After Effects + GEOlayers 3 + FreeForm Pro + Mettle FLUX

GEOlayers 3 lets you render custom maps from online data sources directly in After Effects. Mettle FreeForm Pro can turn them into 3D landscapes. Mettle FLUX is the perfect complement to further customise your look. Tutorial hosted by the one and only Charles Yeager!

As we near 200k followers on Instagram we wanted to revisit our 100k celebration and remind you that you can download the After Effects project file for the awesome 100k animation for free courtesy of School of Motion's Holdframe division.

A good tutorial on how to use Joysticks 'n Sliders  for head rigging in After Effects by ricksli.motion. Includes project download.

Ever struggle to manipulate a simple waveform on a project??? The waveform expression is a fun way to generate a waveform between two paths in After Effects. Created with knowledge from The Power of Expression Book. Just download the After Effects project file to get the expression. Enjoy! :-)

Josh Olufemii and Herman Huang show how to use AE Pixel Sorter to create the super cool melting pixel effect that you see all over Instagram. Includes a free project file download.

The always excellent annual School of Motion Holiday Card created using Lockdown, Newton, Pastiche, Stardust, Limber, Auto Fill, Joysticks 'n Sliders, EaseCopy, Ray Dynamic Color, Ray Dynamic Texture, Flow, Element 3D, Character Tool, Ouroboros and more by the SoM alumni. Include mega project and assets download for free!

Now works with feather and parenting! This is a very powerful expression that you can use to drive all kinds of very cool effects! Based on knowledge from The Power of Expression Book 

Very cool expressions based effect and tutorial with free project download. Built with concepts explained in The Power of Expression Book.

Learn how to use Projection 3D in After Effects to create a beautiful apocalyptic city inspired by X-men Wasteland 3. Includes free project download.

Learn how to create beautiful organic flowing lines using Stardust in After Effects by Madhu Pravin. Includes project download.

Learn how to create a Magnifying Lenses Effect using Diopter in After Effects by The Waenderer. Includes free project download.

Charles Yeager shows two easy ways to create an X-Ray effect in After Effects using Mettle Flux and Mantra V2

Check out this awesome 2 part tutorial from aescripts author Sander van Dijk for School of Motion. Includes free project download.

Boone Loves Video shows you how to create responsive lower thirds for Mogrts by using Pins & Boxes in After Effects. The Mogrts can be used in Premiere Pro without needing Pins & Boxes. Includes free Mogrt!

A beautiful new Stardust project by Roland Hartmann covering Aux particles, Mask Emitters and more. Free project download.

Awesome 3D flythrough of New York City created from a single still image using Projection 3D. Free project download included!

Learn how to create a Kissing Circles Fractal using Expressions in After Effects using concepts from The Power of Expression Book 

The School of Motion Alumni annual holiday card created with  Ray Dynamic Texture, Ray Dynamic Color, Flow, Limber, Joysticks 'n Sliders, EaseCopy, Madita Animated Typeface, Keysmith, PQ Grit Kit, Explode Shape Layers, Good Parents, Super Lines, YY Ramp+ and more. Includes project download!

Red Giant shares a cool Halloween themed tutorial and free project file that is best browsed using AEViewer in After Effects

Learn how to add mood and texture to your footage using Mettle FLUX. In this tutorial, Charles Yeager shows how to camera track your scene in After Effects, and then add a FLUX “Volume” to match the camera movement. Includes free project download.