Every time I use the CC Burn Film effect, I’m reminded of blood stains, which probably says something pretty weird about my state of mind, as well as giving me the idea for this After Effects tutorial. Without using any third-party plug-ins, I’ve created a blood-soaked bandage reveal that makes me think of Dexter. VIDEO […]

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Really sorry that it’s taking so long for me to complete part two of the Bleed Out tutorial. I took a break from everything to head out to New York City for the first time. It’s a crazy, crazy place, but I had a great time. Here are some of the better photos that I […]

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With Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs coming out later this month, I thought I’d put together a tutorial showing you how to create a short intro ident that’s inspired by the game’s logo. As usual, it uses only the standard tools you’ll find in your copy of After Effects (CS5 upwards – it may even work for […]

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So after doing a recent tutorial on how to create a fire/flame effect without using any plug-ins, and then posting the animation preset for it for free download, I still felt like it was missing something. All wood fires typically produce orange or yellow flames like the ones we created in the fire effect tutorial, […]

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When we think about fire or flame effects, most of us probably head straight for royalty-free footage or a particle system like Trapcode’s hugely successful Particular plug-in, and while there’s nothing wrong with that, you might be surprised to find out that you can get a pretty decent flame simulation using just the standard toolkit […]

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Now that I’ve started posting Free After Effects Animation Presets in the Store, it seemed like a good idea to post some instructions on how to get them working with your copy of After Effects. For Adobe After Effects CC, CS6, CS5.5 & CS5 (PC Version) Download the preset ZIP file and unzip it to your local […]

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I’m no stranger to fixing poorly-lit green screen footage for chroma keying. But before I get down to the nitty-gritty of masking, edging and stacking, there’s a little trick that I like to use – it’s really simple, and can often get the green screen one step closer to a clean key. Don’t expect it to fix everything […]

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I was going through some old files the other day and found this one gathering dust. It’s an interview that I did with The Barista Brothers back when I was working for CHOICE Magazine in Australia. As I remember, they were great fun to talk to, and didn’t mind having to share a microphone. If […]

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Unless you’re visiting this site for the very first time (in which case, welcome, and thanks for stopping by), you’ve probably noticed that I’ve made some pretty significant changes since you were last here. The bad news If you registered with the old site (shortformvideo.com), then I’m afraid you’ll need to provide your details again […]

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Similar to a tutorial I produced a while ago, this effect uses the standard toolkit in After Effects CS3 or later to create a sinister, mysterious title sequence that would be great for horror movies, or even diving sequences. You can download the project file for it from here.

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