Adobe After Effects Archives

5 simple camera & editing effects you should definitely try

Aug 9, 2018 John Aldred

Coming up with new and different camera & editing techniques for your videos is challenging. There are millions of them out there, that Hollywood has…

The beginners guide to creating hyperlapse – the easy way

May 15, 2018 John Aldred

Timelapses have become so common now that they’re almost cliché. Like every other type of photography or filmmaking, they’ve gotten to the point where creating…

Learn Adobe After Effects with this new free course for beginners

Apr 20, 2018 John Aldred

After Effects is probably my favourite tools in the Adobe Lineup. Essentially, it is for video what Photoshop is for stills. It has a whole…

How to stabilise shaky footage without using warp stabiliser

Jan 11, 2018 John Aldred

It’s funny how things go around in circles. The Warp Stabiliser was added to After Effects and Premiere to eliminate the need for techniques like…

How to make it snow in your photos and videos using Adobe After Effects

Dec 18, 2017 John Aldred

Well, ’tis the season. Although some of us might be living in a winter wonderland, that’s not all of us. So, perhaps our videos need…

How to create an alternate reality mirror in After Effects

Nov 27, 2017 John Aldred

This is one of those classic movie effects, especially in horror movies. There’s your soon-to-be victim, looking at themselves in the mirror. They finish what…

How to stretch and bend time with long exposure video effects

Aug 13, 2017 John Aldred

Long exposure effects with video can create some very cool results. This particular video from cinematographer Dan Marker-Moore is a particularly good example of that….