EPICTORIAL #3 - Auto Bullet Casing Ejection effect - After Effects

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It's kinda funny this video came out like the same day Freddie (and by Freddie I mean Brandon) released a tutorial on advanced slow motion muzzle flashes. This is slightly longer and more detailed haha.
Hey guys, week three!! This weeks effect we cover a few different concepts, all surrounding the idea behind bullet casings getting ejected out of a gun. Now, I used a pistol in this video and just kind of pretended it was an automatic weapon. The same principles apply. The first big concept I cover is tracking a matte to an object, specifically to cut something out and have a clean plate underneath it show through. Then I use Trapcode Particular to make a custom particle system which shoots the bullet casings from the Action Essentials II pack (from Video Copilot) out towards the camera. Then the final touch is to use Particular to automate placing muzzle flashes, rather than manually placing them linking them to a tracker, so that the smoke stays in the scene unaffected by the tracker, but the flashes still occur where the barrel is places. Pretty sweet.
Anyway, Check back soon for the Skyrim video, should be coming out really soon!! It's mostly done!

[@Tugoose]

Couldn't help but smile when I heard the piece of paper thought experiment on this thing 8 years before the corridor video.

[@FreddieFirth]

When the bullet shells had no gravity, it looked so cool!!! I love these tutorials, they are what inspires me to want after effects so I can make my own effects as good as Wrens...

[@ghilliem.g.5824]

bloody hell mate, young Wren is so diferent then now Wren

[@SirWrender]

haha very true but how do you see it? Looks? Mannerisms? voice?

[@רפאל-ב]

@@SirWrender well, voice is the one thing that isn't different (except now Wren has more voices for different expressions) speaking about exponential growth stayed the same, it's more about the looks I guess and you act a bit more different, the pasting of the video is something as well. Both Wrens are great btw

[@jadchidiac4668]

Got here after watching your corridor videos. I’m a big fan of you guys! I wonder why you had to stack all these layers though.. I would’ve created 2 opacity keyframes with a loop expression using only one layer.

[@lukewhatidid1735]

2022 Still a great tutorial

[@guianparas]

Any one watching these in 2020?

[@chillu420]

No but in 2021

[@bradhodgkins]

I never thought of using particular for that, great tutorial wren!

[@IndyRiot]

Really cool effect dude. Never thought of using Particular for bullet casings.

[@emcitement]

awesome tutorial. makes me wanna' get back into video production.

[@WarriorW22]

Hey Wren, you could've animated the opacity of a single layer rather using multiple layers. You could've created a slider control, put an expression on it (multiply the time by the frame rate, and then use "%2" to return the remainder of the division of it by 2). And then link the opacity to the the slider (multiplying by 100), and it's done. Just thought it might be useful, and using math you can apply to other things. Peace.

[@MicahChung]

Could you do a slow motion muzzle flash tutorial

[@JustJoshinMagic]

@wrenthereaper Anytime! I appreciate that fact that you took the time to reply!

[@LUIS88123]

great tutorial wren but i was hoping you would follow up on the falcon punch tutorials, are you?

[@רפאל-ב]

As someone who uses Premiere and barely touched AE (I can't even see the untouched footage without AE crashing (well, I might have exaggerated a bit)) Do you really have to do the exponential growth thing? Can't you just do it on the same track?

[@Leemitless]

wren is awesome...there's nothing more i can say

[@MahalaBeatz60307]

great tutorial

[@hackedtechnothief]

The great wren the reaper Never faiks to impress his fans

[@josephschmalz9284]

could you do a tut on a advanced lightning effect in Ae? thanks

[@alboli23]

can't wait for the SKyrim video ! :)

[@roachmasta189]

@wrenthereaper can you show us how to do the rage shot effect

[@CamsCreations]

Du fuq with the dislikes? This was a very good tutorial!

[@FallingOctoberProd]

Might try this sometime! Great Tutorial!

[@BapistaProductions]

It's so easy, But I would never think of it!

[@SuS_NuG_It]

@wrenthereaper I should have specified, but that is what I meant. The effects may be good, but if the acting isn't solid, then it is all for naught.

[@swenzih]

I dont even know why I like watching these videos so much. I dont own any video editing software :S

[@Shocker1435]

I wish he was making more videos because they are awesome x)

[@nzwhiskey]

THEY'VE GOT, A POWER AND FORCE THAT YOU'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE!!! Sorry. The music is Subliminal.

[@MajhalaAnimationStudios]

how can i minimize the size of video,..? i was exporting a 2 min video from Premiere Pro 2014 which gave me 700MB, approx my 7 min video will have 2.45GB....

[@the_real_editor]

compress it with something like handbrake

[@JustJoshinMagic]

@wrenthereaper Well even thought I have no idea how to use programs like After Effects I still love these vids because it's like BtS video. I found you through your submission to Next Up and have been a fan ever since!

[@TheTheliked]

another nice video, thanks

[@CoachMundo]

very useful

[@rmunoz1994]

You should try replicating corridordigital's fus ro dah effect and make a tut

[@SuS_NuG_It]

bullet casings are good, but how about recoil?

[@indexgg]

U could duplicate the slide layer. But why not key frame the opacity? Going from 100% to 0% then 100% etc

[@lizzasrockstar]

omigosh. its like a tutorial- but its epic.

[@cazuria2492]

Where did you learn to do all these effects and stuff? also may i ask what program you use?

[@hstapes]

Those casings call for more MOTION BLUR!

[@MegaXplayer]

awesome thanks

[@video_pro777]

hi

[@oddzxc]

what program is he using?

[@Forrest_404]

Does this work in ae 2024

[@LazyPerfectionist]

before wren????

[@TheJankoFilms]

What camera and lens do you use for the film making?

[@VoXeR91]

Everything I was thinking during this video was: "Go go Power Raaangeers"... Oh look, a tutorial.

[@goodguy7883]

Anyone this year here

[@MackEffects]

What gun is that?

[@Mayasfather]

Take a picture of the gun! Clean the background in Photoshop (keep the slide only) Track your footage! add your slide psd file on the null and animate the blow back! Done Tabarnack!

[@RoxasTheNobody]

Love the Power Rangers theme. =D

[@geoff0707]

Go go Power Raaangerssss DEN DUN.... DEN DUN DUN DUN DUN

[@JustJoshinMagic]

How come this video already has 2 dislikes and no likes? I thought it was awesome!

[@socksman669]

dovakin uses fus ro dah

[@ArchaeanDragon]

@wrenthereaper But that's what us lovely commenters are for! To nitpick and dive into semantics! :P Yes, they are related; one is a subset of the other.

[@ArchaeanDragon]

It's geometric growth, actually. :P

[@FilmsEvolution]

go go power rangers!