Effects (387 Tutorials)
Create Ghostbusters Style Visual Effects
October 11, 2016
Director Seth Worley takes you behind the scenes and shows you how he created the visual effects in “Busted,” his Red Giant Film Team Experiment. Watch “Busted” here and follow the link to the tutorial.
Tutorial: Creating Ghosts Using Practical and Visual Effects
October 4, 2016
Ryan Connolly from Film Riot shows you how to create classic horror style ghosts, combining practical and visual effects with Premiere and After Effects.
Tutorial: The History of Fake Blood in Cinema & 4 Yummy Blood Recipes
October 4, 2016
Fake blood, it’s a must for any gory movie. John Hess walks us through the history of fake blood in cinema, from it’s start in the Grand Guignol theatre in France through to the “standard Hollywood blood formula” used today, created by Dick Smith.
GenArts Sapphire – Lighting Effect Tips with S_Rays
August 23, 2016
Learn how to use both Rays and Edge Rays within Sapphire to create compelling visual effects.
Genarts Sapphire S_Shake – Custom Camera Shake
August 23, 2016
Learn how to create a custom camera shake with varying levels of intensity with Sapphire’s shake effect.
Stranger Things – “Upside Down” World Look
August 9, 2016
The popular new Netflix Series Stranger Things is a nod to Spielberg classics, such as ET and Goonies. Learn how to recreate the “Upside Down” world Look – from Red Giant's Seth Worley.
Superhero Landing – Video Copilot Show
July 29, 2016
The first Video Copilot show is up and running! Andrew Kramer and the gang show us how to make an awesome Superhero landing.
C4D: Depth Pass Tips
June 7, 2016
Chad Ashley from Greyscalegorilla explains “the correct workflow for doing Depth of Field and Motion Blur in After Effects…(that doesn’t) result in artifacts or other anomalies.”
Avid: Intro to mocha Pro 5
June 7, 2016
Avid Media Composer editors can learn how to get started with the mocha Pro 5 plug-in with this quick tutorial from Imagineer Systems.
Lighting 101: A Quick Guide for Lighting Film
May 24, 2016
From three-point lighting to motivated setups, here is everything you need to know about lighting placement and schemes.
Create a Fireball with AE Native Tools
May 24, 2016
Caleb Ward shows us how to make a blazing hot ball of fire in Adobe After Effects.
DaVinci Resolve and BCC 10 – Light Leaks and Video Glitch
May 17, 2016
Colorist Dan Harvey shows DaVinci Resolve users how to quickly apply new style effects & transitions from Boris FX with BCC 10.
Trapcode Tao Tutorials
May 10, 2016
Peder Norrby has a bunch of great tutorials listed on his website for the ever-so-popular Trapcode Tao! Download a free demo of Trapcode Tao.
After Effects: Create Camera Moves on 2D Images Using Displacements
April 20, 2016
Motion Array shows you how to create a 3D-like camera move on 2D images using displacements in After Effects,
AE: Creating 3D topographic maps
March 1, 2016
Mikey Borup shows us how to create 3d topographical maps in Adobe After Effects.
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