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Getting out of your confort zone might be one of the best moves in Video Editing. Why?
This was about a year ago. The style, although simple, took a loot of time and effort to recreate.
I took inspiration on a video sent by one of my friends and on that day, that video inspired me to create this.
It was my first attempt at doing something completely different than usual, but it turned out actually great!
And the best part? I still delivered the video in time without any other revisions to make.
Delivering something you'd never tried before with zero revision rounds is honestly rare. What was the one technique in here that felt the most outside your comfort zone while you were making it?
The whole styling process was complicated. Choosing the font, creating the "hand-drawn" animation for the strokes, and developing a visual identity that conveyed a pencil-sketch feel. I’m sure I could create a better version today, but since it was one of my first steps in After Effects, I have no complaints.
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did you use start and end frame for this video?
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great job on this, how did you manage the make this flow perfect?
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I wanted to explore how far a short AI-generated scene could feel like a real cinematic sequence by combining continuous camera movement, physical action, restrained dialogue, realistic lighting, and character-driven tension. The goal was to make the horror feel immediate and grounded, while maintaining visual and character consistency throughout the entire shot.
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