Waving a flag in After Effects

Written by Chris Zwar

June 30, 2013

This video tutorial takes an old project, originally created in After Effects CS3, and explains all of the stages...

After Effects – Leftover Plugins (part 2)

Written by Chris Zwar

June 18, 2013

In amongst the 400+ plugins that come with a native installation of After Effects are a few rough gems. ...

After Effects – Leftover Plugins (part 1)

Written by Chris Zwar

June 18, 2013

Have you ever checked to see how many plugins you’ve got?  You might be surprised to know it’s almost...

The Zwarchives – Oldies but goodies

Written by Chris Zwar

June 17, 2013

Welcome to After Effects Anecdotes, the new home for all of my presentations for the ProVideo Coalition. As an...

After Effects ExtendScript Training: Ep. 1, 2 & 3

Written by David Torno

April 19, 2013

Welcome to the After Effects ExtendScript Script Writing Training series. My name is David Torno and I will be...

Create and animate 3D cogs in After Effects – Part 2

Written by Chris Zwar

September 3, 2012

Thanks to the new 3D capabilities of After Effects CS6, you can create and animate 3D cogs and gears...

Create and animate 3D cogs in After Effects – Part 1

Written by Chris Zwar

September 3, 2012

Sometimes jobs turn out to be more complicated than you expect them to.  Animating cogs and gears can be...

An A to Z of Building Projections – Part 2

Written by Chris Zwar

April 13, 2012

This two-part video presentation looks behind the scenes at two different building projection projects – a small scale production...

An A to Z of Building Projections – Part 1

Written by Chris Zwar

April 3, 2012

If you have any interest in motion graphics at all, you’ll have noticed the increasing popularity of building projections...

After Effects Leftovers – Part 5

Written by Chris Zwar

October 21, 2010

This 5-part series looks at a selection of features that were in After Effects before CS5 but have been...