Lightning

Have you ever wondered how the emperor in STAR WARS throws lightning from his hands? Or maybe you're a Harry Potter fan and you like the scene were the energy from the wands comes together.
In either case they use After Effects to create the special effects.

We'll start with a simple assignment where you'll need to create lightning between your hands, move it around and then "turn it off".

We'll learn how to:
Use keyframes
layer multiple effects and manipulate those effects over time