21 April 2010

AE ideas & tutorials pre-easter .

Some ideas for building an interesting circular/particle composition.

1. Trapcode form. This effect was used well in the 'house of cards' video by radiohead, and the techniques/workflow is explained in a series of tutorials by red-giant.





2. 3D ball dispertion. This creates a ball transition effect with 'cc ball action' and uses multiple layers to cascade the effect sequentially.





3. Shatterize & optical flares. Create a progressive shatter effect with glows and subtle camera shake, or use 3D lens flares such as the Loyal videos by Marty Martin.