The Passion Project: 10 Episodes Later

The Passion Project: 10 Episodes Later

Having just finished the 10th episode of The Passion Project, I found myself reflecting on the series so far and my overall journey as a film maker. I wasn’t someone who wanted to get into film from an early age. I actually got into it through a chance...
How to turn Day into Night in After Effects

How to turn Day into Night in After Effects

Want to turn a daytime shot into night in After Effects? In this tutorial, I’m doing a quick day to night conversion as part of the VFX series where I’m creating a burning building scene. This is a fairly straightforward example because the original footage was filmed...
EZ Corridor Key Issues on Mac? Here’s a Fix

EZ Corridor Key Issues on Mac? Here’s a Fix

Having issues with EZ Corridor Key on Apple Silicon? This might help. This tutorial is a follow-up to my previous video testing EZ Corridor Key. I was getting really strange results from the generated matte, the alpha hint looked great, but the final output was way...
How to Add Broken Windows in After Effects

How to Add Broken Windows in After Effects

In this tutorial, I show how I add damage elements to a shot to create the appearance of smashed windows in After Effects. This is part of the series where I’m turning a clean shot into a burning building scene. In this step, we’re focusing on breaking the windows,...
I Tested Corridor Digital’s AI Keyer… It’s Insane

I Tested Corridor Digital’s AI Keyer… It’s Insane

I tested Corridor Digital’s AI keyer… and honestly, the results are kind of insane. In this tutorial, I try out the Corridor Key AI model via the Baskl.ai plugin inside After Effects to see how it handles real-world footage, including some pretty rough test shots that...