Thor Lightning Effects (After Effects Tutorial)

A video on YouTube. In Photography & Film, a Krater category.

Summary by Krater

This video tutorial demonstrates how to composite electric and lightning visual effects onto live-action footage using Adobe After Effects, inspired by scenes from Thor movies.

From the video

Answers: How do you add electric and lightning VFX to video footage like in Thor?

VFX compositing
electric effects in After Effects
motion tracking
green screen keying
practical lighting for VFX

What it concludes

Underexposing footage helps make light interactions and effects much more visible and impactful.
Practical lighting on set makes it easier to match lighting effects in post-production, but separate plates shot with a smartphone flashlight can also work for difficult lighting angles.
Using CG objects makes it easier to match lighting and position when compositing electric effects compared to live-action double shots.

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