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A weekly series where we recreate the most awesome effects from movies and music videos. However, this week we are doing something different. This week we are creating an effect inspired by Anime. And the effect will be the famous super speed dash, which a lot of Anime heroes have. Now like you know, or not, I’m a huge Anime fan. Like huge! And recently with the lockdown, I have a lot more time at home in the evening, and that’s why I’m currently in a Anime overdrive. I’m rewatching one of my favorites, Samurai X, and I’m also watching two new ones, Boku no Hero and Demon Slayer.
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All three are, by the way, super good. So, go watch them after this video, ok? Now, when watching them I noticed that a lot of the main characters had super fast reflexes and speed powers, especially with Samurai X and Demon Slayer. And that got me thinking and brought me to this video tutorial. So, addictions can be useful sometimes. Now what do we need for this effect? Well, we are going to need tripod shots. First we need an empty shot of our environment, then keep rolling and let your actor come in the shot and take position.
Let him do his acting and make him do a movement towards the direction he will speed dash. Then keep on rolling and let your actor move to the next position he speed dashed to. Here let him act like he moved in with speed. Then you can let him stand still and do whatever or you can repeat these steps a few times so that he dashes for place to another place. Your creative choice. And that was it for the shots that we need. The most important thing is that you keep you camera rolling, so you don’t have to touch it and accidentally move it.
Effects:
Now, before we can start with the post production, we first need Anime assets. And where can we find them? Well, on Storyblocks Video of course, the sponsor of today’s video. They have multiple awesome packs with cool animations, which are perfect for recreating Anime effects. Just look for cartoon elements and be amazed with the huge amount of awesome assets. Now, of course you can find a lot more on Storyblocks Video. Like muzzle flashes we very often use, light leaks, lens flares, transitions and so much more.
Keyframes:
Now go back to the ripple out clip and select all four effects. Copy them and now we are going to paste them on the ripple in clip. The only thing we now need to do is switch the keyframes, so the end keyframes will now become the start keyframes. This will make sure that the ripple effect comes in, starting with nothing visible. Exactly the opposite of the first ripple. Now, you are probably thinking “What about the shadow?” Well, duplicate both the ripple in and out clip, place them underneath the other layers and delete everything on the duplicates.
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However, it could be due to the fact that they have fancy robot toilets. No paper needed, if you know what I mean. Wink, wink. Also, I found out that the first Anime was made in 1917 and was a two-minute clip about a samurai testing out his new sword. After seeing it, I must say it’s special… And I’m glad they evolved to the style and quality they have now, because I really love it. Now, if you have some Anime I definitely need to see, let me now in the comments below. I would love to hear them. And that’s it for today, guys. Thank you so much for watching, I hope you learned something new. Thank you Storyblocks Video for the support. And like always… Stay creative!
