Learn how to create the most recognized film opener of all time...

Learn how to build this "Canyon Dusk" scene by using silhouette layer elements and effects...

Learn how to design and create this fully animated, classic, cloudy, moonlit night scene, from scratch in After Effects.

Want to have a Day/Night terminator effect on an Earth sphere and use lighting to control the materials? Learn how to create a Falloff material in 3dS Max for a realistic Day/Night Earth globe. Learn how to composite this effect in After Effects and how to build the scene.

An introduction to the power of good composition and how it applies to graphics and imagery. Learn how to improve your composition by using the "Rule of Thirds". Learn how to create a handy template in After Effects to help you design stronger compositions.

A great way to take modern footage and turn it into vintage looking aged film, using particles.

Learn how to design and composite a combat Heads-Up-Display (HUD) with an automated tracking system using real ground targets in After Effects...

The first of many "Quick Tips" we hope to provide which will allow you to save time, effort and headaches.If you have ever had Z-Depth channel info which just wont let you get good Depth of Field, here is the solution.This fix allows you to correct the problem in After Effects.

Learn how to animate the creation of bullet holes which conform to specific shaped masks. You will learn how use Particular to drive the creation of the bullet holes.Then we add some light shafts coming from the bullet holes, for some added realism.

Learn how to create a morphing effect from one graphic element to another using fractal-noise animation. You will learn how to create a map grid with interactive animation. Use brightness animation to control the fractal noise for an organic transition effect.