In today’s tutorial we’re going to take you step by step through everything you need to know to build your own rugged light dimmers. We use these exact dimmers on all our studio and on location shoots. Besides being extremely durable, these little devices provide a wider range of lighting options and are surprisingly valuable when you have to light a scene in a tight location.
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This tutorial shows you how to animate an electric whip using two methods either in After Effects or Flash (for a unique result). We’ll then brings the animation to life by adding a shiny glow, as well as some warped lightning. Lastly, we’ll cover how to put in the finishing touches to sell the overall effect.
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Hey guys! In this tutorial we’re gonna show you how you can create a cool logo or text reveal with Trapcode Particular. This effect has endless possibilities, so I hope you enjoy the enjoy!
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In Fairytale Lighting in After Effects (below), the prolific Harry Frank shows you how to “how to take a regular, run-of-the-mill shot and turn it into something beautiful and moody, straight out of a fairytale. You’ll learn how to set up a down-and-dirty 3D track, add volumetric light and dust to a live action shot, and then finish it with some simulated camera lens blur.”
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In part 2 we learn how to use 32-bit compositing with custom particle shapes to create the “light-tastical” light streaking logo reveal animation.
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In this 2 part tutorial we get our hands dirty with a little expression math to create some beautifully organic light streaks that are used to reveal the AETUTS logo. In part 1 Lloyd breaks down the science behind creating a simple expression that drives the light streak emitter and shows you how easy it is to create infinite variations with ease.
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