I came across and this short film and it reminded me of so many friends' first video projects... except done really well. I asked David to show the basic techniques he used to create this effect driven action sequence. He'll show some Time Remapping, Distortion, and Color Correction tips that could even save you from running into yourself in an old building...
Preview
Want access to the full AE project files and assets for every tutorial on Aetuts+, including this one? Join Ae Plus for just $9/month. You can view the final effect preview video below.Download Preview .flv
File size 2.6MBTutorial
Download Tutorial .flv
File size 159MBRelated Posts
Keep reading with more great tutorials and articles!
Enjoy this Post?
We'd love your vote!
Plus Members
Source Files, Bonus Tutorials and
More for $9 a month for all Tuts+
sites in one subscription.
User Comments
( ADD YOURS )MARK November 9th
Nice one!
( )Cody November 9th
Nice looking !
( )tomson November 9th
nice two !
( )George November 9th
lo0o0o0o0o0o0ol
( )Aido November 9th
I hate this player. It glitches all the time. Its hard to tell a time remapping effect when it keeps glitching!! ala Twitch! ha!
after checking 5 or 6 times it looks like a great effect!!
Nice 3!
( )Alex C. November 9th
nice 5!
uhm, nice 4! :p
Great tutorial! Always enjoy learning how to from a premade clip…
( )MovieMaker November 9th
Really cool effect! Maybe the tuts websites should think about making a new website for just film? They have one for photography
.
( )Logic November 9th
Yeah, that would be great!
( )Lyndon November 10th
Im w/ you on that one homie. I started to think about ae and how seting up shots are very important for getting the best overall result so that makes perfect sense…
As for the tutorial, killer. I like how it looks so ill have to check it out
( )George November 9th
Nice 6 i guess
great tut bro
( )David Madry November 9th
Wow, thanks for the positive feedback!
( )IANH - BR November 9th
Perfectly!
( )thats are we need!
thaks!
Logic November 9th
Great!. Color correction, just what i was looking for!
( )cutterstrophe November 9th
Hey…really likes this one…always refreshing to see guys using basic after effects techniques to achieve great looking sequences…also liked your sound editing in the final shot…think it does 40 percent of the impression…
( )David Madry November 9th
yea, sound editing was pretty intense on this one. thanks!
( )David November 9th
The slowness of the talking and pointing out obvious things makes watching this tutorial really annoying.
Say only what is absolutely necessary, do it fast and put more energy into it.
Make it seem like it’s a breeze creating it, even though it’s not. A lot of planning “how to present” is done off camera.
Learn from the best, my suggestion is Andrew Kramer and you will make excellent tutorials. Thanks for this one!
( )ethan28 November 9th
whow! reallllyyyyyy nice!
)
)
( )was perfectly done!
though kinda reminds me of texas massacre shots.
Abojung November 9th
Basic editing, Nothing Advanced in color correction.
( )in a whole, not at all impressive.
kunami November 9th
Maybe it’s not advanced but there are people of all levels who watch these so I’m sure there are plenty of people who can learn from them. These guys take time to make FREE tutorials and should be appreciated. If you think it’s not advanced enough for you there are plenty of advanced tutorials available but there’s no need to leave dick comments.
( )Nathanael November 11th
here here kunami
Kolenik November 12th
There are more people like me who wants to know how using basic AE tools, effects and techniques to make great results like is in this tutorial. Thanks for share!
( )Kurt November 21st
its not always about how advanced an effect is… its all about the final product whether its the blare witch project or transformers… both great movies but both on completly different scales of advanced effects
( )ckRED November 9th
Another basic tut
( )harry November 9th
well.. i’ve been holding back for quite some time (ever since i paid for the + membership) but this “tutorial” DID IT!
what’s next ? a 30min tutorial on how to import different types of footage ?
how to use Hue&Saturation ?
What is going on lately ? please, either differentiate the tut content/uploads and offer a completely noob/basic AEtuts microsite, or simply quit accepting/posting such basic stuff altogether !
( )Ben Morgan November 10th
I have vented my frustration recently to on the last post (tuts roundup). Its a joke that the month I decide to pay to join (even if it’s only $9!) this site seems to get worse and worse.
Look back to page one, follow it through and so many of the tuts are so good. Flick forward to when they decide to charge us to use the site (albeit a voluntary fee) and the tuts are…well, basic as hell and boring.
Where’s the good stuff aetuts? Like i said previously, it’s lucky i came accross some half decent Nettuts and PSDtuts content on the plus site as I have not found a decent file for AEtuts on there.
I sound like an asshole, but it’s seriously annoying when i thought i’d be investing into some decent content as the site has changed it’s business model, i figured things were looking up again.
But surely – can’t you people agree / notice the drastic reversal in good tuts, interesting and “wow” factor tuts?
( )Ben Morgan November 10th
please understand that i am aware of the film in question here, which the breakdown is based on, and it’s a pretty good film. But the point I’m getting at is there is nothing really challenging here, and most of us on here know how to edit and colour grade by no.
I’m just looking for something meaty and challenging with some inspiring technique to watch in my spare time where i can actually be like “cool, that was a sweeeeet tut”
David Madry November 9th
Hey thanks again for comments and critizism. This tutorial is in basix category (and for a good reason) so it´s probably not meant for advanced ae users.
Thanks, David
( )Fº November 10th
Nice one,the part that is running into the room then appears from the left is a nice twist =).
PS.: Nice avatar
( )David Madry November 10th
Damn, I thought it was so small no one would see that I am actually holding a crayon…
ckRED November 9th
Oh, didn’t know they split it into categories. Alright then
( )BabbaJay November 9th
Stop to hate -> innovate !!!
Nice work anyway Mardy..
.. and now gimme the spliff
( )Awesome November 10th
Wow this site blows. This might take the cake for worst tut, right next to the district 9 thing…
( )Daniel Broadway November 10th
I wouldn’t be so quick to dismiss this tutorial. It’s quite nice.
( )Honza November 10th
Not bad, not good…. nothing new
( )jink November 11th
i watched boharg II, was it a project for fun? because it was strenuous just watching.
( )David Madry November 11th
yes. It was a pretty spontaneus no budget (3$) project with no crew, no script but a lot of fun.
( )Craigsnedeker November 11th
Nice! to many slow mo effects for that one piece but it’s great!
( )Billy November 11th
I wanted to wait to comment to see what others would say. Imagine all these negative comments….and not ONE from Billy. Wow. I thought I was the innovator of all things negative around here.
I had to laugh when I saw this tutorial. Not laughing AT it….but laughing that in the midst of the eventual demise of this site they would throw up a color correction tutorial. What’s next….a tutorial on what keyframes are? Maybe a tutorial on using the blur plugin?
There hasn’t been a stellar tutorial on here in weeks. I have to go back to October 11th and the Writing with Colored Sand tutorial to find even a “good” tutorial and then back to Satya’s Best Sound You’ll Ever See turtorial on September 16. So….2 decent tutorials in 2 months. We used to see two a week. This place keeps getting worse.
Signing up for tutsplus right now would be ridiculous. If you like PS you would have signed up a long time ago. If you like AE….I’d save your money and get the Making it Look Great series.
( )harry November 12th
i wholeheartedly agree. the Plus membership isnt worth it. i’ve dropped my subscription already. such a pitty…
( )one thing that really bugs me though, is that the AE+ membership introduction “happened” to coincide with the Lloyd Alvarez tutorial, making some of us jump onto the “opportunity” at the time…
no such occurence ever since… is it just me ?
Paul November 12th
I agree with u Billy, some have been good, some have been bad. This wasnt the best tut on this site (he did a video though!
)
But this tut has been placed in the BASIX section (Look right to the top)
Trouble is – everyone is a different levels of learning on AE – you will please some and disapoint others no matter what. If a very good yet complex tut comes out – the basic learners will find it a nightmare… i dunno – food for thought.
( )will November 12th
tutsplus is class, this site seams usless for you Billy, would suggest you look else where. Or better rasie the bar , but tutsplus for me its fantastic.
i was just a web deisgner css, html , now thanks to TUTS+
i am proficient in
AE
PHP
Some Javascript
Photoshop Skills Advanced
and all for 9 bucks a month
i hope to god AE stays the same way it is , as if you look at the Feedburner total 10524 , and the amount of negative comments its prob less than 0.01%
Keep up the good work
( )Billy November 12th
I have been on this site since day one. The amount of negative comments over the past 3 months is HARDLY “less than 0.01%”. tutsplus might be worth it if you are into audio, ps, photography, etc., but it is CLEARLY not been worth it since they opened it up for AE. If you are getting tutsplus simply for the AE….you smoking crack. Look at the quality of the tutorials since they opened it up with Lloyd’s tutorial. It is hilarious that they had Lloyd do one…as if saying how great the tutsplus was going to be. NOTHING since then as been anywhere as good….and to my knowledge that is the ONLY tutorial that has been for JUST tutsplus members. Why do I want project files from basic tutorials (the only tutorials that have been put up since Lloyd’s).
This site has become largely useless. As my after effects skills have increased, this site has pumped out more and more basic tutorials. Not the way it always was. The beginning 2-3 months of this site featured some of the best tutorials on the internet. Now….you can find better stuff on youtube most days. Hardly my own opinion, there my good man. Look around at just this comment string. Your belief that only “0.01%” of the comments are negative fails miserably just here.
will November 12th
0.01% mybe to low how is 1% for you
1% of 10 524 = 105.24 negative comments
“CLEARLY not been worth it since they opened it up for AE.”
“Signing up for tutsplus right now would be ridiculous.”
tuts+ is more than just AE mate, if your happy only learning only one skill then you should head over to more dedicated AE sites.
in my opinion TUTS, flashden,themeforest temps ect ect , try and cater for everyone . more so for the majority (Semi-Skilled Learners) not advanced skills.
if they did cater for members like you only, then in your words “eventual demise of this site ” would happen
it seems to me billy that you would rather tell every other member like me, who likes the tuts+ that we are thick and your so far ahead of us
I know your not directly commenting on my AE skills but when other members see you pointing out that the skills they are learning are SO EASY , its a little annoying
Susanne November 12th
Quality-wise it looks like dekra stuff. The tutorial writer should know what i mean.
( )David Madry November 12th
yes I know. reveal yourself!
( )thispwns November 12th
Very helpful! ty
( )tvandang November 16th
very nice. i like it a lot! thank you so much my friend.
( )dave December 28th
you sound like Bruno
( )