Creating Fairytale Lighting in After Effects

How do you take an ordinary shot in After Effects and create some moody lighting from it? Harry Frank shows us how to create a fairytale lighting effect in After Effects using 3D tracks, volumetric lights and dust with a bit of lens blur for good measure.

Red Giant QuickTip #39: Fairytale Lighting in After Effects from Red Giant Software on Vimeo.

“In this tutorial Harry Frank demonstrates how to take a regular, run-of-the-mill shot and turn it into something beautiful and moody, straight out of a fairytale. You’ll learn how to set up a down-and-dirty 3D track, add volumetric light and dust to a live action shot, and then finish it with some simulated camera lens blur.”