Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
How to be the "Tiger King" in After Effects - advanced green screen keying tutorial
In this upcoming tutorial I will give you an in depth overview of a professional green screen keying workflow.
You will get tips and professional tricks for creating an amazing green screen key in Adobe After Effects.
I will show you what you need to take care of when shooting your footage, as well as what to take care of if you are not the creator of the green or blue screen footage but have to work with it in post production.
You will get handy tips for your on set work as well as preparation. pre and post production.
You will learn which codecs are best for keying and chroma work. Learn how to use a de-noiser and I will show you the built in de-noiser as well as some industry standard plugins.
And I will also go over a "de-noise" - re-noise workflow.
For the keying you will learn how to set up a soft key and a core key, and how to best combine those two. I am going to show you how to use keylight in after effects and I am also going through the different methods for keying, for beginners as well as professionals. Learn how to create a matte do drive your key, learn how to use different green screen keys for a final matte as well as a shadow matte.
After we are done with that I will show you compositing tips and tricks, from color correction as well as re lighting your subject digitally.
While we are doing that you will learn all you will need to know about a light-wrap, what it is, what it is good for and how to create and customize it!
I will show you greenscreenanimals.com/, which is a page for professional filmmakers where they can find green screen animals, filmed professionally for professional projects, commercials movies TV and feature films.
And I will also show you where you can find free clips to use for your projects.
Learn all you need to know about alpha mattes and how to create them with keys chroma as well as luma and several different effects.
If you watch this tutorial you can be the next Tiger King!
And as always:
If you have any questions, just leave them in the comments below this video and I promise I will answer all of your questions!
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How to be the "Tiger King" in After Effects - advanced green screen keying tutorial
In this upcoming tutorial I will give you an in depth overview of a professional green screen keying workflow.
You will get tips and professional tricks for creating an amazing green screen key in Adobe After Effects.
I will show you what you need to take care of when shooting your footage, as well as what to take care of if you are not the creator of the green or blue screen footage but have to work with it in post production.
You will get handy tips for your on set work as well as preparation. pre and post production.
You will learn which codecs are best for keying and chroma work. Learn how to use a de-noiser and I will show you the built in de-noiser as well as some industry standard plugins.
And I will also go over a "de-noise" - re-noise workflow.
For the keying you will learn how to set up a soft key and a core key, and how to best combine those two. I am going to show you how to use keylight in after effects and I am also going through the different methods for keying, for beginners as well as professionals. Learn how to create a matte do drive your key, learn how to use different green screen keys for a final matte as well as a shadow matte.
After we are done with that I will show you compositing tips and tricks, from color correction as well as re lighting your subject digitally.
While we are doing that you will learn all you will need to know about a light-wrap, what it is, what it is good for and how to create and customize it!
I will show you greenscreenanimals.com/, which is a page for professional filmmakers where they can find green screen animals, filmed professionally for professional projects, commercials movies TV and feature films.
And I will also show you where you can find free clips to use for your projects.
Learn all you need to know about alpha mattes and how to create them with keys chroma as well as luma and several different effects.
If you watch this tutorial you can be the next Tiger King!
And as always:
If you have any questions, just leave them in the comments below this video and I promise I will answer all of your questions!
Here you find all the EQUIPMENT I used to create my videos as well as my tutorials:
VIDEO EQUIPMENT:
Camera:
Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K: amzn.to/3hDCp5e
Lenses:
Panasonic Leica 8-18 mm F2.8-4.0: amzn.to/3fy0dWr
Panasonic Lumix G X Vario 12-35mm F2.8: amzn.to/30VGLPg
Monitor:
Feelworld FW 279 4k: amzn.to/2N8SpOH
Extra Stuff:
Metabones EF-MFT Speed Booster: amzn.to/3hEEldE
PHOTO EQUIPMENT
Camera:
Canon EOS R: amzn.to/3fv7rua
Lenses:
Canon RF 24-105mm F4: amzn.to/2BmNirG
Canon 50mm F1.8 STM: amzn.to/30SWgaE
Extra Stuff:
Canon EF - EOS R Adapter: amzn.to/2Bl1IIu
DJI Ronin Gimbal: amzn.to/2Bhu6eH
AUDIO EQUIPMENT:
Mic Shure SM7b: amzn.to/2UYjpVv
Mic Rode smartLav+: amzn.to/3df11xG
Interface Focusrite Scarlett: amzn.to/2YdDWHF
Headphones AKG K702: amzn.to/2YaLCKw
PC & HARDWARE:
HP ZBook 17: amzn.to/2CeBUyd
McBook Pro: amzn.to/2UXRN2D
Follow me for more tutorials:
Website:
https://www.flomotion.eu/
Instagram:
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Facebook:
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YouTube:
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![After Effects 3D Masterclass: Substance Materials, 3D Tracking & VFX
What you just saw in the intro might look like it was rendered in an expensive 3D engine like Blender or Unreal, but surprise: that was done 100% inside After Effects!
Today, we’re leaving the world of flat 2D layers behind and diving deep into the brand-new native 3D workflow. I’m going to show you how to build this exact cinematic sci-fi look in three clear steps—from basic orbital mechanics to advanced AI roto and Hollywood-level energy shields.
🚀 What you will learn in this After Effects Masterclass:
1️⃣ The Foundation: Mastering the brand-new native 3D workflow, parametric meshes, and the physics of orbital mechanics using clean math instead of keyframe hell.
2️⃣ Advanced Texturing: How to use Adobe Substance Community Assets for real geometry displacement (deforming actual spheres into jagged mountain ranges) and setting up cinematic camera bokeh.
3️⃣ The Masterclass Integration: Extracting 3D camera data, using the revolutionary AI Object Matte Tool for instant masking, matching environment lighting with your real footage, and building a volumetric 3D Energy Shield from scratch.
Whether you are a beginner looking to understand the new After Effects 3D space or an experienced VFX artist wanting to speed up your workflow, this deep dive has something for you. Strap in, and lets go!
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Intro: 100% Native 3D in After Effects
The 3D Foundation & Parametric Meshes
Lighting the Universe (Parallel Lights)
The Perfect Orbit Trick (No Keyframe Hell)
Step 2: Substance Materials & Real Geometry Displacement
Camera Depth of Field & Creamy Bokeh
Step 3: 3D Camera Tracker & Floor Pro-Tips
Environment Lighting Secret Sauce (Matching Reality)
AI Object Matte Tool (Instant Roto & Masking)
Placing Yourself in a 3D Space Correctly
Complete Creative Freedom
The Grand Finale: Building the Sci-Fi Energy Shield
Texturing & Animating Volumetric Force Fields
The Expert Hack: 3D Layer Instances & Marvel VFX Effects
Adding Realistic Shadows & Interactive Light
🔧 LINKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED:
• Adobe Substance Community Assets: [INSERT YOUR LINK HERE]
• Download my project files / assets (Patreon/Website): [INSERT YOUR LINK HERE]
💬 QUESTION OF THE DAY:
What do you think of these new native After Effects 3D features? Do you want to see more AI integration tutorials, or should we stick to old-school VFX tricks? Let me know in the comments below and tell me what you are going to build with these tools!
Have fun creating in the 3rd Dimension! 🎬✨
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