FULL Projection Mapping Show Step-by-Step in After Effects Beginner Tutorial
Design and animate your first Halloween projection mapping show in After Effects. Watch me animate a whole show and walk you through everything step by step.
What happens after you've designed your show?
You can export the video as an mp4. Go to File→Export→Add to Render Queue, adjust settings in the Output Module and click Render.
If you don't want to play the file from a laptop, use a media player. Load the file onto it, plug it into the projector, and play it from there. These are suitable:
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00:00 Introduction
Overview of this beginner After Effects tutorial for creating a Halloween projection mapping show, gradually increasing in complexity.
00:50 Media Assets (Facades, Video, Sound Effects & Music)
Discussing media assets, including LumaMap facades and free media resources. Importance of correct resolution.
05:27 Organizing the Project
Setting up folders and the After Effects project.
09:00 Masking the Dungeon Facade
Using the pen tool to mask out unwanted areas like windows.
19:16 Adding Skeleton Animations
Scaling and placing skeletons in masked windows, adjusting duration.
33:08 Animating with Opacity and Keyframes
Animating skeletons fading in with keyframes and applying keyframes to other elements.
38:42 Previewing and Caching Frames
How After Effects caches frames for smoother playback.
42:00 Adding Ghosts with Blend Modes
Using the 'Screen' blend mode for ghost animations. Adjusting color with tint.
49:39 Adding Fire with Masks and Blend Modes
Adding fire to doorways/windows, refining with masks and blend modes.
56:39 Importing and Adjusting Audio
Looping sound effects like fire and ghosts, adjusting audio levels.
1:01:01 Animating Spiders with Multiply Blend Mode
Using the 'Multiply' blend mode for spiders, masking windows for effect.
1:09:19 Adding Pumpkin Faces and Green Screen Effects
Using 'Screen' blend mode for pumpkin faces, removing the green screen from leaves, and adding drop shadows.
1:19:19 Animating a Moving Witch with Keyframes
Animating a witch across the frame with keyframes, adding a spotlight and drop shadow.
1:31:35 Darkening the Scene with Adjustment Layers and Mattes
Darkening the scene with adjustment layers and track mattes.
1:43:13 Adding Rain and Lightning
Using blend modes for rain and keyframing the 'Advanced Lightning' effect.
1:52:04 Finalizing Lightning with Flashes and Thunder
Enhancing lightning with flashing lights and animating exposure. Adding thunder synced with strikes.
2:03:58 Animating the Demogorgon
Using green screen footage to animate a Demogorgon jumping into the scene with keyframes.
2:07:30 Animating Text for a "Stranger Things" Effect
Animating text with scaling and glowing, mimicking the Stranger Things title sequence.
2:21:45 Sequencing the Final Show
Adding facade sub-comps to a master composition, sequencing with crossfade transitions, and adding music.
✨ Generating Facades with LumaMap:
https://www.lumabox.com/lumamap/
✏️ Custom Prompts:
Stranger Things:
"Derelict American house in the upside down from Stranger Things, red glow, fleshy tendrils, gnarled trees, evil menacing atmosphere pulsing with energy, high-contrast"
Dungeon:
"Dungeon to a gothic medieval crypt, large stone arches and windows, hanging chains and manacles, portcullis, stone walls, spooky and scary with high-contrast shadows"
🛒 Shop Animations from Luma Box:
https://www.lumabox.com/product-categ...
🎥 Video:
Skeleton - • Halloween Projection Loop Dancing Skeleton
Thriller Skeleton - https://pixabay.com/videos/skeleton-d...
Ballroom Dancing Skeletons - https://pixabay.com/videos/skeletons-...
Ghosts - • Free Stock Videos – animated ghost particl...
Fire - • Fire and Flame Overlay 18 - Royalty Free G...
Spiders - • Free Spiders Crawling In Window - Hallowee...
Pumpkin Faces - • Video
Falling Leaves - • Green screen falling leaves effect Free do...
Witch - • Evil Witch With Black Smoke Effect - Green...
Zombie Window - • Zombie Invasion Live Wallpaper Free
Rain - • Free Rain Overlay Footage Clip - Loopable
Demogorgon - • Green Screen Monster (part 1) | Demogorgon...
🔉 Sound Effects:
Banshee Scream - https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/ban...
Ghosts Moaning - https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/gho...
Fire - https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/fir...
Bug Scuttling https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/bug...
Rustling Leaves https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/rus...
🎵 Music:
https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-dar...
💬 Stranger Things Font:
https://fontmeme.com/stranger-things-...
⬇ Free YouTube Downloader:
https://en.y2mate.is/pI1iS/
✂️ Free Background Remover:
https://www.pixelcut.ai/background-re...
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