Making Cinematic Rain with VFX

Summary by Krater

Ryan Connolly demonstrates how to create realistic digital rain effects in Adobe After Effects using practical stock assets from Pond5, covering roto, lighting, and compositing techniques.

From the video

Answers: How do you add digital rain to a video scene in After Effects?

• digital rain effects
• Adobe After Effects compositing
• rotoscoping techniques
• practical stock assets
• lighting and glow effects

What it concludes

• Using practically shot rain assets helps a ton to stay away from a digital look.
• Duplicating and staggering rain layers adds depth and realism to the scene.
• Using glow effects and curves enhances the night rain atmosphere and lighting integration.