Apple Motion: The Magic of a Simple Solution

The magic of a simple solution. An effect that looks pretty complicated but which is surprisingly easy to achieve and I think you'll love finding out the secret of it.
(Text, lighting, camera, filters, replicators, clones)
Because this is a bit fiddly in terms of getting the numbers right, I am (unusually) giving you a link to my completed project (which has some extra refinements): drive.google.c...

[@ottobyte]

Omg 😮this is on another level Simon. Absolutely incredible work ❤

[@SimonUbsdell]

Thank you!

[@mdjwww5]

As usual the finished project looks simple and maybe the making of looks equally simple , but it takes the brains of a creator like you simon to join it all together in a wonderful visual

[@SimonUbsdell]

Thank you!

[@JoshGreensVLOG]

This is by far my favorite tutorial! Thank you

[@Q-Tracx]

Wow! What a fantastic effect and what an impressive tutorial. Well done simon!

[@mondoprime]

Been watching your stuff for years, Simon. You're absolutely spoiling us Motion users with all this content!

[@SimonUbsdell]

Thank you.

[@GarrettBM]

LOL! I agree, but don't say too much we don't want him to stop. LOL

[@GarrettBM]

Nice one, I enjoyed the addition of the music too. One of the (numerous) things I enjoy about your tutorials is watching you work around problems as they arise. I am still a newbie with all this. Like the saying whats the difference in a craftsman and and apprentice? The craftsman knows how to fix his/the mistakes and work around the roadblocks, the apprentice doesn't. Another one added to my to-do-list as thats where the subtleties are revealed. . Thank you!

[@SimonUbsdell]

Thank you very much. You are far too kind! I just blunder through and sometimes come out the other side in one piece, but that's about the extent of it ...

[@JohnnytheBlue]

Tremendously cool! Your tutorials' intersection between outward complexity & inner simplicity is an absolute pleasure to watch. I can't believe you made this with Slit Scan haha

[@alankelly8245]

Really nice effect, thank you Simon

[@Rockysvideostation]

Your creativity is so impressive Simon! I salute you for taking your time and sharing with us Simon!

[@joshgreenwalt508]

Very impressive. I admittedly don't ever find much use for your final results since they often don't fit my style, but the real value is the tricks you used to get there and expanding my familiarity with what is possible and how I can apply them in my own way. I think a lot of people are just looking for those follow and copy tutorials and not realizing the true value your wide range of clever tutorials provide.

[@SimonUbsdell]

Thank you!

[@GarrettBM]

I thought I commented to share I did the tutorial (but I don't see it). I ended up using American Captain font as no letters go below the baseline and I had a C and O in the words I used and so it seemed that going below the baseline with those rounded edges may have influenced the slit scan effect (negatively IMO) whereas with American Captain Font no letters go below and I got a smoother end look. Again thank you Simon for the tutorial!!!!

[@SimonUbsdell]

Good call. Makes sense.

[@toddlask]

love it!

[@MixiMera]

Simon you certainly know what you are doing, I just love it. Thanks!. I wish I could start with a need and end up with how to create it. Have you created some kind of walkthrough of the tools in Motion or just how to see what to select to create a specific result?

[@pixelrancher]

Love this effect!

[@ArtmanBass]

Quite the style of German Expressionism! Very creative. Thanks for your great demo. I bet this technique would create a nice title sequence for METROPOLIS if one could add some evolving cityscape behind it.

[@SimonUbsdell]

I love German Expressionism more than any other style so I am so pleased that you picked up the echoes that I myself hadn't even noticed! My favourite ever project was a film company logo where I built a vast Metropolis-type city to fly through - the demo secured the contract, and then they chose something really boring instead. Oh well.

[@ArtmanBass]

Don’t get me started about a client’s taste (or lack of.) 😂

[@SimonUbsdell]

Hah! Story of my professional life.

[@SYPCWAK]

Thanks again Simon!!

[@trippy_blob]

Text, lighting, camera, filters, replicators, clones.... ANYONE... show me a better tutorial to learn them all in under 13 minutes..... Thanks Simon

[@SimonUbsdell]

Gosh! Thank you very much :)

[@trippy_blob]

@@SimonUbsdell kzbin.info/www/bejne/fprYmKuqrq2pjJY Here's how I am trying to fit in your creative tutorials in the 360 VR space. (3D lines with particle emitter tutorial) Hope @Apple releases a better 360 VR compatibily on Motion. Else I am guess I need to Da Vinci Resolve.

[@яотвечаюзавсеЮ.ГерманПетров]

Спасибо!

[@JBManos-gg2zm]

Holy cow!

[@ArthurAllen0915]

Can You Do A Tutorial Showing How To Do This Effect In Davinci Resolve?

[@SimonUbsdell]

Unfortunately the concept relies on a filter that Motion has but Fusion does not ... and I'm not even sure how one would go about replicating it. But I will give it some thought.

[@spalaum]

I am not worthy of having seen this! 😵