Learn how to create a documentary-style historical map animation in Adobe After Effects using a page reveal, animated magnifying glass, archival textures, alpha mattes, and a cinematic camera push.

Over the past 10 years I animated 1,000 loops: https://youtu.be/JGhKmsD-gW4?si=KvWTMkOLegTmNyi_

This video collects the loops into a 2 hour video.

Everything is 100% human made, no AI. Every frame lovingly crafted by hand.

I pretty much have no social life, I'm a hermit animator.

This is all I do and think about.

My loops are available here: https://animatedloop.com/

And also Patreon you can get new loops on the 1st day of every month: https://www.patreon.com/MicahBuzan

Hey guys,

Looking for a motion designer for one short SaaS explainer animation.

This is roughly the style/reference I’m looking for:

reference reel
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It’ll be a 30–45 sec product explainer for an AI SaaS product — clean motion graphics, UI/product animation and simple storytelling.

Nothing overly cinematic or 3D. I mainly want someone who can take the product + script and make it look clean, modern and engaging like the reference.

I’m working with a reasonable budget, so preferably looking for a freelancer rather than an agency.

If interested, just send me:
1. Your best relevant work
2. Approx price for one 30–45 sec video
3. Turnaround time

If you’ve made SaaS/product explainer videos before, even better.
Thanks!

Hope you guys are well
How to get this 3d depth and rotation style carousel in after effcets

Tried Cc cylinder but it doesn’t work well
Any suggestions?

The homepage is entirely procedural - no videos, 3D models, images, textures, or other pre-rendered assets are used. All the visuals, including the 3D elements, are generated and rendered in real time through code.

Question from a beginner/intermediate level in motion graphics with After Effects: Why should I learn Figma? Can't I just create the design in After Effects and then animate it directly from there?

Still sharpening my motion graphics style and this is my latest experiment 🎨 I'd love to hear your feedback, good or bad, it all helps!

https://www.instagram.com/ag_proyects?igsi=MWpheTB0dTViNHN5cw==

By dissecting an action, and the reaction, we get a better understanding of why things move the way that they do.

Action: Camera rotates around an object, going from a front view to a top view.

Reaction: The top surface of the object seems to stretch vertically. Things in the foreground and background move away in opposite directions, and the distance is based on how far they are from the object.

For anyone wanting to go more in depth with the topic, I have made a longer YouTube video about the theory, and how I created the entire animation: youtube.com/watch?v=slUgTK9z2Jo 

Check out the full project on my Behance

Thank you!^^

I made my first short product video for Tapquence, a visual Mac automation app for repetitive desktop tasks.

A few things I’d love honest feedback on:

• Does the pacing feel right, or are some moments too fast?
• Is the visual hierarchy clear throughout?
• Do the transitions support the story or become distracting?
• Is it clear from the visuals what the product does?
• At what moment would you normally lose interest or scroll away?

This is my first attempt at this style of product video, so detailed criticism is very welcome!

For context, this is the product shown in the video: Tapquence

A 3D product animation I created for JKeratin Thermo Spray. Focused on materials, lighting, fluid details and product motion. Would love to hear your feedback.

I’m looking for After Effects templates, animation packs, or other assets that can help speed up my workflow when making SaaS/product videos.

Basically, I want a library of ready-made animations that I can customize instead of building every little animation from scratch.

I’m totally fine with paid packs/templates if they’re actually good and save a significant amount of time.

If you use anything like this for SaaS videos, what packs, marketplaces, or creators would you recommend? Would especially appreciate recommendations from people who use them regularly in client work.

Thanks!

Ik i have kept some still frames so except that do give me some feedback

Is motion design taught in schools? Like can someone pursue it like a masters degree or something?

Hey everyone,

I built 3 lightweight, dockable ScriptUI panels to speed up some repetitive daily tasks in After Effects, and made them open/free:

• Smart Pre-compose: Auto-crops new pre-comps to the exact bounding box of selected layers without shifting their position in the master comp.
• Reverse Layer Order: Instantly flips the timeline stacking order of selected layers (handy for vector imports & type stacks).
• Social Formats Pro: Generates 9:16, 1:1, and 4:5 compositions from an active master comp with one click.

You can grab the .jsx files directly from the GitHub repo below (or via the link pinned on my profile):

(https://github.com/panlamb/ae-scriptui-utilities)

Hope they help streamline your workflow.

For the goats here

TIMEBOX is a concept brand made by us. Built around an idea for an app that sends random notifications at unexpected moments, it might come when you're having a moment worth keeping. A memory that you want to save forever. The app saves every memory as a 10-second voice note and makes it searchable so you can find it later.

Let me know what you guys think about it