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November 02, 2009
• Animate a person exploding from a lightning blast
• Composite footage elements from Action Essentials 2
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Be sure to watch the previous tutorial for creating the lighting strike!
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170 RESPONSES TO "LIGHTNING EXPLOSION PART 2" by tetsu 03/12/2010 amazing by Ravindra Devkate 03/10/2010 nice one by ramesh 03/08/2010 can anyone tell me hw to download the video by Vanni 02/17/2010 Thank you from Italy! ps: can you attach the sample af project by alexander francis (kraimers fan club india) 02/04/2010 hi kraimer ihv gone through lot of tutorials but first timr in my life i obeyd you as a teacher in your tutorial cz u know how to teach (speacially the games you play ,sharing your lifes experiance with us )is great we dont feel like we r watching a tutorial .keep up the good job and teech us a lot alexander francis andrew kraimer fan club india by erick Castrillon 01/31/2010 I posted the wrong link :( --someone else's link. here's the RIGHT link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCf9z1fd2nU Again, this is my bulldog exploding because he ate the "Do Not Eat" meatball. Thanks Andrew. Great Tutorial! by binu 01/20/2010 waw...thanks bro.../m pro now!!! by Wrenthereaper 01/20/2010 Hey Andrew, this video is a direct descendant of this tutorial. but i believe it to be significantly more gory, while retaining realism. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCeKO13e044 by Ben Stanley 01/09/2010 Andrew... your the man..... I have been following your tutorials for the past few months and i am amazed..... I have been making heaps of AE vids and publishing them to youtube.... check them out... http://www.youtube.com/user/eternalninja0 I love how you make them so customisable and that is awesome...... keep going man... everyone loves you! by Josh 01/09/2010 Nice one! This also reminded me of what happens when people get hit by the alien weapons in District 9. Pretty cool! by orin 01/06/2010 i must also agree with troy, it does look like the effect from district 9. perhaps this tutorial could be used to recreate this effect... by Troy 01/04/2010 LOL that looked just like the lightning gun from District 9 by Grayson 01/03/2010 I just finished following this tutorial to a "T" for my personal entertainment, and lemme tell ya, it was worth it so I could see the end result in full detail. I'll definitely use this technique for blowing people up in the future! Thanks Andrew! by deepa 12/28/2009 this site is very nice. m happy to have such a nice site. thanks a lot deepa by VideoCopilot Mania 12/23/2009 Why we can't download the footage ??? :( Please post a link for downloading the video with Sam please ! Thanks for the tutorial dude ! Video Copilot are the best team !!! And Sam is the best actor :D Merry Christmas from Bulgaria ! by Asif Mukhtar 12/22/2009 very very thanks Kramer, I really enjoy by Alex Ruiz 12/15/2009 congratulations man! you're the best! Great Work! by chuckarama 12/12/2009 YOU KILLED SAM! YOU BASTARD! by Shuvo 12/11/2009 Awsome thanks for this all tuterial.. by sagar 12/11/2009 nice...dude...lovely one here is what i did... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0smAg9vWW0 by Mustafa 12/09/2009 Hi, I am Mustafa, a Multimedia Teacher in Melbourne, Australia. This a great site for my students. Every one loves your site in our college. Mustafa Melbourne, Australia by Adi 12/06/2009 thank you very much...... I like this video by Fabien Lesbordes 12/04/2009 Hello mister Kramer, A great thank for all these explainaition. I am getting better, here is my last animation. Best regards fron Pars, France. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xbd6df_happy-christmas_creation by Alfie 12/04/2009 awesome tutorial, ive always liked mr andrew kramer. i worship you mr. kramer! Thanks. by ZAK 12/04/2009 thank you master for every thing by nizar 12/03/2009 hello Andrew thank you 4 ur beautiful nd amazing tutriols i just want to tell u that i'm so made about VFX and i hope to continu my study's in america or canada so you welcom nd i enjoy playing after effects thank u :) by Chathurya 12/02/2009 Wow!!! by issamlestar 12/02/2009 Awesome tutoria..... you make me feel trong ....thx teacher great tutorial by Darklight 12/01/2009 wow WOW W00t!! nice one there. and btw, nice work at the new plug-in! :D by Alex 11/27/2009 Great tutorial you are awesome :) i'm looking for a tutorial: how to make a teleport effect by Róbert Knaurek 11/27/2009 This is Beautiful VFX Here is what is made http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQPnJrCueL8 by said 11/24/2009 god bless you .. Your tutorial is great ... I was very impressed .. but can I ask you something, can you help me to display the tutorial about the bullet holes You're a good teacher .... thanks .. by sakura 11/23/2009 can you do an tennis theme by kaali 11/23/2009 sam wud have to die to make this video if andrew wouldn't have been dere wid AE...lol by Shonchoy Khan 11/19/2009 Brilliant tutorials here is what i made www.youtube.com/shonchoykhan Shonchoy Khan from BANGLADESH by TNC 11/19/2009 just great! by FranticMedia 11/19/2009 Its me again. The link i have post one post befor this one is messed up, youtube deleted the video. I have reupload it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kycuCJu8wnQ by Franticmedia 11/18/2009 This time, i have create a much much better one :D Check it out people, and pls rate/comment it. Thank you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJK4koJ9vWY Thanks alot andrew, your tuts are kick ass stuff :) by mr.gex 11/18/2009 wow thise is fantastic .ilike this by Morteza-MH 11/17/2009 wooooooooooooooooow by Jayesh kumar 11/17/2009 Thank you Andrew. You have shown us the way to Visual Effects by your tutorials. Thank you very much Jayesh kumar India by Mark Smith 11/16/2009 oh my god!!! who needs action man when you got action essentials... Andrew Kramer - The Greatest Hero Of Them All!! by christian da Silva 11/16/2009 Dear friends of the blog video copilote, I live in Rain Forest in the Para state in Itaituba, I have all yours video guardianships and learned much with them, I am thankful so much. I would like you make video guardianships on a modeling of a camera model Panasonic AG-HPX500 in 3D Max. Thanks, Christian Da Silva by Adam Fulawka 11/16/2009 Dear Andrew: My continued employment is due to your good graces. I figure I owe you about half my paycheck, so you can expect 20 bucks in the mail. by Shaani Ali 11/14/2009 Only I've one word to say for your all afforts.. awsume.. by stdio_one 11/13/2009 Wow, truly awesome, great job as always. Thanx lot Andrew by s0so 11/13/2009 u are good men! by jt1138 11/13/2009 Reminds me of that effect from District 9...just add some raw hamburger... by Jarmo Pohjaniemi 11/13/2009 Best AF tutorial period. by Isobare 11/12/2009 i am addicted for you job andrew by A-Lee 11/12/2009 all i can say is ... "wow" takes you close to an hour to do such an amazing job.. i would have taken atleast a full day to do this and still not be as good as you.. amazing job.. keep it up! (wonder if u read all these comments lol) by koko 11/12/2009 I really love your work but man but this time i'm disappointed. Why it has to be lightning and blood? That's cheap! We want to see more blood! Let's cut the head off! :/ by Mc Borie 11/12/2009 Thanks andrew !! I love video-copilot !! you're a great man !! I'm french, I'm 17 and this is my favourite site !! Good job ! We love you !! by Panco 11/09/2009 DUDE, best site EVER! by Duke 11/09/2009 Incredible ! I love this effect by atul 11/09/2009 mind biowing keep it up by Black Houck 11/08/2009 u are good man Balace to u by Abdullah Afzal 11/08/2009 This is one of the best tutorials on the net. Thanks for all the help. by zoominpost 11/08/2009 simply the best but very costly for users like me from pakistan by Rajendran.m 11/07/2009 hi....andrew .....thank u so much.. uncountable thanks to u............. by jit 11/07/2009 Many Many Thanxxxx... by daniel 11/07/2009 a great gory explosion of catastrophe... i love it! by neonknightmare 11/06/2009 You are the man. I finally used your explosion effect in a vid. In fact, see how many of your tutes you can count in this short little 2 min video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxlidechEMY Thanks dude by Shinobi 11/06/2009 awesome keep up the good work. by Josue C 11/06/2009 Gracias a video copilo por compartir tan exelente tutoria by B3T0N 11/06/2009 Well , Mr. Kramer is our big boss !!!!! thanks for everything :) by Romain 11/06/2009 Hey mate, brilliant tute here is what i made: http://vimeo.com/7470766 Thanks for everything! by kamui 11/06/2009 thanks, this tutorial is great, I will use my new proyect.you are the best, keep well. The tutorial for the destruction of a building? by ramesh 11/06/2009 hi andrew sir .. u squeezed after effects .. leave something 4 others lolz :) by Moiz Ahmed 11/06/2009 Interesting Thanks for teaching us again by Sam 11/05/2009 This was so cool! I can't wait to see what tutorial #100 will be! by Aragon 11/05/2009 I love ur work Andrew. u r awesome . my major is making movies and i learnt a lot from u THANX!!! :D by Sam W. 11/05/2009 Nice "Alice's Restaurant" reference in the beginning... ;) by Ed 11/05/2009 How did you do the flashing in the sky? by Smart Ngare 11/05/2009 I love your tutorials. This one here is awsome, keep up the good work. You are an icon by Asger Juul-larsen 11/05/2009 Awesome! :D I'm 13 years old and this is my favourite! xD THANK YOU SO MUCH! by JAKE JAKE 11/05/2009 HI ANDREW, GREAT TUT AS USUAL. PLS, WHEN WILL YOU MAKE THE BAR TUTORIALS? I CANT WAIT FOR THAT ONE. BY THE WAY THANKS FOR THESE TUTORIALS by ayal 11/05/2009 it's amazing how you make tutorial which can be like 40 min or more and its always fascinating... and you just getting better and better...keep on the amazing work by MTMaseed 11/05/2009 Dare shha means awesome in my language. i m from Waziristan Pakistan. i travel 324km to watch ur tutorials(bcz no internet facilitiy here) n i have no way to get ur products,AE software(production bundle). therfore i just watch. like ur work. Pa makha de shha(gbye) by Haron 11/05/2009 Thenks Andrew. You create best tutorial !!! by Phil 11/05/2009 Hehe, funny and very usefull tutorial! Thank you that you always spend so much time in your free tutorials! You are very unique! And thanks for the Moblur and Backround ![]() by Goldorachox 11/04/2009 what's up Andrew moustache gracias Grendizer go !! by Morpheus 11/04/2009 Oh my god, it's very nice. i do this with my kids... thanks ps, i want to see Sam, with superman costum. and run very fast... loll (the red blue blur) by aql1987 11/04/2009 haha Nice COOL!! by Sunil Thapa (Nepal) 11/04/2009 Hope sam is alive for another tutorial........if any one say which site is the factory of tutorials of adobe after effects? i will defenetly say "www.videocopilot.net :) thnx andrew and sam again from NEPAL(LAND OF GURKHAS) by Lewis 11/04/2009 Wow, amazing tutorial! I'm getting Action essentials 2 soon and then I'm going to do this tutorial! by Alexy621 11/04/2009 haha... Micheal Bay Lens Flare!!! by joey b 11/04/2009 As much as i love sam, it was a pleasure to see him electricuted. I enjoyed him shoot himself and also get proceduraly disintegrated. He is such a good sport. Excellent work once again andrew, and look forward to next tut. Im currently in school for motion graphics and video editing. I have to say, you are by far the most influencial reason for going to school. I just wanted to say thanks. Also, is there a way of performing a good and believable morphing of peoples faces in ae cs4. Thanks again Andrew. Joey b. Student in the international academy of design and technology tampa. by Robert 11/04/2009 Why is it that I find that some of your longest tutorials, somehow include same either: Hit by a car. Disintagrated. And now Blown Up. How many times can theis guy die. Great tutorial anyhow! by Tanya 11/04/2009 I hope Sam is still alive Andrew, thank you very much for the very useful tutorial Russia by hctmlk 11/03/2009 Thanks for everything! Post more please! by Leon 11/03/2009 hey thx 4 this tutorial, but why you did not used TWITCH for the camera shake and the lights? by Steve MacMillan 11/03/2009 Now I can blow up my brother! by Thechrisj 11/03/2009 Hey Andrew, I noticed you had Quick Matte, when are you going to release it? by Hernando 11/03/2009 Thanks Andrew for share your knowing!!!!. THANKS!!!!! Best Regards From Colombia by BananaRDP 11/03/2009 you forgot about the blood on the camera, but it's very easy to figure that out. great tutorial! keep it up, vc!!! by Charlie Brown 11/03/2009 roughen edges rockzzzzzzzzzz by cristian 11/03/2009 awesome colombia. by Sweden effects 11/03/2009 This was relly awsome, i have watched all your tutotials since you started the website, i have learned sooo much and im so thankfull for this site, you should work with real great films. From: A relly huge fan:) by Jackson S. 11/03/2009 haha i will definitely make someone explode for no reason now. it looks like you added some background scenery type stuff in the original... Currently showing 100 of 170 Comments.
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