This project is another good example of taking poor quality 4:3 vision, making it 16:9 and giving it some polish. The tools included Adobe After Effects, Zaxwerks ProAnimator, Trapcode Horizon and Shine, and Maltaannon’s Screenify effect (featured in MILG 5). The vision was treated with the Screenify effect— which adds a realistic jumbotron Read more…
December 6, 2008 by John Dickinson | 34,352 views | Comments (47)
November 26, 2008 by John Dickinson | 10,338 views | Comments (9)
Often when creating grungy styles I resort to stock imagery, as is the case with this weathered metal look. The base for the look is a metal texture, heavily treated in Photoshop, with an After Effects comp combining Roughen Edges and Fractal Noise for blotches and scratches. You’ll also notice I’ve color corrected the Text comp inside the Main comp to help it sit better with the background. The background was created by combining a couple of stock footage layers, which have been replaced in the download with a rendered still. Download Project
November 18, 2008 by John Dickinson | 9,318 views | Comments (12)
Here is the After Effects project for Unbreakable. The look is based on graphics from the original movie trailer; read the Gallery post for more details.
July 10, 2008 by John Dickinson | 4,719 views | Comments (8)
Here’s an Adobe Photoshop file containing a nice beveled-gold layer layer style.
May 13, 2008 by John Dickinson | 32,596 views | Comments (18)
This starry background was created using a combination of Fractal Noise and Trapcode Particular and is based on a preset included with Particular.
April 9, 2008 by John Dickinson | 8,317 views | Comments (12)
The ECG (Electrocardiogram) is one of those graphics that is handy to have on file. There are a number of different ways to create them in After Effects, here’s one created using masks and the Vegas effect.
March 30, 2008 by John Dickinson | 6,952 views | Comments (0)
This light rays background, used in a boxing promo, was created using Fractal Noise, Directional blur and Trapcode Shine.
February 27, 2008 by John Dickinson | 13,339 views | Comments (11)
In 2007 Motionwork ran a challenge to see who could create the best explosion using Adobe After Effects and Trapcode Particular. All 11 finalist projects have been compiled for you to use in your own projects.
