City Destruction Tutorial!

[@TheAesalon]

I find it frustrating that guys like Andrew Kramer who have raw skill and talent just don't get the appreciation they deserve. The guy makes everything seem so effortless.

[@adarkerlight]

Doesn't get the appreciation? The dude contracts out to Bad Robot! I think he's wrapping/ed up work on The Force Awakens this very minute. :)

[@TheAesalon]

What's that got to do with the price of eggs? I'm not talking about his involvement in projects, because we've all seen his work especially in Star Trek etc. I'm talking purely his amount of subscribers to his channel. Look at Andrews talent level and compare that to the nonsense of pewdiepie and his fan base. It just seems like such an injustice that he hasn't got like ten times the amount of subs he currently has.

[@exnihilodub]

+The Aesalon lol. subs.

[@TheAesalon]

***** Of course. I'm simply stating that Andrew has a LOT of talent. Pewdiepie earns millions and has a huge fanbase from basically dumb shit. That's life.

[@jesperjee]

+The Aesalon I agree. The fact that Pewdiepie is the most popular youtuber speaks volumes about the sad state of the world. A creative genius like Andrew deserves all that and more.

[@zatlanibrahim5438]

Came back here from olddd dqys … I miss you Andrew , we all do man, your tutorials were a light in my learning back then, but now I’m on unreal engine and can tell you, you were years ahead with that element3D, I hope you are happy now and living good life

[@EANIIX]

Actually I just wanted to check the first minutes of this tutorial to see what kind of technique you are going to use for it, but in the end it was just way too fascinating and I watched it all the way to the end :D I think most of the things I already knew how to theoretically do it, but I just never tried to execute them this way. So overall it was really helpful for me, not really regarding to create a city destruction but rather to further understand the techniques given in After Effects. For example the Alt + Drag files onto your 3D layer to set the picture in the exact same place was new for me and I'm definitely gonna use it, as well as the 3D precomp transform fit switcher. You really do the best tutorials I've ever seen. Each of them is really creative and helpful and covers a lot of stuff which is really really cool when you can combine things together into one project. Keep up doing your great stuff, I love it!

[@AlexLusth]

Hey I dont even use after effects and I still watch the whole tutorials...all of them xD

[@fredpelle]

Same thing for me ahaha :P

[@YVZSTUDIOS]

That Alt + Drag thing was exactly what I was looking for XD

[@FstyleXD]

+eaNiiX 素晴らしいですね

[@RobbyRizal]

thanks. you are my savior

[@dzignerdigital3331]

I don't know if you're reading our comments, it's a video from 2015 but Andrew, you're a HERO, a lot of people can't notice it, but bro, what you're making, what you're sharing with us, your tutorials are like oxygen for the graphism's world, you're sharing your knoweldge and your skills freely, and that means a lot for us, and especially for me, i love this graphism world, but i'm in the bad side of the earth, Africa.. and here, if you're not a self-educated, you're done and you can't live from your passion, so THANK YOU VERY MUCH, and i hope you'll never stop making this beautiful tutorial, you're my mentor ! if i had money, i'd pay to get courses from you.

[@Vatsal2opBharat]

Im Litreally watching it in 2022, and nothing is change in the channel!! This channel've been the best VFX 'n' GFX Tutorials channel I've ever found on the Social Media!!

[@NikhilVetam]

New tutorial from Andrew is like a party time for me. Full of knowledge.

[@maskdanger]

So much respect for people with these kind of edit skills.

[@iceycat25]

Oh how I've missed the big and awesome VFX tutorials from Video Copilot! Seems like everything is mostly motion graphics or Element 3D that has been tutorials recently. We know you're super busy now that you're super successful, but we sure missed these kind of tutorials! Great stuff!

[@ViozoDesigns]

Rest in peace :(

[@vandanasah8367]

@@ViozoDesigns what do you mean ?

[@ViozoDesigns]

@@vandanasah8367 Iceycat sadly passed away

[@vandanasah8367]

@@ViozoDesigns because of corona ?

[@ViozoDesigns]

@@vandanasah8367 no...?

[@TheDreamerJojo]

I don't know how to start this comment, but i just wanna explain how awesome you guys are! Like I'm always afraid of the length of your videos, but it's more because you explain it so good and show so many details on how to create things or how to use some kind of tools. It's really really really worth that time

[@VFXCommander]

This tutorial is very important to us filmmakers in a huge way. This will help me a lot when creating short films. Awesome, Andrew. Thank you very much!

[@VFXCommander]

The only problem is where we can get textures that work best with different city structures?

[@2sol0]

OMFG... this tutorial has done it, the last drop in the glass.... Andrew *MUST* be a god.... there is no other explanation.

[@ploeper22]

Wow Andrew, you are a real genius. I don't know how you come up with all these ideas, I already find it difficult to do the exact same thing as shown in the tutorial. I can imagine coming up with this stuff is pretty hard!

[@Mfilms2000]

when you first showed the paralax for the hole, i gasped because it looked SO REAL. despite just being an image, it really looks like a hole!

[@Ripper7620]

Thank you so much for making these wonderful tutorials. Not only have your tutorials become more sophisticated over the years, but your detailed instruction has become more sophisticated, without sacrificing the work flow. I'm learning at a fast rate without becoming overwhelmed by complexity, as a complete beginner to Ae, I can easily follow along.

[@davidalanmedia]

Nicely done Andrew, go ahead and take a lap around the bases on this tutorial. I'm always surprised how much great instruction I get out of your tuts.

[@TomPTV]

I totally thought this was only possible using things like 3ds max and c4d, its actually a basic effect when broken down like this but when you watch it in the trailer/finished product i was like no chance hes doing this all in AE! Great work Andrew!!

[@videoart1496]

Excellent tutorial. You are the best teacher ever, becouse you explain WHY you do some things for beginners like me. Congratulations!

[@DicksonTWYfilms]

This would have saved me so much time from my Final Year Project! Once again, great job Andrew Kramer!

[@NEXYU]

2019 and still watch this amazing tutorial ... thanks VIDEO Copilot

[@kingroninitus8183]

Andrew you are the best teacher, I would love to have you for a teacher... I've learned so much more, I'm artist and I always wanted to learn this because I want to create action, sci-fi , and heroes... I'm a big fan of yours and would love to work with you on some projects... I am still trying to get on my feet right now but I have some ideas. . Thanks for the tutorial, you rock man!

[@DireDan]

Men i folow you from many many years, and i just want to said that i love you (like a post producer can loved a incredible proffetional like you). You help me a lot on my working life, and make me lough a lot with your comments... Keep going forward!!!

[@EYBeats]

Hey Andrew, i really like your tutorials but i just have one question: where do you get that sort kinda sounds from 0:53 - 1:00 ?

[@jakflasdick]

E.Y. Beats It sounds like stuff out of Video Copilot's MotionPulse sound effects pack

[@EYBeats]

Jakklz thanks man

[@TheHarshit2]

E.Y. Beats kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYrCpomhd95pmq8 pls if sum 1 cn solve this problem...pls solve

[@stanleybalbanera2226]

Harshit Bhansali lol... Harshit you got noob turorial -__- lol links

[@aadamhussain9095]

E.Y. Beats he gets em from motion pulse wich costs 100 pounds\dollars on video copiolite

[@MrTav2000]

A small idea about what you'v done in 27:30 : I think it would be easier to make the solids big and then put a musk around them that will feat the building's size

[@EricFullertonMUSIC]

Excellent tutorial as usual! I like that you took a moment to teach us the root word for 'structure'. ;)

[@DonutVideos]

honestly, I think andrew would be the best stand up comedian

[@matthewcs490]

Yeah, that was really funny. I like that Andrew Kramer has so much information to share but also has a GREAT sense of humour. Thank you so much!

[@NaflanCreations]

I am a big fan of Video Copilot, because they make advance tutorials easy for everyone including for beginners.

[@DinoManigque]

The PARALLAX technique is fucking impressive! You will always be the man Andrew Kramer. Thank you for these tutorials.

[@elektra81516]

"Oh shit, its one of those fuckin blue things" Every action movie hero ever

[@swrcPATCH]

I love these fucking blue things

[@pythonex8509]

I heard that and I died laughing xD

[@rezo856]

XDD. Same Here Guys!

[@autbo]

Reminded me of Duke Nukem! There really needs to be a movie of somebody like Duke.

[@pythonex8509]

There's a duke nukem movie

[@kr6productions]

Honestly VideoCopilot is like the best ever VFX company or market whatever you want to call it. Them and ProductionCrate are my absolute favorite, you can get anything that you need or want

[@cinematiceyevisuals877]

Video copilot you guys rule,you always inspire me to more bigger and better things,andrew you are after effects god.

[@pianofani]

Wow. This the first tutorial that I watched that is entertaining, and easy to understand. Good job!

[@artiXIXI]

My fav series starts with this great, amazing & outstanding intro... *Hey, what's up it's Andrew Kramer from video Co-pilot-DOTNET and we're back with another exiting tutorial.*

[@XPilotP]

It’s amazing that normal people can make this movie stuff at home. Incredible

[@weatwood]

Tell me if I wrong, but the matte for the front building might be done with just one single solid. You simply takes three points on the roof, creates a solid, then move its anchor point to the side and then rotate 90 degrees like its back wall. Camera movement is allow us to do that. Sorry for my english. Best wishes from Russia :)

[@pixel325]

FINALLY! it's here :D i haven't even began to watch the video yet but i know from previous work that this is awesome! :D

[@Krxdy]

i actually got from this video that after effects works best and really fast with images and videos and you showed that its actually possible to create deep end vfx scenes inside of after effects awsome man!

[@CraftingConrad]

This is the best tutorial I ever saw! You speak amazing and it looks so real!

[@RichardAugust]

Whoa!!! Planned on watching a minute or two....ended up watching the whole thing. Nice tutorial. I don't even have After Effects. Using Hitfilm Ultimate 2. Anyway, you're a genius. Khan Academy of vfx tutorials.

[@Fly0High]

I just found out Video Copilot. Awesome tutorials, really complete and detailed. Thank you.

[@HarryMcKenzieTV]

you are the man! i love your tutorials! keep up the great work!!

[@HaeriStudios]

Hy Andrew. I needed exactly that tutorial, but instead of that blue laser beam, I need a red one.(Red is more evil) Could you do another tutorial to show us how that would work ;)

[@DonutVideos]

HAHA xD

[@jakobkristensensandvik5588]

Just change the colors man, not very hard. No need to create a new effects.

[@IanLeoMusic]

Yea just the change the color. No need for a whole new tutorial just for a different color

[@utkucanturk4539]

Vc color vibrance free presets for like this things

[@MrDukeSilverr]

All you guys don't get the joke :D

[@JIMMY_NEMESIS]

another amazing yet simple AE tutorial !

[@sathishkumarr7106]

i haven't seen such a great vfx in tutorial most awesome video and explanation

[@NikkSK]

Thank you very much for this video. with your instruction it was very easy to learn. But i had one problem. When i started to animate the new building with a solid, the tracking points of the front-building was displaced to the left. (?) it seems a problem with the 3d-tracker-camera, cause with new solid it is creating a new 3d-tracker-camera

[@MrAkashrintu]

Any Solution to it?

[@MrAkashrintu]

Hey ,I didn't found a solution but what i did was a created one solid at teh first time while creating the camera, and all i did was duplicated that solid each time i added a layer, this way i didn't had the need to add a camera.Although this a long way but the problem of creting a new camera is now over with this

[@OlivioSarikas]

What terms would i search for to find fly-by video footage like that?

[@ODonthebeat]

+Olivio Sarikas Ariel view of a city

[@PsychonautTV]

Aerial footage

[@YourLeastFavouriteYT]

Can you do a tutorial on how to create shock waves that can be tracked in 3D space using trapcode form or particular? If it could be done without plugins, even better! Thanks =D

[@NathGraphics]

Soda :D

[@YourLeastFavouriteYT]

c:

[@masonleitch]

CAAArRrrRRLLL just do a similar thing here. Download shockwave footage, and track camera, create some solids and replace solid with shockwave. Video Colpilot have a tutorial for shockwaves, aswell as a paid pack on their site. It shouldn’t be too hard

[@dubstepyahya9700]

massively amazing like this is the dopiest thing in the world of awesomeness!!!

[@shadowforce2896]

awesome tutorial.

[@dannyjswift6708]

amazing

[@dubstepyahya9700]

shadow force2 yep

[@MrAppDev]

You are the god of after effects

[@mozquito76]

Andrew is simply the best...

[@l1ize]

I do same you in this clips but final video texture in front building is shaking. How to fix it?

[@aeropxs]

Video Copilot Cool beans as usual Andrew! Love the detail added by the extra depth and parallax in that foreground building's wound hole. Off topic: In E3D, is there a version of the 747 without the aerial refueling hump on the nose? Can it be turned off as a layer so it looks civilian? Thanks!

[@hitanshithakkar1631]

this is amazing. I mean it is the best tutorials i have come across, really, and also i like how you add the little mario's coin tossing sound when you say "we're learning stuff" lmao xD

[@WhispersofGracelivingword]

i just wanna say i love this channel

[@FasioProd]

Again, an awesome tutorial ! Thanks Master !

[@kenward8126]

Fabulous, relaxed way of teaching. Thanks.

[@삼오인데용]

7:52 I got a question. Is it different to adding subtrack mask? If there are, how many are there? or just detail?

[@ProFilmGuy]

A new VIDEO COPILOT TUTORIAL at least for me is BETTER THAN CHRISTMAS MORNING!!

[@DonutVideos]

lol... so true

[@CalebDidWhat]

every time i click on a video i am once again reminded why i am subscribed to him

[@xxerbexx]

I just wonder, are we allowed to use the download pics for "commercial use "

[@manoj7krishnan]

Andrew you fucking legend! no one will ever teach these valuable stuffs for free :) I've learnt priceless stuffs from you.You sir are an inspiration! Long live Lord Kramer! May the force be with you. :)

[@DE-signYourLife]

Please please do more Tutorials like this pleaasseeeee!!! -,- You are inctedible awsome. That tutorials was mindblowing!!!

[@VXDRG]

I don't understand how the smoke layer at 19:27 tracks with the null because he didn't link it to the null layer. Does applying the null position do that automatically?

[@Infamousfilms100]

Can you Do a Laser Beam Tutorial. I just watch the Sci-Fi Weapon FX and it did not show the laser beam in the Tutorial.

[@mariabeatriz3066]

city destruction tutorial is an incredible material

[@Advection357]

I don't use AE but still learned a few good general compositing techniques... thank you.

[@refinery__]

well , summer was coming fast this year :D

[@DonutVideos]

haha, I thought we would have to wait months before the tutorial came out LMAO

[@gorillafilms6930]

I'm confused. When I selected the 3 track points at the top of the building, I right clicked but the 'set ground plane and origin' didn't come up.

[@Alanj2007Games]

Thanks for the tutorial bro! This is why I love you! Always free tutorials *:3*

[@im_the_spectre]

This was so fascinating. Thank you for the outstanding tutorial.

[@Hung_Nguyen_90]

35:00 Yes. I really piss off when people ask something similar to what the tutorial just show. By the way, could you show me show to add some graffiti on those building instead of destruction?

[@mousamrajput4037]

ultimate ! video copilot is a future of vfx ! i love this site ....

[@induplicable]

The Online Etymology Dictionary is a go to for learning about word history. Construct, destruct and obstruct all share the root derived from Latin as a suffix … Yeah … probably gonna have to do a tutorial on creating a mind blown effect now. Preferably with a blue thing.

[@felipesansonesemerdjian9242]

The best after effects tutorial

[@cokedu7415]

Dear Andrew, I can u please show us how to exactly make that laser beam? cause I tried to follow the sci-fi tutorial like you suggested, but i just could not understand how you make a distortion ripple effect spinning around that laser beam, how you make that clear base ripple spinning in 3D mode ? and how you also make a clear distortion layer outside of that laser beam as well?

[@TheGamingShed]

Is anyone able to help? For some reason my track matte doesn't seem to have any effect so creating the 3D hole is impossible. Alpha matte works in 2D space but not in this instance... EDIT: Make sure you're not previewing in Fast Draft! It doesn't apply track mattes.

[@opiateofthemasses]

I got halfway through this and all of a sudden my tracking data is just gone. I didn't mess with that layer at all, but when I got to the section where you are adding a hole to the large black building in the background, I clicked on my data to start adding planes and my points are all gone :( Talk about a freaking buzz kill.

[@guillermoguillermo3656]

this dude makes it seem so simple

[@velocilaptop1]

render time? 4 years???!

[@carlospozo8913]

i have a problem with camera tracker. "unable to obtain dynamiclink server." what can i do?

[@Said.Qadeer]

The perfect Master of After Effect The one legend He is my best teacher and Name.Andrew Kramer

[@kristiyanpetkov1565]

Andrew, you are GOD. That's amazing. THANKS!

[@marvinhuth2855]

hey guys, amazing video! one question: ist the video footage free to use for non commercial or is it copyrighted stuff? (only the video footage, without fx or anything) i search a video footage like this for my project a school.

[@AdnanHossain]

bro i don't see 3D camera point. what should i do.??

[@joaoneves7544]

Very nice work, I love it. I trying to make that to my city, i filmed with a drone, but i have a problem, every time i criate a solid it always create a new «camera» layer too.

[@MrAkashrintu]

Found Solution?

[@dedrec]

so powerfull! Super Andrew

[@reemsaher2229]

i can't hear Cleary the point in 8:31...how you despaired the mask?

[@lelenny770]

thanks to your awesome tutorials.. interesting and fun..i know got in After Effects :D

[@52Espinoza]

On my computer, at 2:56, the "set ground plane and origin" option does not show. Does anyone know why?

[@rebane2001]

Why not use a null when camera tracking, so you can parent everything? Are there any disadvantages?

[@HydraulicPressVS]

I'm really curious; what dialect/accent do you have?

[@NashSnipes]

Hydraulic Press VS MURICA

[@CathyDirector]

Can i use the los angeles background footage in my Videos and films?

[@Andy001z]

Great tutorial Andrew, the parallax looked great, I use Hitfilm express any idea if some of this stuff can use the same techniques? Thanks.

[@HOUSEOFDONAFILMS]

Too nice 🔥🔥..more like doing an artwork, landscape painting, layers upon layers 👌

[@FelipeBonifacio]

You are the master! I want to be like you when I grow up!

[@SLIMANIAdelen]

Hello, why at 2:58 when i right click on it it doesn't say "set ground and Origin" ?

[@iamalwaysright2811]

2:43 do I just not have a good eye for this, or does that not look level.

[@MegaMoneyMaker711]

At 14:53 when i click on 3D camera tracker, its says Layer size must match composition and use default transform values. What does this mean and how do fix it?

[@MegaMoneyMaker711]

MegaMoneyMaker711 nvm i fixed it.

[@LouddesignfirmLLC]

ANDREW you are a GOD!!!

[@PlaayNerdTV]

(2024) Does anyone know why Andrew disappeared from KZbin and doesn't record tutorials like he used to? What happened to him? These lessons helped me so much, and I feel extremely sad about this.

[@mariabeatriz3066]

city destruction tutorial is an incredible animation of disney

[@TWBrit]

This is been brilliant and has blown my amateur mind!!!! :-)