Is a camera actually rotating or do you think that it is just a video effect to make him look like he is spinning. If so how can I do that??
He’s looks to be sitting/standing on a turntable. It’s basically what it sounds like, a device used to spin objects(or in this case), a person around in a circle. At 40 seconds, they add to the look by having him sitting on the turntable and tracking the camera past him—looked cool.
The flickering lights colors can be accomplished in a few ways, but mostly it’s adding a video/solid layer over your video and playing with transfer modes and opacity. Here’s a tutorial on film damage that uses the same techniques.
Old Film Look
Here’s a link to a page that has links to tons of film damage/light leak pages you can overlay on to your videos: 121 Free Film Grain & Light Leaks for
Film & Video Editors
And finally if you are just starting in AE, here’s a great starting place: Getting started with After Effects (CS4, CS5, CS5.5, CS6, & CC)
Johnny Cuevas, Editor
Thinkck.com
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