2014
Digital Tutors
Dan LeFebvre
01:45:00
English

In this After Effects tutorial you'll learn the process of how to create a VFX shot of a meteor. This specific shot was released outside of the Digital-Tutors name and accumulated over 500,000 views on YouTube, Reddit and other media sites across the globe. The training is provided for free with a demo account or a free promotional course account. Utilizing plug-ins such as Trapcode's Particular and Knoll Light Factory, we'll go through the process of how a meteor effect can be created and integrated into video footage. We'll go through the process of creating an alpha matte, tracking our footage, creating a meteor effect with Particular and even work through a technique for converting 3D camera track into 2D data so it can be used with Knoll Light Factory. We'll also talk about how we can add in some lens effects and use animation to add polish to the shot.Once you've completed this After Effects training, you'll not only know how to achieve a meteor effect but you'll also understand how you can use these techniques to create your own meteor effect in your own footage.

1 Introduction and project overview 01:33
2 Converting our footage to an image sequence 05:43
3 Creating an alpha matte 09:07
4 Tracking the shot 04:41
5 Building our meteor's trajectory 05:28
6 Converting 3D tracking data to 2D 09:33
7 Painting the moon out of our sky 07:32
8 Creating our meteor's tail 08:36
9 Creating a stream behind our meteor 09:42
10 Adding our first light 06:23
11 Setting up our light for animation 04:03
12 Adding the rest of our lights 08:53
13 Animating our meteor's light effects 08:32
14 Animating lens effects 06:29
15 Looking at another meteor shot 06:06

http://www.digitaltutors.com/tutorial/1922-Creating-a-Meteor-VFX-Shot-in-After-Effects

Download File Size:2.76 GB

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