Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
An Adobe After Effects tutorial.
The @disneyplus @marvel series: Secret Invasion contains an amazing sequence set in Red Square in Russia, but they actually filmed this in Halifax, UK. The location they used is the @ThePieceHallHalifax 18th century listed building, and the series creators wanted to add an extra floor and dome to it. Seeing as I live less than an hour from Halifax, I visited one morning and shot my own footage to see if I could use digital setting extensions to recreate the look.
I tried out @FXhome CamTrackAR and got some good results, but messed up during recording so instead I used After Effect's built-in Camera Tracker and was really happy with the results.
In this video, I go through my process, explaining how to use Camera Tracker and how to take still elements from the video and either use directly or import into@Photoshop to create the digital set extensions and then place them in 3D space. I also take quick look at #photoshopbeta #ExtendImage feature which uses Adobe's Firefly AI to augment the image for me. The results are surprising.
Once the tracking and placement is done, I go on to describe how I disguised that effect by placing other items in the scene to distract the audience. When you watch the video, you'll see I used flying birds, dust waves and an explosion from @ProductionCrate . I also used my own Quick Cheats template to improve the final look of the scene.
#AfterEffects #SecretInvasion #tutorial
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*Links:*
Video Copilot FX Console: videocopilot.net/blog/2018/05/fx-console-updated-to-v1-0-3
ProductionCrate (affliate link - not tried this before): productioncrate.com/#ref=shiveringcactus
CamTrackAR: fxhome.com/product/camtrackar
Quick Cheats Template: youtu.be/x87pSAExIF4
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*Chapters*
0:00 What we're makin'
1:23 Location filming
3:30 Using CamTrackAR
4:58 Using Camera Tracker
8:06 Photoshop Extend Image test
I'm an Adobe Community Expert - which means you can find me on the Adobe forums if you need any help. community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects/ct-p/ct-after-effects?page=1&sort=latest_replies&lang=all&tabid=all
#AdobeCommunityExperts
An Adobe After Effects tutorial.
The @disneyplus @marvel series: Secret Invasion contains an amazing sequence set in Red Square in Russia, but they actually filmed this in Halifax, UK. The location they used is the @ThePieceHallHalifax 18th century listed building, and the series creators wanted to add an extra floor and dome to it. Seeing as I live less than an hour from Halifax, I visited one morning and shot my own footage to see if I could use digital setting extensions to recreate the look.
I tried out @FXhome CamTrackAR and got some good results, but messed up during recording so instead I used After Effect's built-in Camera Tracker and was really happy with the results.
In this video, I go through my process, explaining how to use Camera Tracker and how to take still elements from the video and either use directly or import into@Photoshop to create the digital set extensions and then place them in 3D space. I also take quick look at #photoshopbeta #ExtendImage feature which uses Adobe's Firefly AI to augment the image for me. The results are surprising.
Once the tracking and placement is done, I go on to describe how I disguised that effect by placing other items in the scene to distract the audience. When you watch the video, you'll see I used flying birds, dust waves and an explosion from @ProductionCrate . I also used my own Quick Cheats template to improve the final look of the scene.
#AfterEffects #SecretInvasion #tutorial
*Get ShiveringCactus VFX as phone cases, T-shirts, mugs: redbubble.com/people/ShiveringCactus/shop*
*Or buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/shiveringcactus*
*Links:*
Video Copilot FX Console: videocopilot.net/blog/2018/05/fx-console-updated-to-v1-0-3
ProductionCrate (affliate link - not tried this before): productioncrate.com/#ref=shiveringcactus
CamTrackAR: fxhome.com/product/camtrackar
Quick Cheats Template: youtu.be/x87pSAExIF4
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Chapters*
0:00 What we're makin'
1:23 Location filming
3:30 Using CamTrackAR
4:58 Using Camera Tracker
8:06 Photoshop Extend Image test
I'm an Adobe Community Expert - which means you can find me on the Adobe forums if you need any help. community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects/ct-p/ct-after-effects?page=1&sort=latest_replies&lang=all&tabid=all
#AdobeCommunityExperts
