In this 3-in-1 Tutorial we get the high-voltage action! This massive 56 min tutorial has so many tips and tricks you are sure to learn something new! Techniques: Direction Lightning Movement Dynamic Reflections with realistic[…]

    Direction Lightning Movement    Dynamic Reflections with realistic falloff Source: Video Copilot 2

Solving some interesting problems with Lightning and Electricity! Watch for the tutorial on Tuesday! Had a great time at NAB, Adobe has recorded my presentation, will be posting that soon! Thanks to everyone who stopped[…]

Yo Andrew! Where are all the Tutorials!?! A reasonable question actually. I don’t have a simple answer but maybe I can share a bit of my process with you. This year I’ve been working on[…]

I must confess… I was never a big fan of shape layers… we just didn’t get along. I was used to using masks but suddenly (around AE CS3) the same mask tool began creating Red vector[…]

So we’re working on a new Blog Show and thought this was a good time to remind everyone to be safe! It has begun! #cinedrive #kesslercrane A video posted by Video Copilot (@andrewkramer) on Jan[…]

Just playing around with a new After Effects experiment without using any 3rd Party plug-ins! I need to refine some parts of the effect but I really want to make a tutorial for it ASAP![…]

    Create a dripping water displacement map    Simulate realistic camera DOF Source: Video Copilot 2

In this tutorial we’ll use After Effects to create a realistic water effect without any 3rd party plug-ins! Great for adding atmosphere to a rainy scene or title. This effect is fully customization and can[…]

What is this thing! I’ve basically combined a bunch of stuff into one experiment! I might have been inspired by the amazing planet explosions from The Force Awakens but wanted to see if I could get[…]

Gear Up! #Element3D A video posted by Video Copilot (@andrewkramer) on Jan 3, 2017 at 9:10pm PST Maybe I just love apertures but this was a fun project to make! Using a few motion design[…]

Experimenting with realistic refracting water. #aftereffects A video posted by Video Copilot (@andrewkramer) on Jan 2, 2017 at 12:59pm PST I love using native effects in After Effects to create more realistic effects… Although I[…]

I hope everyone is ready for a great year! Can’t wait to show you all of the cool things we have been working on, from blog shows, to plug-ins & tutorials! My goal for this[…]

Make your own ugly sweater! To celebrate the end of the year, here is the project template you’ve always wanted! Ugly Sweater Features: Control thread size and width Control Stitching angle Add dis-colorization to the[…]

Get some plug-ins & Stuff! Save 25% Instantly on All Video Copilot tools for a limited time! Need a new model pack, or some Pro Shaders for Element 3D? Now is the perfect time to upgrade[…]

Our new workflow enhancement plug-in has been updated with many bug fixes and a few new enhancements! In V1, you could: Access FX & Presets quickly Create FX Shortcuts Create FX Overrides Export Snapshot with PNG[…]

The console war continues on but this time, everybody wins! Our new After Effects workflow plug-in is now available for free! Speed up After Effects by making it work your way! Manage design progress with[…]

    Speed up your After Effects workflow    Get stuff done faster! Source: Video Copilot 2

I recently did some VFX for my buddy Ryan Connoly! Just in time for Halloween! There was only 6 visual effects shots but they had some very tricky challenges! I’ll go into some more details later[…]

Our new workflow utility now has some graphics! Introducing FX Console our new plug-in for After Effects that has been slowly developed over time as my personal utility to improve my workflow. It offers a variety of small[…]