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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This tutorial was inspired by the end of this Captain Morgan commercial. By combining a few different elements and the stroke plug-in you can create a smokey text reveal that can be used on many different kinds of projects.
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This tutorial takes a closer look at the techniques used in creating my short film “Sayonara“. It covers a lot of ground, in particular how I combined CG animation, video, and drawn animation into one cohesive image. I will also be covering, advanced water effects, the Trapcode Particular plug-in effect, video integration, displacement effects, color corrections, and camera shake using both expressions and hand keyed animation.
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In this tutorial we will recreate The Expendables title. We will build a 3D environment, add lights, create a 3D text and animate the camera. Enjoy!
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Today we’ll be making a displacement map for ShapeShifterAE that forms a “water box”. This type of project can be customized very quickly and easily with your own logo and/or text. The displacement map that is made can be used with FreeForm Pro or the CS5 bundled version of Freeform. We’ll also touch on a couple of the differences between the 3 plug-ins.
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Continuing our Aetuts+ Hollywood Movie Title Series, today’s tutorial will explain how to make the “Pirates of the Caribbean” logo animation. We’ll start in Cinema 4d to make our base text animation. We’ll then head over to After Effects where we’ll complete our project with animation of ornaments of the skull for the final composite. This tutorial is dedicated to the memory of my father. If you’re in trouble, remember that there is always the Parley. ;)
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Hey everyone! In this tutorial we’re gonna show you how you can create a simple logo reveal using the Textured Polygon option in Trapcode Particular.
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Twice a month we revisit some of our reader’s favorite posts from back in the archives of Aetuts+. Today we’ll look at an amazing post from Simon Bronson. This tutorial was first published in May 2009 and dives into some simple principles that are sure to enhance your graphics-based projects! Let’s take a look…
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Today’s tutorial is on how to create a colorful motion graphic piece meant for a food show or cooking program. With the often forgotten Trapcode Echospace you can turn as many photos as you want into one cheerful looking animation. I feel this two part tutorial has principles that could carry over into endless unique results. I hope you enjoy the tut!
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