After Effects Tutorials

Essential Techniques with Ergin Kuke

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Introduction to After Effects

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The Basics Part 1

Ergin reviews interface basics, frame rates, resolution, bit depth, basic keyframing, timeline vs. node-based compositors, aspect ratio and more.

Duration: 69 minView project render

The Basics Part 2

Ergin continues his introduction and delves deeper into After Effects with an explanation of blending modes, filters, basic masking, adjustment layers and more.

Duration: 31 min

Rendering

Ergin explains the rendering process in-depth and shows examples of common render settings.

Duration: 30 minView project render

Track Mattes

An introduction to using alpha channels and track mattes.

Duration: 13 min

Keyframes

An in-depth look at keyframing in After Effects.

Duration: 39 min

Editing

All you need to know about After Effects editing and shortcuts.

Duration: 5 min

Masking and Reflections

In this tutorial Ergin uses masking, track mattes and fake reflections to create a unique television experience.

Duration: 8 min

Rotoscoping

This tutorial covers the basics of rotoscoping in After Effects.

Duration: 11 min

Time Stretch Remapping

Time Remapping is the process of manipulating video and effects in your timeline in order to create dynamic compositions.

Duration: 14 min

These videos are available as Digital Downloads only, at a resolution of 1024x768. Software requirements: QuickTime Movie Player (Version 7.0 or higher).

Intermediate After Effects Tutorials

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Title Screen "Beelzebub" Animation

Capture the movement of your mouse to animate flies in this title screen tutorial.

Duration: 26 minView project render

Shapes Animation

In this project-based tutorial, Ergin gives examples of how to use shapes in After Effects and animate them with distortion and echo to create an underwater environment.

Duration: 36 minView project render

Introduction to Tracking

In this extensive four part introduction to tracking in After Effects, Ergin thoroughly demos the tracking process including using position, rotation, scale tracking, and stabilizing in a 2d track, corner point tracking, adding video to a blank monitor.

Duration: 48 minView project render

Compositing Render Passes

This tutorial contains both an overview of compositing 3D render passes with lighting theory and material properties, as well as a real world project using RGB mattes, ambient occlusion and color correction.

Duration: 36 minView project render

Warp Drive

Learn to animate a simple, stylized warp drive effect with only three layers using distortion, camera shake, and color correction.

Duration: 47 minView project render

Space Environment

Create planets and an animated outerspace environment completely in 2D.

Duration: 38 minView project render

Equalizer

Ergin demonstrates how to use sound to drive animation in After Effects with several examples.

Duration: 51 minView project render

Keying

In this three part tutorial, Ergin takes an in-depth look at the keying tools in After Effects. Examples include green and blue screens and theory.

Duration: 90 min

Using 3D - Part 1, Horse head

This Intro to 3D in After Effects tutorial covers cameras, lights, material properties, animation.

Duration: 24 minView project render

Using 3D - Part 2, Whiskey Bottle

This Intro to 3D in After Effects tutorial continues with camera depth of field, more animation and 3d layers.

Duration: 37 minView project render

These videos are available as Digital Downloads only, at a resolution of 1024x768. Software requirements: QuickTime Movie Player (Version 7.0 or higher).

Advanced After Effects Projects

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Stylized Cloud Animation

In this tutorial Ergin uses a lightning filter and color-correction to create stormy clouds and then composites those clouds to appear outside the window of an airplane

Duration: 56 minView project render

Using 3D -Turning a Still Image into 3D

This tutorial covers how to give a 3D effect to a still image.

Duration: 55 minView project render

"Regressive" Commercial

This project-based tutorial spins a Progressive commercial to create a real world spoof.

Duration: 31 min

Blood Effects

Learn blood effects for title sequences in this project-based tutorial while recreating part of a Dragon Age commercial.

Duration: 41 minView project render

"Strom-Chasers" Opening Title

Recreate part of Storm Chasers' opening titles using particles and animation.

Duration: 69 minView project render

Celestial Impact

Mars gets hit in this tutorial complete with monolith from 2001 Space Odyssey all in 2D.

Duration: 66 minView project render

"Giants" Composite

In this three part, project-based tutorial, Ergin shows how to create giant characters walking through New York City.

Duration: 179 minView project render

These videos are available as Digital Downloads only, at a resolution of 1024x768. Software requirements: QuickTime Movie Player (Version 7.0 or higher).

Ergin Kuke

Co-founder, Angst VFX

Ergin is creative director and co-founder of Angst VFX, an up and coming visual effects company in Los Angeles, CA.

Ergin moved to Los Angeles from Albania in 2001 to be part of the Gnomon Certificate program. After finishing studies there, he has been a Lighting TD and Compositor at Sony Imageworks, Rhythm & Hues working on Polar Express, Zathura, Superman, Narnia, Beowulf etc. As a freelance artist in commercial boutiques, Ergin has worked at Digital Kitchen, Stardust, Engine Room, Brand New School, Superfad etc doing lighting and compositing on many commercial and music video projects. He has also developed concert visuals for Korn, Bon Jovi, 50 Cent, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Paul Oakenfold and more.

Ergin is also a part time instructor at Gnomon School of VFX where he teaches Compositing, Lighting and Texturing.