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John loves making things move. Inspired by musical artists such as BT and Hecq, he constantly continues to try out new styles of animation. When he's not messing around with After Effects or Flash, he loves sitting down to watch a good episode of The Office, or trying to figure out which new electronic gadget he should buy. Oh, and Legos. He loves Legos.
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Create a Rhythmic ‘Beat-shake’ Effect

John Schlemmer on Oct 7th 2011 with 96 comments

Twice a month we revisit some of our reader’s favorite posts from back in the archives of Aetuts+. Today we’ll look at a tutorial from John Schlemmer that was first published in Feb 2009. In this tutorial you’ll learn how to make moving geometric shapes shake and shudder as if they’ve been moved by the vibrations of a beat. You’ll learn how to sync this effect to music and create the building blocks of a stunning and futuristic music video.

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