Cheap Tricks | AQUAMAN Underwater Effects: Part 1 (VFX Tutorial)

[@damienfelix3008]

I think its one of the best tutorial i have seen for Ae. Awesome job 😎

[@MrEiht]

Watch his other tuts too. Even if you know it all and have some years of experience, he still kills it. Of course we would never disrespect Andrew, the legend.

[@SyedAsad]

Agreed MrEiht

[@KZLR]

1. These Tutorials are the best thing. 2. These tutorials make me feel inadequate. 3. Please keep making these!

[@novelafilmacademy]

Fantastic tutorial! Your approach to creating underwater effects for 'Aquaman' is both innovative and accessible.

[@wagnercs]

Gosh, being a newbie on RG products for AE, I can say you guys saved my bacon a couple of times already for some projects I've been assigned, in just a month! And this tutorial is a proof that I'm surrounded by some of the most skilled professionals on the market. I will watch it several times, over and over, in order to learn all gems you guys are sharing. I suspect this is only possible because of RG ecosystem and support. Congratulations!

[@theActionMovieKid]

Appreciate the kind words! This and the upcoming Pt 2 tackle a bunch of universal things that are hopefully helpful for whatever project you're working on. Red Giant is amazing - they've invited me to do these for them, and everyone I've met is delightful. They are truly so creative and supportive.

[@EmirUysal]

It is straight out awesome that we have these masters that are dishing us out these free tutorials. I know it has its own dynamics and pros for the creators but still, it just always blows my mind how I can have access to all this information. Thank you Giant, and everyone else out there providing us with these awesome tutorials!

[@coreyroberson4550]

Dude - the difference matte for an emitter is an amazing trick!

[@theActionMovieKid]

I’ve been a little underwater recently, but it’s great to be back in 2019. Octonauts, at ease!

[@AmiYamato]

Thanks for this Hashi. As always, I picked up some excellent handy tips!

[@stratospheric-tv]

Its always exciting to see a new tutorial up from you!

[@zamirstuff]

Awesome tutorial Hashi, and it's kinda weird seeing you use AE CC since you said you prefer to use what you have been using for years

[@theActionMovieKid]

Zamir A. Hernandez - still keep my copy of CS5.5 on my system for when I’m feeling nostalgic.

[@Random_sandwich]

does anyone know if the video uses the after effects with the latest update with mocha ? or the earlier version of AE 2018?

[@zjdoliver]

A tutorial that contains 1000 tutorials. so many creative ideas. THANK YOU!

[@artyourmindd]

I have learned more in the 10 minutes I've been watching than the past year and 100+ tutorial videos. Thank you!

[@fzkrm]

Same here bro

[@guillermovaccarezza7105]

Not only the tutorial is amazing, but the voice and speech is clear as a blue summer sky! So easy and pleasant to follow. Great job.

[@elissitdesign]

Scene Normalization FTW! Brilliant!

[@smokebuur]

That normalising trick! Incredibly clever. Why have I never been taught that. Going to play with all this right now. Hashi I always love your tutorials. Put more on your channel you dingo. and Hats off to Red Giant and the Trapcode guys as always.

[@theActionMovieKid]

Robbie Goodman - thanks, Robbie!

[@bearimo2867]

100% agree, I know Andrew Kramer did a similar thing but I really lie the addition of the orienting to the scene and the reference solid, makes a whole heap of sense. Fantastic.

[@AliTKhan]

The best thing i just learned is 3d Scene normalization!

[@TurkeyMaze]

Exactly! What a hidden gem of a technique.

[@ElRogish]

i still dont get it....

[@MediaHootLLC]

@@ElRogish I just played around with it until I got it....took about 3 hours to do it by memory and understand....keep following along with this video and do it until you can do it without the video then you'll have an aha moment.

[@StarCinemaEffects]

That was the most incredible tutorial I have ever seen, so fun, exicting and informative! Left not a single question unanswered, other than if these animations in a certain new Hollywood flick were actually done by you!

[@theActionMovieKid]

GESTUDIOS - they were. I’m uncredited, but animated the flower swirl transition for Mary Poppins, and created the template for the watercolor-style shading and lighting for the 2D characters for Ken Duncan Studios. Their team knocked it out of the park.

[@StarCinemaEffects]

​@@theActionMovieKid That is truly amazing, your on the top of your game and its amazing to learn from you! I will include a small underwater scene in my short film, this tutorial truly inspired me, keep up the great work!

[@aandjo]

This tutorial makes me want to dive into after effects!

[@staticklingon2182]

I sea what you did there.

[@clemj7928]

my eyes...

[@_Scxrpixn_]

Sounds fishy..

[@_Scxrpixn_]

Lmao I typed that exactly when he said "Now I'm gonna do something really fishy"

[@JaxDagger]

Have fun buying all the expensive cool plugin xD nah it is really fun though even without

[@orthopathos]

This video is invaluable! Don't think any other VFX tutorial comes close in thoroughness and quality! Thanks so much!!

[@mrCarStyling]

Man, I'm literally amazed with your tutor. Love your work, thanks for the time and effort and patience you invited into this over one and a half years ago.

[@sthJuniorPK]

Hashi.... I loved this video for one simple reason... as long as I've been using After Effects I've struggled with the camera tracker. That normalizing trick is a Godsend!

[@muhammadfaruq1782]

But still able to explain each stage in a basic manner. Honestly thanks man!

[@MaxonRedgiant]

We're glad this was helpful!

[@freyblake8864]

know your basics course is just what I needed. Taking it a day at a ti so I can fully grasp the core of soft.

[@dreamzdziner8484]

Such tutorials are more fun to watch than the actual movie itself:-) Man there are tons of AE tricks which I never ever knew existed and you guys are some freaking wizards who have mastered all such techniques in VFX. Thank you so much for sharing this knowledge...Respect!

[@FreddieTF2]

This is actually so inspiring. Lots of things to learn that are useful for so many more things than this particular (no pun intended) effect! Also, the instrumental version of Chandelier is an absolute banger.

[@theActionMovieKid]

Freddie TF2 - thanks!

[@ftownsend15]

Props to you man, not only is the tutorial awesome, you had sooo many helpful tips.

[@ManilynMusic]

This is so awesome! Watching this to potentially create my own music video. Very clear for someone like me without film background. Next move, application.

[@studio49rou]

Just... Wow! Months of tutorials in one! You are king mate!

[@StoneyMoe]

After 10 Minutes of watching i realized...okay that´s way to hard for a beginner.....but can´t stop watching it till the end. The most nerdy thing i´ve ever seen...THUMBS UP

[@ChrischoBoardgaming]

I don't even own AE or any of the stuff you mention and use here, but I watched the whole video, because I enjoyed it so much. The concise overview at the start, the professional look of the results and the subtle humour displayed in your clear narration all made it worth my time. Thanks for sharing!

[@finaloutput]

It's like doing a six months advance ae crash course in just 46 mins.

[@fzkrm]

strongly agree man!

[@nemoltu]

Darn yes... My brain exploded from that info 😃

[@mrCarStyling]

I was reading your comment multiple times. I didn't got it, since I started to watch this vid many times. Now I watching the video and I'm at 9 minutes. I got your comment...........

[@chrisalldridge1235]

Your name gives me anxiety.

[@parthjain1414]

bruh from shooting to complete all editing it took 3 months but soo satisfying

[@parthjain1414]

daily grind was so real

[@jordi_leon]

These tutorials is why I follow Red Giant. Thank you, guys! Keep it up with amazing videos and amazing tools

[@Orelion]

I can barely track on AE, what am I doing here/ Amazing tutorial btw.

[@Ionecoyote]

Same haha

[@Account1746]

Non of this shit makes sense to me but shoutout to you for killin it bro

[@theActionMovieKid]

Hahahaha

[@GreenlineGames84]

@@theActionMovieKid i understand everything. There are a lot of steps, but simple awesome. Thank you, i try this.

[@json5467]

Lol straight up honest

[@mooseg12]

Your method for normalizing the 3D space is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks.

[@Black_Sheep-01]

hey since i think that you might be the right person to ask, would you mind seeing if you could answer my question. Right after I parented the rest of the solids to my ground floor... Everything got out position, to describe it better... things just got closer. I entered the values in the position and orientation of the ground floor too but it seems to just be like that. You got any idea where it went wrong?

[@kimkrohnberle]

Insane. I can repeat the steps, but so playfully using the tools for an artistic expression like you do.. jeesh. Kudos! And thanks, learnt a lot.

[@EloyerMarian]

Using Chandellier as bg music while masking the chandellier.. clever ;)

[@ALARICFILMS]

Just one word: Master...

[@natemclean1125]

I hope you keep making tutorials like this forever.

[@assembledvisionarysystem6370]

This is a excellent video here Red Giant, you even mentioned Video copilot, been following that guy for years, I've only made it 16:17 minutes through and this is just a good watch all together. Looking forward to new content!

[@Swedish_Remixer]

This is a great beginner's guide to AfterFX.

[@digiratimax]

Awesome. I like the scientific tutorial approach. All broken down with analogy and structured steps. All significant elements of a great tutorial. Thank you for being gracious with your knowledge and skills.

[@StratisEfst]

I have no idea what this guy did, but he made it look so easy.

[@loiuhuiygny7guyguiygk]

@20:05 maaaan end result is so different than the original!! so convincing

[@hamerlinedaniel8086]

The Screen with fish so amazing !

[@dcstudiosgraphicdesign9689]

You are an eminence... Thanks for such a majestic tutorial

[@TrentisN]

That normalising trick was great.

[@WafikNH]

I'm overwhelmed by the quality of this tutorial. I will play with that in free time :D so epic!!!

[@cjngsart]

Normalizing the 3d world.... life changer, especially with AE tracker. Thanks for the pro tip!

[@TinyOak]

I'm amazed... I don't know how long it takes to master AE but as it is shown - it's worth time and money - thank you for thais tutorial - it helps a lot

[@MaxonRedgiant]

Glad you enjoyed the tutorial!

[@prathameshbhonkhade7801]

One of the advanced tutorial out there thanks and keep making such movie effects

[@PedroRodriguez-fv6sc]

Action Movie Kid I wish you the best man, great quality videos and top notch information. Keep up.

[@k.k8791]

TABLE OF CONTENTS 0:00 Introduction 2:08 Defining the Underwater Look 3:24 Footage/Filming Suggestions 5:00 Quick Overview 5:28 Clip 1 - Underwater Staircase 6:20 Pro-Tip #1 - Normalizing your 3D Workspace 8:48 Color Correction and Trapcode Shine 10:38 Trapcode Form - Floating Bits 12:00 Caustics (Light Ripples) 13:10 Universe Heatwave for Distortion 13:50 Trapcode Particular - Fish! 20:10 Clip 2 - Ballroom with Chandelier 21:51 Particular Motion Paths 24:27 Pro-Tip #2 - Rove-Across-Time Keyframes 30:13 Clip 3 - Underwater Ballerina 30:30 Trapcode Mir - Reflective Water Surface 34:25 Particular - Motion-Driven Particles 39:25 UNDERWATER TEMPLATE Description

[@k.k8791]

Not me, it's from the description.. And i just made it more visible and helpful to some viewers

[@sczntaylor5061]

the bubbles (particles) really sold me.

[@archlyn1]

Unbelievably great tutorial. Mind blown! Thank You!!

[@jeroldfrancis6075]

I am very glad that I stumbled upon your video

[@SLYRED33]

You are a genius! I never even thought of making water effects on photos. Thank for showing us some cool tricks in After Effects

[@jcfilmz]

so much info... i get lost and wanna give up real quick lol love your content bro. keep it up bc i am learning from you bro.

[@DobbsyLondon]

Your tutorial style is fantastic, informative and easy to follow. Subbed.

[@scubadottech]

This tutorial was mindblowingly awesome. I don't have AE at the moment (using a mix of FCP, KdenLive, Motion, and Blender), but regardless this gave me a lot of the tools and techniques I need for create and tweak underwater scenes... thanks again so much! (And I'm starting to appreciate why so many are using CC now)

[@brandonjacksoon]

Cool! So professional! Thank you!

[@cassiusmarques]

This was a great way to sell your products! Well done, the aggregated value of this video is INSANE!

[@ericnascimento9907]

thank you for the detailed guide, it helped me install this soft

[@andreacortes583]

You guys are amazing! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and all the material to work with, It's incredible.

[@HomAxz]

What an absolutely phenomenal tutorial.

[@befkadu1]

This video is packed with great tips. Thank you for sharing!

[@lakmalabeyrathne9786]

Didn't get all of it..but you are killing it man

[@DavidZurita_zuri]

Best Tutorial about VFX

[@andrewbird8624]

I appreciate the consistent music-bed-puns on RG.

[@someoneedits]

Super detail tutorial please keep making these

[@MaxonRedgiant]

Hashi is working on some more of them, yes!

[@yeezygoing6610]

this is by far the best tutorial I have ever come across! You sir are amazing at giving tutorials, but you are a god in After Effects! Nothing but respect! Nice video :)

[@cyzykyoungbeatz]

normalization! thing is the real trick for me.. hope more tuts like this thx

[@Nene-8090]

This Hashi guy is good

[@richierich8085]

So cool and fast creating.

[@_mattphill_]

Amazing video!, constantly exciting

[@paulinahofner8426]

man thank you so much this is EXACTLY what i needed for my uni project it's as if you've read my mind thank you!

[@goku21youtub]

octonauts is my favourite kids 3d animated show ... they did a really great job on the artstyle

[@lifeofmachine4641]

Outstanding tutorial

[@e11world]

A M A Z I N G ! ! ! Great tutorial filled with many many many tricks. Thank you for taking the time to put together all of this.

[@PlaneCDR]

All I can say is WOW!

[@jokybones]

This is God mode!

[@readysteadyskills3649]

i wish i could like this video 15 times. this was so amazing! thank you!

[@NicholasHeidel]

I got a headache watching this but I love it❤️

[@adrinaik93]

Watching this gives the ability to see the potential AE has. I wish I watched this before some trashy tracks we were required to do in a short film that, of course, ended up being shit. Absolutely fantastic tutorial!, specially loved how to normalise the 3D environment.

[@ניין-י9ש]

Al of these for free, thanks alot!!

[@adamsunday2010]

Great tips. I'm planning some underwater effects and this is all great stuff.

[@drewnix7201]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I love the pace of your tutorials.

[@alytta94]

38:47 "I created this with my other monitor with my right hand with a second mouse" LOL

[@uriscope6675]

Thank you Red giant. You guys are just too brilliant with the IDEA of Normalizing 3D workspace. Thank you. #MuchRespectFromNigeria

[@BigasGamingTV]

WHOAH! This tutorial makes me want to study this @____@ OMG. THUMBS UP MAN!

[@TTKS818]

You’re so talented! Love your videos ☺️💕 please do more tutorials esp AE for beginners 😭🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️

[@bakohuston2161]

I started AE two weeks ago, did some intros tutorial only and this looks so intimidating.

[@bobbydelavega9425]

Amazing. Thanks for sharing my friend.

[@chikir9777]

Nice tutorial.... Very helpful

[@greentokyo]

This is one of the coolest and most informative tutorials i’ve ever seen!!

[@damianvannoy]

34:52 It's called Cavitation and it's totally a thing, look it up, it's actually pretty interesting! you should add it to your list of "elements". Any way awesome tutorial Thanks a lot and keep up the good work!!!

[@hodiosfilms2856]

Great tutorial.. I can't believe i have watched to the end.. This was awesome

[@TashasImaginarium]

I'm working on some mermaid videos and this is going to be VERY useful!!! Thank you so much for making this!!! I love your videos!

[@TuhinBhai]

Awesome techniques.... Thanks bro

[@voodoorampager]

pure gold. ty so much!

[@nijatIbrahimli]

wow, nice! Thank you

[@myonie22]

fantastic tutorial!!!