Retro VHS Logo Animation Tutorial in After Effects

Overview

Learn to create a retro VHS logo animation in this comprehensive 48-minute tutorial from Envato Tuts+. Explore visual inspiration and master techniques in Audacity, Isotope Vinyl, After Effects, and Illustrator. Dive into keyframe animation, masking, layer modes, and effects like Turbulent Displace and Hot Head Light Pass. Create glows, distortions, and noise effects to achieve an authentic VHS look. Follow step-by-step instructions to design a logo, add backgrounds and subtitles, and apply finishing touches like wiggle effects and posterized time. Perfect for designers and animators looking to recreate the nostalgic aesthetic of VHS tapes in their projects.

Syllabus

Intro
Visual Inspiration
Final Animation
Audacity
Isotope Vinyl
After Effects
Adding Logo
Keyframes
Animation
Illustrator
Mask
Layer Mode
Renaming Effects
Linking Layers
Rotating Layers
Rotating Keyframes
Opacity Keyframes
Turbulent Displace
Hot Head
Light Pass
Masks
Light
Hot Spots
Glow
Ad Mode
Feather Animation
Layer Mask
Turbulent Displaced
Adding a Glow
Creating a New Composition
Adding the Logo
Adding a Background
Adding a Subtitle
Adding Distortion
Adding Noise
Adding Fast Blur
Adding Fractal Noise
Timex500
Bottom Junk
Uniform Scale
Render Comp
Distortion Noise
Posterized Time
Noise
Unbolt
Finishing Touches
Wiggle