TUTORIALS FOR VFX & MOTION GRAPHICS
Free After Effects Tutorials & More Hosted By: Andrew Kramer
November 01, 2009
• Add Rain & Atmosphere then build a Lightning Bolt
• Use Action Essentials 2 and make Sam explode
 
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Running Time: 32mins.


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by nitin 08/25/2010
thanks andrew.............thanks a lot..
by Shivankar 08/23/2010
Speechless mannn...
Its AwEsUm!!!!!
by version 2.1 08/11/2010
i am new to AE.. and you are the best teacher.. thanks andrew.. thanks a lot!! u rock!! u r the best GURU!
by malik 08/11/2010
Thanks Andrew nice tutorial iwant make tutorial but camStudio and camtasiastudio not good
by Youssef JLIDAT 08/04/2010
Nice tutorial Andrew !
keep going :)
by waheed 08/03/2010
hey sir u r rock, u make a fabulous tutorialz GOD BLESS U ?HELP ME HOW CAN I MAKE A DRAGON BALL PLZZZZZ
by DEOS ROMAN 07/23/2010
your the one Andrew, you take me to advanced video editor, thanks
I like your tutorials, you have a great mind, thanks for, YOU SUPORT . from Tanzania
by peter 07/19/2010
When I render and play my video, the motion in my video is slow and the lightning effect does not show
by Daviddeep 07/01/2010
thanks buddy~~ very powerful effect·~~ ?~
by Jeevannie 06/23/2010
Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwww amazing...
by Subrata 06/19/2010
Kool----- Really great tutorial,
by andrew 06/15/2010
wowowowowowow this is amazing i would expect that in a movie and i would still be like wow i wish i could do this stuff at he top of my head i will definately have to look into your products
by Daniel 06/15/2010
Hey,

Im new to after effects and really like this tute. When i try to select around the guy with the square tool and then try and change the opacity it doesnt change it. Can anyone help ??
by sivaaj 06/13/2010
thank u very much for ur tutorials
............................sivaaj from,,,chennai.
by Philipp_^ 06/12/2010
Can you upload the footage of this video
because to me they are damaged

that would be great if you do it
my english is not so good.:D

Philipp
by sajed 06/09/2010
HI andro.
very very good .
tanks tanks tanks very very tank you. Ilove you.
I,m a irani
by Aditya 06/01/2010
Awsome man It's very help full for me thanx manu u r just Minddblowing thanx again !!!!!!
by Johnny 05/31/2010
Thankx so much..........
by alisfr 05/27/2010
thanks andrew ur best and all ur products are best
by qq 05/24/2010
thank you thoungh I don't know who you are.QQ
I love you.You are my friend's idol.
by Dario 05/24/2010
Thx man...
by AyobboY 05/23/2010
Thanks for tutorial , Its really Helpful and intresting.
by hamza 05/11/2010
Great lesson. Thank you man!!!
Your friend is so funny))) lol
by hamid 05/03/2010
its great andrew,i like it,hamid from iraq
by MBJ 05/02/2010
Andrew Kramer, you are my idol. Everyone at my school is impressed with a movie I made using 3/4ths of your tutorials. I told them that Andrew Kramer is the secret to the great visuals and effects in the movie, and now just about everyone is using after effects in their movies and watching your tutorials. Thanks again!
by bam 04/30/2010
how in the world do u create this stuff. How do u figure out how to do it. I dont know if i could just come up with this stuff from scratch great job!
by Zammil 04/25/2010
You are so great andrew...!I love your tutorials...! Hopefully I think i can also be like...!But i don't know how iam gonna achieve that....!You Such Wonderfull person...Thanks Buddy....!I love you....!
by Brandon 04/18/2010
Two words Andrew: Make a movie!
by RobD 04/07/2010
Great tutorial and great products Andrew . . . small plug there :)

Here is my go at using the effect. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUZxlGOZs-Y
by mojo 04/06/2010
dude ur awesome
by Abang Fuh Chrizz 04/04/2010
Hey Andrew; i dont know where to start. saying your tuts are groundbreaking will be an understatement. they are morethan groundbreaking. let me go look for a word that can qualify you. Ah you great man
by abdelhamed 03/29/2010
thanks Andrew u r z best :)...keep it up man !
by Sem 03/28/2010
I love you man, Great ideas!!!
by tom 03/24/2010
hey do you have some eazy tutorials for beginners too
by Adrian 03/13/2010
Best tut ever!

And funny too :)

"It's close to Halloween and, you know, people gotta die."

LOL!
by persevest 03/12/2010
hello and thanks a lot!!! You have inhumane powers and knowledge!!!

Greetings from Antarctica!
by nkid 03/07/2010
your tuts are so good ommd i didnt know that ae could do all these things so thnx for showing me
by hadasa 02/24/2010
thanks A.K i appreciate your good work....keep up.
found it helpful when i do my projects
by vicky 02/18/2010
poor sam..whatever happns sam must die..heheh..
gr8 tuto..
by mert 02/13/2010
trapcode- particuler cs4 no.. upload pls :S ?
by published 02/06/2010
man como desearia ser como tu, esto esta a la pura crema :) desearia que tus tutos tuviesen subtitulos en español
by Sums 02/06/2010
Thank u so much!!
Andrew the best)
by Cesar 01/31/2010
Hey Andrew, I want to thank you SO MUCH for sharing your knowledge with the world, more people should be like you.

Also you have a unique style to make the videotutorials (funny), your english is very clear, and of course, your way to teach is easy to follow, thank you.

I agree with behnambehzad, please make tutorials for Boujou and 3ds max, I would download all your videos or BUY them if necessary.

Cheers and hugs :)

Mexico
by ROHIT 01/31/2010
YOU ROCK THE WORLD ANDREW.............
YOU ARE GOD GIFTED MAN..........
by behnambehzad 01/27/2010
hi.very tanks for of tutorials.im lerning of you all in good .very good in AE .plz tutorials for boujou .tnx mr andro
by Kovida 01/26/2010
Greetings from Sri Lankan
I found your tutorials very helpful with my work and I've learned a lot. Keep up the good work and thank you.
by ErickPactli 01/22/2010
This is my future I love this tutorials
by ronald 01/22/2010
what a nice tutorial..thank you so much!even it makes my head bow..^^can you teach me or give me some tips of making a nice project in after effect?pls..pls..pls..pls.. reply to my email please.. "ronell25@yahoo.com" i am a beginner!
hope i can make one of your tutorials.. once again thank so muck. Philippines
by khan 01/21/2010
man u just rock , the most talented guy out there... ur tutorials took me to another level..
by Tito 01/18/2010
You make AE so much easier, thanks!
by Kasup 01/16/2010
Great Great!! I learnt a lot.
by Post Production Kid 01/15/2010
Andrew Is offically my Idle!! Your work is just Great!!

Keep it up Andrew !!

Thanks For Everything

Post Prodcution Kid
by arjun narain 01/13/2010
u are so awesome man ....sick talent.....really hepled me ....
by Drew 01/09/2010
Found this really interesting,
by sci-fi-si 01/08/2010
Awesome.

Thanks Andrew!
by SaV T 01/04/2010
Mayne u rOOCKK
by better 01/02/2010
great tutor,....
by jay 01/01/2010
hi, great tut. thnx
by costa 01/01/2010
i love you
by Martin 12/31/2009
Andrew has demonstrated what every developer should learn. SHOW PEOPLE how to use the tools. Another way to say it is Andrew has learned the principal of "Giving before receiving". Look at how many tuts he has and keeps on posting. This is REAL customer support.

Your lessons are awesome, they give us confidence
by sabari 12/30/2009
its very use full of tutor
by kamel 12/29/2009
wow wow
by umesh 12/28/2009
very nice work. your r great sir.
by love kramer 12/27/2009
OMFG u are a genius! genius!!
by Femi Adedeji 12/15/2009
thumbs up from Nigeria... you have a thousand and one followers from here...
by GivikO 12/14/2009
hey andrew its cool i love your tutorials i am teaching from your tutorials can you add tutorial of flying with white sonic boom
by Danny 12/14/2009
amazing.
by hampis 12/13/2009
Awesome tutorial Andrew thnx for all this amazing tutorials... Greetings from GREECE
by DarkEntity 12/13/2009
Woooow...Sir Andrew that was pretty heavy arsenal...really great!more power!
by zhuweiwei 12/13/2009
everyday you make a surprise for us,thanks.
by mohamed 12/10/2009
Thanks :)
by Bas 12/10/2009
I never noticed the fullscreen button :P Nice tutorial as always (y)
by Charlie 12/06/2009
poor Sam, i want to c sam "kill" Andrew next tutorial...ha
by Andrew 12/06/2009
Oh, this is simply chic. Very good. No words.
Andrew! fellow.
by yazid zipo 12/04/2009
wooow Amazing ! great job

yazid from Algeria
by preshki 12/04/2009
You are amazing bro.. You have a great future!
by NcT 12/02/2009
Fantastic. I Like ur tutorial Kramer.
by kgosi 12/02/2009
wicket man!!!!! I dig it man, love it
by dasaca 12/01/2009
killed Sam!!! again... Fantastic tutorial I Like some much!!!
by Tom 12/01/2009
very good!
thanks from brasil!
by Ugly 11/29/2009
I cant find a world to tell you gow is this tut was great. THANK YOU
by szabelek18 11/29/2009
Good job!Thank you Andrew
Greetings from Poland
by Dawei Xie 11/28/2009
Great!
And thanks!
by Velt 11/28/2009
Raiden...Wins....FATALITY! Nice Work!!
by F@rsh@d 11/24/2009
Very very very nice!

Thanks...
by osama 11/24/2009
Very Awesome tutorial Andrew keep going like that
by osama 11/24/2009
(Awesome)...very nice toturial .... keep going

like that Andrew
by animelordvijay 11/24/2009
hey! nice tutorial..but u could have give us the presets used in the porject(with the download project option) .(just the ones used!!..:))..anyway..cool tutorial
by TRIXCO 11/23/2009
IT'S GREAT KEEP IT UP.
by Touche 11/23/2009
You are the man! Thanks a ton for all the tutorials
by Giul Viera 11/21/2009
http://vimeo.com/7739774

My sample :)
by hananhphong 11/19/2009
thanks man!its very impression
by exe 11/18/2009
I folowed your tutorial, a great one btw, and came up with surprizing results, I've posted them on my site www.lightedge.ro , keep up the good work man you rock!!!
by www.magixline.com 11/18/2009
hi
andrew i have action essentials of you and digital juice.mind is important and you have.i will create rell(6 month later)and i love to send you.
by Antonio 11/18/2009
I found your tutorials very very helpfull and i've already learned a lot.Keep the good work and thanks for sharing your knowledge with us Andrew.
by Tolahah 11/17/2009
Thanks Andrew,
Very Impressive Tutorial. Keep it up.
Long Live Andrew!

Tolahah, Malaysia.
by shan 11/17/2009
UR MY ROLE MODEL ANDREW! THANK YOU! A MILLION! FOR TEACHING EVERY ONE OF US UR SKILLS KEEP IT UP THANKS!
by Sophie 11/17/2009
Thats a pretty awesome effect!!! Its hard to make that....I tried, its really complicated to me.
by Kent 11/17/2009
Hey Andrew That Lighting strike tut. is nice. very cool. how about you do more of those kind of tuts. i sure people be on your case about showing this ifo for free, at time i would like to say thanks to VC for making this web site possible. i have a request. plz do a tut. like a smallvile, clark kent super speed. have yo boy do some superman acting and have him running like the flash or my fav Clark Kent. thanks again Andrew
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