A breakdown of AE layers and effects. It's in no way a tutorial or how-to, but I hope it demonstrates how things that look complex all boil down to layers of simpler parts. Essentially this is an enhanced rotoscoping task in the classic sense, with keyframes at two or six frames apart depending on the detail of the shape. There's no way to pull this off without linking/pickwhipping shapes and masks--that's the key. The outline of one shape becomes the mask/matte of another shape or effect. #animation #aftereffects #adobeaftereffects #deadhumans #passionproject #breakdown