Since 2016 I have been a guest blogger for Pond5, a stock footage and creative community.
In some posts I dig into Visual Effects and Motion Graphics tips and techniques for current and aspiring artists,
and how they can use Pond5's resources to accomplish these effects in their own work.
In other posts I take readers behind the scenes of famous Visual Effects shots and TV titles.
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Not long ago, most gory effects were done on set, but now most shows and films are so hi-res that audiences can see the tiniest details. That means fake blood and gore has to look like the real thing.
Turning day into night seems like one of those effects that you’d only need in films about the apocalypse, but it’s way more common than you might think.
Integrating footage into a TV screen or phone is a “frequent flyer” type of shot for many VFX companies, and it gives teams more flexibility in post-production.
For many production teams, waiting until the next big blizzard to shoot their scene isn’t always smart, practical, or safe, so over the years they have turned to VFX teams to make it snow. Snow is a very common effect that many VFX houses create, so we tend to use one of two methods when setting a snowstorm into motion.
Like a lot of things on TV and in film, driving scenes are almost always touched in some way by a VFX team.
Here are some tips that will help you leverage After Effects to mimic the look of recordings from any time period you want.