Destroyed City Effect From Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Summary by Krater

This video tutorial covers how to recreate the crumbling city mind-bending visual effect from the Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness trailer using Adobe After Effects and the Shatter effect. The creator demonstrates setting up the city scene, applying the shatter effect with custom shape maps and gradient maps, and adding atmospheric elements like dust and ink splatters.

From the video

Answers: How do I create a crumbling city VFX effect like Doctor Strange in After Effects?

• VFX tutorial
• Adobe After Effects
• Shatter effect
• Compositing urban destruction
• Custom shape maps in After Effects
• Gradient maps in After Effects
• Atmospheric dust and particles

What it concludes

• Switching the project setting to 8-bit fixes glitch issues in the Shatter effect.
• Using custom shape and gradient maps provides more control over the Shatter effect than default shapes.
• Rendering complex shatter comps at 120 frames per second and stretching them in a lower frame rate composition creates smoother slow-motion animation.
• Red Giant Primatte Keyer is effective for keying out blue sky and cloud footage.