Adobe After Effects Basics Tutorial 3/8 - Introduction to Masking

Are you just starting out with After Effects? Here is an excellent tutorial to teach you one of the fundamental concepts of creating amazing visual effects: masking. All visual effects are created by layering multiple visual elements on top of each other. Masks are used to define which parts of these layers are visible and how these elements are combined into the final effect. You can find a detailed written version of this tutorial with step by step instructions on my website: http://www.surfacedstudio.com/tutorials/adobe-after-effects-basics-masking-tutorial All sound effects are either recorded by me or are available at http://www.freesound.org/ under the Creative Commons 0 license http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ ------------------------------ MY GEAR ------------------------------ MAIN CAMERA - http://amzn.to/2rRkGzg (Canon 5D Mark III) MAIN LENS - http://amzn.to/2rRfX0M (Canon EF 24-70mm II USM) VLOGGING CAMERA - http://amzn.to/2ssqgtm (Canon G7X) CHEAPER BUT GREAT - http://amzn.to/2seov29 (Canon S120) BEST 4K DRONE - http://bit.ly/2ssRu33 (DJI Mavic Pro) RECOMMENDED BUNDLE - http://bit.ly/2sefwhG (DJI Fly More Combo) CHEAPER & SMALLER - http://bit.ly/2rmecFj (DJI Spark) AUDIO RECORDER - http://amzn.to/2rhmz9U (Zoom H5) CHEAPER BUT GREAT - http://amzn.to/2r9zOpf (Zoom H2N) SHOTGUN MIC - http://amzn.to/2tbYUEe (Zoom SGH-6) ON CAMERA MIC - http://amzn.to/2r9vXZi (Rode Videomic) HEADPHONES - http://amzn.to/2r9K6p8 (Audio Technica ATH-M50X) TRAVEL TRIPOD - http://amzn.to/2s29yyl (Manfrotto MKCOMPACTLT) ------------------------------ MY SOFTWARE ------------------------------ ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD - http://bit.ly/2sjvyaA HITFILM PRO - http://bit.ly/2steXRz ------------------------------ FOLLOW ME ------------------------------ YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/surfacedstudio FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/surfacedstudio TWITTER - https://www.twitter.com/surfacedstudio INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/surfacedstudio PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/surfacedstudio GOOGLE PLUS - http://plus.google.com/+SurfacedStudio ------------------------------ FRIENDLY DISCLAIMER ------------------------------ Some of the links above are affiliate links and I will earn a small commission if you purchase through them. It won't cost you anything extra though so if you would like to support me, please consider using them :) Thank you! Video & Music - Copyright © 2012 SurfacedStudio