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In this tutorial will be using the EZ Tools
script, which is free to download. So let's
start.
Import the files you need into After Effects.
You can download the project files and the
template separately, this way you will be
able to create this modern opener, even if
you don't want to download my template. You
can find both links in the description.
Will start by creating all the main compositions.
Create a new composition and name it: modern
opener. I'm using a FULL HD 1080 pixels preset,
with 30 frames per second, and 5 seconds long.
Create another composition and name it: slide
1. Make it 640 by 1080 pixels.
Create one more composition and name it: slide
2. Make it 320 by 1080 pixels.
Select the slide 2 composition, and duplicate
it.
Then select the slide 1 composition, and duplicate
it too.
Now, create another composition, and name
it: slide 5. Make it 1920.
By 360 pixels.
Select it, and duplicate it 2 times.
Rename the slide 7 composition: logo animation.
Select all the slide compositions, and double-click
them, to open them down here.
Also, open the logo animation composition.
Bring each image in its corresponding slide
composition. For example image 1 in slide
1 comp, image 2 in slide 2 comp, etc. You
can use your own images, which fit better
with your project.
Try to arrange the images, to make the most
attractive part of the image visible.
Enter the logo animation composition, and
bring the logo into it. Move it up a little.
Select the horizontal type tool, and write
your tagline.
Place it around here, then align it horizontally
in the middle.
Select both layers, pre-compose them, and
name the new composition: logo.
Bring the reflexion file, under the logo layer.
Change its track matte to alpha matte.
Search for hue and saturation, and apply it
to your reflexion layer.
I will change the master hue angle to -27
degrees, but you can change it to any other
value, which gives a color that suits better
with your project.
Close all these compositions from here, and
enter the modern opener composition.
Bring the four first slides into it.
Select the slide 1 layer and align it to the
left.
Select the slide 4 layer and align it to the
right.
Select the slide 2 layer, open its position
options, and change the x position value to
800.
Select the slide 3 layer, open its position
options, and change the x position value to
1120.
Make the slide 1, and the slide 4 layers 3D.
Select the slide 1 layer, and move its anchor
point to the middle right.
Open its rotation options, create a keyframe
on Y rotation, and change its value to -97
degrees.
Select the slide 4 layer, and move its anchor
point to the middle left.
Open its rotation options, create a keyframe
on Y rotation, and change its value to positive
97 degrees.
Move to 1 second and 15 frames, and change
both of the rotation values back to 0.
Select the slide 2 and slide 3 layers.
Open their position options, and create keyframes
here.
Move back to the first frame, and change the
slide 2 layer, y position value to -540.
And the slide 3 layer, y position value to
1620.
Select all the layers, and reveal all their
properties with keyframes.
Select all the keyframes, and easy ease them.
Then open trhe graph editor, and change these
curves like this.
With all the layers selected, check the motion
blur boxes.
Then activate the motion blur effect from
here.
Precompose all these 4 layers, and name the
new composition: opener 1.
Make the new layer 3D.
Open its rotation options, create a keyframe
on the z rotation, and change its angle value
to -25 degrees.
Move to 1 second and 15 frames, and change
the value back to 0.
Open the position options, and create a keyframe
here.
Move to the first frame, and change the z
position value to -1650.
Check the motion blur effect box.
Reveal all the keyframes, select them, and
easy ease them.
Precompose this layer, and name the new composition:
opener 2.
Duplicate the new comp.
Rename the bottom layer: edges.
And the top layer: middle.
Select both of them, move to 1 second and
15 frames, open their position options, and
create keyframes here.
Move to 2 seconds and 15 frames.
Change the middle layer, x position value
to 2880.
And the edges layer, x position value to -960
Select both layers, reveal all the keyframes,
select them, and easy ease them.
Make sure to unselect all the layers, grab
the rectangle tool.
Change the fill to solid color.
And the stroke to none, and draw a shape like
this.
Rename it: matte.
Click on rectangle 1, rectangle path 1.
Unlink the size values, and change them to
1920.
And 360.
Move this layer anchor point to the middle,
then align the layer centrally.
Duplicate the matte layer.
Place the first one on top of the edges layer.
Change the edges layer track matte to alpha
inverted matte.
And the middle layer track matte to alpha
matte.
Select the motion blur boxes on each layer.
Move to the first frame.
Bring the slide 5 and slide 6 compositions
into your modern opener composition.
Then, bring the logo animation composition,
and place it on top.
Select the slide 5 layer and align it to the
top.
Align the slide 6 layer to the bottom.
Select the logo animation layer, open its
position options, and change the x position
value to -960.
Grab this pick whip, and parent it to the
middle layer.
Open the slide 5's position options, and change
the x position value to 2880.
Do the same with the slide 6 layer.
Select both of them, and parent them to the
edges layer.
Your animation should look like this.
Check the motion blur boxes on these 3 layers.
Select all the layers, pre-compose them, and
name the new composition: opener animation.
Create a new black solid, and name it background.
Apply the ramp effect to it.
Change this value to 540.
This one to 3000.
Change the ramp scatter to 500.
Change this color to this shade of gray.
The ramp shape to radial ramp.
Then click on swap colors.
Bring the background layer at the bottom of
your composition.
Create a new black solid, and name it: light
leaks.
Search for fractal noise, and apply it to
your layer.
Change the noise type to spline.
The contrast to 175.
The brightness to -55.
Click on transform, and change the scale to
1300.
Change the complexity to 1.
Alt-click on the evolution's stopwatch, and
write this expression:
Time multiplied by 90.
Click away to save it.
Search for hue and saturation, and apply it.
Check the colorize box.
Alt-click on the colorize hue's stopwatch,
and write this expression:
Wiggle
Open bracket 4
comma
130 close bracket
Click away to save it.
Change the color saturation to 50.
Change the blending mode to: screen.
Open the opacity options, and change its value
to 40%.
Create a new black solid, and name it fader.
Move to 4 seconds and 15 frames.
Open the opacity options, create a keyframe,
and change the value to 0%.
Move 15 frames forward, and change the value
back to 100%.
Bring the sound effects file into your composition,
and you are done.
Let's check the final result.
I hope you enjoyed my tutorial on how to create
a modern opener in After Effects.
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