Cheap Tricks | Sonic the Hedgehog VFX Tutorial

Got a need for speed? Well, we’re here to give it to you through another episode of Cheap Tricks covering effects from the movie Sonic the Hedgehog.

Get the project files here: https://www.redgiant.com/tutorial/cheap-tricks-sonic/

TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:00 Intro
01:46 Smear Frames
02:05 Creating Smear Frames in AE
05:14 Trails in Particular (Overview)
10:54 Lightning in AE
12:55 Race Track Scene
15:05 Planar Path Tips
21:18 Combining Old Skills in New Ways
21:54 Sketchfab to C4D to Element
26:55 Procedural Lightning Edges
33:19 Electric Arcs for Flavor
35:58 Flash-Style Sonic
41:23 Flash-Style Flash
43:54 Trails Recap
52:30 Super Speed Template

Special thanks:
Production Crate: https://www.productioncrate.com/
Videohive: https://videohive.net/
Rode Microphones: https://www.rode.com/

CC Attributions and 3D Models:
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/sonic-lost-world-sonic-model-cb6762f6203947129efff7b2b9991930 by PixelSonic101
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/flash-bde696f19ca54afd9501aef20564ef6e by EgirX


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