This is really cool.
Not just because it feels like a retro side-scrolling adventure video game…
But because it’s a great looking effect that is versatile, inventive, infinitely customizable, and needs no keyframes.
By following this video you’ll be able to create an effective background you can use in anything from commercials to YouTube to music videos.
I can see it being really useful for lots of motion graphics and social media content.
Some of the steps include:
- Adding Fast Noise
- Using a custom tool and building expressions
- Making it move
- Adding shadow, background, parallax
- Adding a title
- Changing everything to create a new version
If you use it for nothing else, I found this was a fascinating example of the power of expressions in Fusion.
Gedaly is the Founder and Lead Educator of DVResolve.com and is Blackmagic Design Certified Master Trainer. He’s edited commercials for major brands and has done color & VFX for independent films. He consults on post-production workflow and creating online education. Gedaly is the co-founder of Working.Actor, a former marketing manager for large brands, and creates original film projects with his production company Razee.