Global Creator: James Tran
Australian photographer and motion designer James Tran combines his crafts to animate photos and create his own unique style of cinemagraphs with Adobe After Effects.
For James, it’s all about blending the stillness of a portrait with the movement of nature that, when blended together, create magical and surreal artworks.
Download this After Effects file and follow along to James’ tutorial to combine the stillness of a photo with the life of a video.
How motion designers use masks to isolate movement
Follow James’ creative process. See how he uses a video to capture the stillness of a photo while also maintaining movement in the surrounding environment. Then watch how he works his magic in After Effects to isolate, animate and colour grade his cinemagraph.
Make vibrant images with neon effects and animated tattoos
Learn how to create cinemagraphs in After Effects. Follow James to add life to images as he demonstrates one of his signature edits for portraits, using the neon and glow effect to animate tattoos. Follow along as James adds colour and energy into still shots with the pen tool and other After Effects features.
Loop layers to create breathtaking cinemagraphs
Witness how James creates enchanting artworks using After Effects to transform a video into a captivating cinemagraph. With the pen and masking tool, James adds the illusion of stillness to elements within a looped movement.
Tutorials and how-tos to get you there.
It’s all here — inspiration and step-by-step support to get you moving with motion design.
LEARN • AFTER EFFECTS
Get to know After Effects.
LEARN • AFTER EFFECTS
Create and animate text.
LEARN • AFTER EFFECTS
Make keyframe animations.
LEARN • AFTER EFFECTS
Remove unwanted elements.
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