Motion Design Hotline: Express(ion) Delivery

Evan and Kyle are back to deliver useful and powerful After Effects expressions direct to your doorstep! In this episode we’re introducing some intermediate expressions concepts. Evan has some delicious drop down menu hacks to create super fast templates, some magical uses of the modulus operator, and clever combinations of waves that are sure to wow! Kyle will be bringing us TIME savings you’re sure to VALUE. You’ll want to INDEX it all for later so you never forget them.
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Evan Abrams is a freelance motion designer based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: www.behance.net/ECAbrams
Kyle Hamrick is a freelance motion designer based in Kansas City: kylehamrick.com/
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00:00 Start
01:25 Into - beyond basic expressions
04:57 Expression use case for assigning colors
06:56 Creating dropdowns for custom uses
12:58 Kyle’s expressions for time delayed/referenced assets
22:01 Naming variables
24:07 Offset rig demo
24:31 Finding script errors
27:45 Using AI or borrowed code for your projects
30:19 Using/finding frames for use in your code
32:14 Blending 2 Parents
37:09 Use case for Blending 2 Parents
40:37 Kyle’s “clamp” aside
43:19 Kyle solves the index issue
48:24 Evan on Math
50:28 Evan’s expression driven counter
54:20 Wrap up