After Effects: Animate cinematic focus blurs

All demos from “10 After Effects Skills You Must Know For 2026”

1. 0:540:46Stack motion graphics in 3D spaceA walkthrough of converting layers to 3D, setting up a camera with a 3D null parent, and adjusting Z-positions to create depth in a scene.After Effects· AI Motion Graphics
2. 3:120:29Animate cinematic focus blursCurrentThe creator demonstrates adding rectangle masks to an adjustment layer and using a wiggle expression on the maximum blur value to simulate a flickering cinematic focus.After Effects· AI Video Editor
3. 6:310:52Build a 360-degree carousel animationThe creator demonstrates setting up a shape layer with a track matte, adjusting anchor points, and rotating duplicates to form a circular carousel controlled by a null object.After Effects· AI Motion Graphics
4. 7:290:57Animate scrolling text with Loop Out OffsetA demonstration of using guides for precision, parenting text to a null, and applying the 'loopOut("offset")' expression to create a continuous scrolling list.After Effects· AI Motion Graphics
5. 8:460:22Create animated counters and timersThe demo shows how to apply currency, timer, or percentage counters to a text layer and adjust keyframes for start and end values.After Effects· AI Video Editor
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1. 2:000:48Apply color correction in Adobe After EffectsThe user shows how to import the upscaled clip into Adobe After Effects, create an adjustment layer, and apply a custom 'Gold CC' animation preset for final color grading.Aliz Edits
2. 2:570:22Enable Draft 3D and axis planesDemonstrates enabling Draft 3D mode and toggling X/Y planes to help with precise layer placement in 3D space.Editing Empire
3. 8:440:17Adjusting Aperture for background blurDemonstrates increasing the Aperture value in After Effects to create a shallow depth of field and blur the foreground subject.Editing Empire
4. 10:250:21Snap 3D layers to camera viewShows a workflow using Ctrl+Alt+Home and Ctrl+Home to center a 3D layer's anchor point and snap it directly in front of the current camera position.Editing Empire
5. 0:130:46Import and organize assets in After EffectsThe user demonstrates how to import files and folders into the project panel and organize them using new folders in Adobe After Effects.Gavin Herman
6. 1:010:37Create a composition and align layersThe demo shows dragging background and image layers onto the timeline and using the Align panel to center assets in the composition.Gavin Herman
7. 2:091:25Animate with keyframes and Easy EaseThe tutorial shows how to set position keyframes on the timeline and apply 'Easy Ease' to create a smoother sliding animation.Gavin Herman
8. 7:181:23Apply and animate effectsThe demo shows searching for the 'CC Bend It' effect in the Effects & Presets panel and animating its values using keyframes.Gavin Herman
9. 8:411:01Pre-compose layers for reuseThe user demonstrates how to group multiple layers into a single pre-composition to duplicate and manage them more efficiently.Gavin Herman
10. 9:420:46Export and render a projectThe tutorial concludes by showing how to add a composition to the Render Queue, configure output settings, and export the final video file.Gavin Herman
11. 3:120:29Animate cinematic focus blursCurrentThe creator demonstrates adding rectangle masks to an adjustment layer and using a wiggle expression on the maximum blur value to simulate a flickering cinematic focus.SonduckFilm
12. 8:460:22Create animated counters and timersThe demo shows how to apply currency, timer, or percentage counters to a text layer and adjust keyframes for start and end values.SonduckFilm