Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War had one of the slickest title sequences ever, created by the brilliant folks at Sarofsky. In this video, we’ll rebuild that look entirely inside After Effects, using both the new Advanced 3D renderer and the Classic 3D trick for older versions.
We’ll cover:
🎥 Spotlights and real shadows
🧱 Concrete textures and 3D text
⚙️ Shatter effect for fake depth
💡 “Shadows only” setup for realistic lighting
💥 Bonus: adding cracks, debris, and atmosphere
*Get ShiveringCactus VFX as phone cases, T-shirts, mugs: redbubble.com/people/ShiveringCactus/shop*
*Or buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/shiveringcactus*
*⬇️ Download the project file here*
(Pay What You Want, including free):
- Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/5cc4b1f789
- Fourthwall: shiveringcactus-shop.fourthwall.com/products/recreating-captain-america-civil-wars-title-sequence-aep-project
*🎁 Bonus: Free step-by-step PDF:*
- Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/3ec942f92d
- Fourthwall: shiveringcactus-shop.fourthwall.com/products/capamerica-text
*▶️ Other videos mentioned:*
- youtu.be/6rXMElJKb_s
- youtu.be/x87pSAExIF4
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*🔖Chapters*
0:00 Concrete and shadows
1:00 Setting up the 3D text
3:36 A different shadow
5:26 Adding cracks to the concrete
7:00 For older versions of After Effects
"Toutatis asteroid - potential Earth`s impactor" (skfb.ly/otuGt) by SebastianSosnowski is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War had one of the slickest title sequences ever, created by the brilliant folks at Sarofsky. In this video, we’ll rebuild that look entirely inside After Effects, using both the new Advanced 3D renderer and the Classic 3D trick for older versions.
We’ll cover:
🎥 Spotlights and real shadows
🧱 Concrete textures and 3D text
⚙️ Shatter effect for fake depth
💡 “Shadows only” setup for realistic lighting
💥 Bonus: adding cracks, debris, and atmosphere
*Get ShiveringCactus VFX as phone cases, T-shirts, mugs: redbubble.com/people/ShiveringCactus/shop*
*Or buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/shiveringcactus*
*⬇️ Download the project file here*
(Pay What You Want, including free):
- Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/5cc4b1f789
- Fourthwall: shiveringcactus-shop.fourthwall.com/products/recreating-captain-america-civil-wars-title-sequence-aep-project
*🎁 Bonus: Free step-by-step PDF:*
- Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/3ec942f92d
- Fourthwall: shiveringcactus-shop.fourthwall.com/products/capamerica-text
*▶️ Other videos mentioned:*
- youtu.be/6rXMElJKb_s
- youtu.be/x87pSAExIF4
------------------------------------------------------------
*🔖Chapters*
0:00 Concrete and shadows
1:00 Setting up the 3D text
3:36 A different shadow
5:26 Adding cracks to the concrete
7:00 For older versions of After Effects
"Toutatis asteroid - potential Earth`s impactor" (skfb.ly/otuGt) by SebastianSosnowski is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
@adobevideo
#aftereffects #marvel #tutorial
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
