AE Project Diary: 9) Digital van replacement
In July last year I began work on a number of vfx shots for a short film called “At...
Automatic grid layouts in After Effects
This article will explain how to automatically layout images in a grid, using expression sliders in After Effects. In...
AE Project Diary: 7) Globe animation
It might not be obvious, but this simple globe animation was influenced by a Hollywood blockbuster. I’m happy to...
AE Project Diary: 6) Xian part 2: With Video!
As part of the After Effects Project Diary series, my last article looked at colour grading on the Xian...
AE Project Diary: 6) Xian part 2. Color Grading
This is part 2 of my After Effects diary on the Xian project, and in it I’ll be looking...
AE Project Diary: 6) Xian part 1. Compositing.
When I started on the Xian project in 2011, it was the largest and most complex compositing project I...
Badu Gili – Behind the scenes
Sydney’s “Artists in Motion” recently posted a rare glimpse into the work involved to produce “Badu Gili”, a building...
AE Project Diary: 4) Mixing up a cake with maths
I like cakes a lot, especially cakes with lots of layers. After Effects also has lots of layers, but...
AE Project Diary: 3) Ausgrid
What makes a project good to work on? I’ve worked on more productions than I can remember but some...
AE Project Diary: 1) Lego, Ninjago
The “After Effects Project Diaries” provide inside details and behind-the-scenes accounts of real projects I have worked on. In...
