build volumetric light and shadows with 3D passes
3rd Party Tools:
Action Essentials 2
Jul 19, 2010 | 31mins.
• Composite suspended 3D glass into a live action shot
• Use 3D Max to create a particle system and refractions
• Use 3D Max to create a particle system and refractions
Jul 06, 2010 | 33mins.
• Cast realistic shadows from a 3D Particle System
• Includes work-flow tips and setup for custom sprites
• Includes work-flow tips and setup for custom sprites
3rd Party Tools:
Particular
Jun 01, 2010 | 35mins.
• Add fake movement to a still and animate moving smoke
• Create a real camera movement with a rack focus
• Create a real camera movement with a rack focus
3rd Party Tools:
Optical Flares
Apr 27, 2010 | 47mins.
• Integrate 3D with Live Action footage using 2D tracking
• Includes steps for 3D Max & Cinema 4D or use AE only
• Includes steps for 3D Max & Cinema 4D or use AE only
3rd Party Tools:
Optical Flares
Feb 05, 2010 | 21mins.
• Create realistic smoke trails with Particular particles
• Randomize the look of a cloud texture with 3d turbulence
• Randomize the look of a cloud texture with 3d turbulence
3rd Party Tools:
Particular, Optical Flares
Nov 02, 2009 | 23mins.
• Animate a person exploding from a lightning blast
• Composite footage elements from Action Essentials 2
• Composite footage elements from Action Essentials 2
3rd Party Tools:
Action Essentials 2
Nov 01, 2009 | 32mins.
• Add Rain & Atmosphere then build a Lightning Bolt
• Use Action Essentials 2 and make Sam explode
• Use Action Essentials 2 and make Sam explode
3rd Party Tools:
Action Essentials 2
Oct 05, 2009 | 40mins.
• Animate a camera through one surface to another below
• Combine camera mapping techniques with real textures
• Combine camera mapping techniques with real textures
Aug 28, 2009 | 37mins.
• Use normal-map to relight 3d scenes in AE
• Advanced lighting, reflection & Refraction
• Advanced lighting, reflection & Refraction
Jul 30, 2009 | 38mins.
• Create an energy-ball that re-lights the road surface
• Use reverse-tracking and build a volumetric point light
• Use reverse-tracking and build a volumetric point light
3rd Party Tools:
Particular
Apr 16, 2009 | 46mins.
• Build a furious procedural Disintegration effect in AE
• Use displacement, turbulence and particle world
• Use displacement, turbulence and particle world
Jan 28, 2009 | 35mins.
• Create 3D interface display as seen in Iron Man's helmet
• Build self-animating components and artificial lighting
• Build self-animating components and artificial lighting
Nov 04, 2008 | 18mins.
• Create Energy particle system in After Effects
• Add facial Distortion and handy expressions
• Add facial Distortion and handy expressions
Oct 27, 2008 | 15mins.
• Composite 3D render and 2D elements in After Effects
• Add grunge and Smokes to final composite in 3D space
• Add grunge and Smokes to final composite in 3D space
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