Nidia Dias shows how to create an artistic time offset effect in After Effects by having the same video time offset in the form of a grid. This goes a little further than using the standard time effects by using an expression with a slider for some control.

Check out the tutorial for How To Create An Artistic Time Offset Effect in After Effects here.

Nidia Dias writes: In this tutorial we will have a look at offsetting a video in time through a grid. To achieve this we will use an expression controlled by a slider. I used this technique on the music video “Big Pink – Hit the ground” Directed by Tim Brown, Post-Production by Mainframe. Hope you enjoy it.