Gold Particles Logo Reveal in After Effects

Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Gold Particles Logo Reveal:

Step 1: Create a New Composition

1. Open Adobe After Effects.
2. Create a New Composition:
   • Name it “Gold Particles Logo Reveal”.
   • Set the duration to 10 seconds with your preferred resolution and frame rate.

Step 2: Import and Set Up Logo

1. Import Files:
   • Import the logo and reflection map.
2. Add Logo to Composition:
   • Drag and drop the logo into the main composition.
   • Press S to open scale properties and adjust the logo scale if needed.
3. Pre-compose Logo Layer:
   • Right-click on the logo layer and select “Pre-compose”.
   • Name it “Logo Comp” and move all attributes into the new composition.

Step 3: Set Up Reflection Map

1. Add Reflection Map:
   • Drag and drop the reflection map below the logo layer.
   • Hide the logo layer temporarily.
2. Adjust Reflection Map Scale:
   • Select the reflection map layer and press S to open scale properties.
   • Reduce the scale to 60%.
3. Apply Motion Tile Effect:
   • Go to Effects & Presets and apply the Motion Tile effect.
   • Set the output width and height to 800 and select “Mirror Edges”.
4. Animate Reflection Map:
   • Ensure the time cursor is at the first frame and add a keyframe on the Tile Center.
   • Move to the last frame and change the X value to 2000.
   • Select both keyframes and press F9 to Easy Ease them.
   • Preview the animation.

Step 4: Pre-compose and Apply Effects

1. Pre-compose Reflection Map Layer:
   • Right-click on the reflection map layer and choose “Pre-compose”.
   • Name it “Reflection Map”.
2. Unhide Logo Comp:
   • Unhide the logo comp and set the Track Matte to Alpha Matte.

Step 5: Add Effects to Reflection Map

1. Apply CC Glass Effect:
   • Select the reflection map composition.
   • Apply the CC Glass effect and set the bump map to Logo Comp.
   • Adjust properties: Lightness (Surface), Softness (45), Height (-45), Displacement (-150).
2. Apply CC Blobbylize Effect:
   • Apply the CC Blobbylize effect.
   • Set the Blob layer to Logo Comp and property to Alpha.
   • Adjust properties: Softness (3), Cut Away (5), Light Type (Point Light).
3. Apply Sharpen Effect:
   • Apply the Sharpen effect and set the sharpen amount to 10.

Step 6: Adjust Colors

1. Create Adjustment Layer:
   • Right-click and create an adjustment layer.
   • Apply the Curves effect.
2. Adjust Color Channels:
   • Modify the Red, Green, and Blue channels until achieving a realistic gold color.
   • Preview the changes.

Step 7: Add Particle Footage

1. Import Particle Footages:
   • Import the required particle footage.
   • Drag and drop them above the Gold Build layer.
   • Adjust scale to 120%.
2. Offset Particle Layers:
   • Offset the start times of the particle layers.
   • Apply the Sharpen effect with a value of 150.
   • Set blending mode to Add for all particle layers.

Step 8: Final Touches

1. Add Linear Wipe Effect:
   • Right-click on the Gold Build layer, apply the Linear Wipe effect.
   • Set angle to -90 degrees, and animate the transition completion from 100% to 0%.
   • Set feather amount to 150.
2. Create and Animate Lens Flare:
   • Create a solid layer named “Lens Flare” and place it below all layers.
   • Apply the Lens Flare effect, set the lens type to 105mm Prime.
   • Adjust position and add Hue & Saturation effect with colorize option.
   • Animate the flare brightness using the expression wiggle(2,3).
3. Animate Opacity for Lens Flare:
   • Add keyframes to animate the opacity from 0% to 100%.
4. Fade In Black Layer:
   • Create a black solid layer and position it at 6 seconds and 15 frames.
   • Animate opacity from 0% to 100% to fade in.

Step 9: Preview and Finalize

1. Adjust Work Area:
   • Move the work area to 8 seconds.
2. Preview Final Output.