How to Create Retro Collage Animation in After Effects | Full Tutorial
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Want to create the textured, cutout-style motion graphics you see in modern documentary reels? In this After Effects tutorial, we'll recreate an Ozempic-themed retro collage animation from scratch, scene by scene.
You'll learn how to build layered compositions, create 3D parallax with cameras, animate products and text, use wiggle expressions, create smooth camera moves, and finish your edit with paper textures, flicker, noise, and a handmade collage feel.
⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 Introduction & Animation Preview
00:19 Belonging by EarnEdits
00:58 Ozempic Animation Preview
01:21 Tutorial Overview & Scene Setup
01:42 Composition Settings & Frame Rate
02:23 Scene 1: Building the Background
03:00 Setting Up a 3D Camera & Parallax
04:17 Adding Clouds & Foreground Elements
04:53 Adding the Table & Adjusting the Look
05:55 Using Reference Frames for Layout
06:46 Animating the Opening Text
08:18 Placing Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Fries & Burger
10:38 Creating Product Shadows
13:47 Animating Product Entrances
17:02 Adding Lens Blur for Text Reveal
17:46 Creating Camera Zooms & Shifts
21:27 Refining Camera Easing & Timing
22:48 Adding CC Light Sweep Highlights
25:03 Scene 2: Building the Cliff Composition
26:36 Creating Ground Shadows
27:34 Arranging & Swapping Product Assets
29:36 Adding Wiggle Expressions
30:53 Designing the Second Scene Typography
32:15 Animating Text with Text Evo
33:25 Building the Cloud Transition
35:42 Animating Clouds with a Null Controller
36:42 Camera Movement & Scene 2 Preview
37:34 Scene 3: Weekly Injection Typography
38:20 Creating Colored Shape Panels
40:03 Setting Up Track Mattes
40:25 Animating Panel Position & Scale
41:34 Revealing Text with Range Selectors
42:55 Adding the Camera Zoom
43:48 Scene 4: Building the Scanner Composition
45:08 Background & Camera Parallax
45:33 Creating the Scanner Platform
46:37 Building the Scanner Legs
48:27 Masking the Scanner Asset
49:16 Creating Repeating Character Animation
50:09 Precomposing & Masking the Characters
51:01 Switching from Larger to Smaller Characters
52:08 Adding Scanner Shadows
53:49 Animating the Weight-Loss Text
55:36 Animating the Raising Hand
58:17 Adding the Final Text
59:03 Assembling All Four Scenes
59:50 Applying Retro Texture Overlays
01:01:11 Adding Soft Edge Blur
01:01:58 Creating the Paper Texture Look
01:02:21 Shake, Flicker, Distortion & Noise
01:02:45 Final Animation Preview
01:03:30 Outro
## 💬 Have Questions?
If you have any questions about the animation techniques covered in this tutorial, feel free to leave them in the comments. I'll do my best to answer them!
Let me know what other retro animation styles you'd like to learn in future tutorials.
Don't forget to like the video and subscribe for more After Effects tutorials, retro motion graphics, and creative editing techniques.
Thanks for watching, and I'll see you in the next tutorial!
#AfterEffects #RetroAnimation #CollageAnimation #MotionDesign #MotionGraphics #AfterEffectsTutorial #EarnEdits
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👉 https://www.patreon.com/c/earnedits/posts
📦 Check my Patreon for project files
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Want to create the textured, cutout-style motion graphics you see in modern documentary reels? In this After Effects tutorial, we'll recreate an Ozempic-themed retro collage animation from scratch, scene by scene.
You'll learn how to build layered compositions, create 3D parallax with cameras, animate products and text, use wiggle expressions, create smooth camera moves, and finish your edit with paper textures, flicker, noise, and a handmade collage feel.
⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 Introduction & Animation Preview
00:19 Belonging by EarnEdits
00:58 Ozempic Animation Preview
01:21 Tutorial Overview & Scene Setup
01:42 Composition Settings & Frame Rate
02:23 Scene 1: Building the Background
03:00 Setting Up a 3D Camera & Parallax
04:17 Adding Clouds & Foreground Elements
04:53 Adding the Table & Adjusting the Look
05:55 Using Reference Frames for Layout
06:46 Animating the Opening Text
08:18 Placing Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Fries & Burger
10:38 Creating Product Shadows
13:47 Animating Product Entrances
17:02 Adding Lens Blur for Text Reveal
17:46 Creating Camera Zooms & Shifts
21:27 Refining Camera Easing & Timing
22:48 Adding CC Light Sweep Highlights
25:03 Scene 2: Building the Cliff Composition
26:36 Creating Ground Shadows
27:34 Arranging & Swapping Product Assets
29:36 Adding Wiggle Expressions
30:53 Designing the Second Scene Typography
32:15 Animating Text with Text Evo
33:25 Building the Cloud Transition
35:42 Animating Clouds with a Null Controller
36:42 Camera Movement & Scene 2 Preview
37:34 Scene 3: Weekly Injection Typography
38:20 Creating Colored Shape Panels
40:03 Setting Up Track Mattes
40:25 Animating Panel Position & Scale
41:34 Revealing Text with Range Selectors
42:55 Adding the Camera Zoom
43:48 Scene 4: Building the Scanner Composition
45:08 Background & Camera Parallax
45:33 Creating the Scanner Platform
46:37 Building the Scanner Legs
48:27 Masking the Scanner Asset
49:16 Creating Repeating Character Animation
50:09 Precomposing & Masking the Characters
51:01 Switching from Larger to Smaller Characters
52:08 Adding Scanner Shadows
53:49 Animating the Weight-Loss Text
55:36 Animating the Raising Hand
58:17 Adding the Final Text
59:03 Assembling All Four Scenes
59:50 Applying Retro Texture Overlays
01:01:11 Adding Soft Edge Blur
01:01:58 Creating the Paper Texture Look
01:02:21 Shake, Flicker, Distortion & Noise
01:02:45 Final Animation Preview
01:03:30 Outro
## 💬 Have Questions?
If you have any questions about the animation techniques covered in this tutorial, feel free to leave them in the comments. I'll do my best to answer them!
Let me know what other retro animation styles you'd like to learn in future tutorials.
Don't forget to like the video and subscribe for more After Effects tutorials, retro motion graphics, and creative editing techniques.
Thanks for watching, and I'll see you in the next tutorial!
#AfterEffects #RetroAnimation #CollageAnimation #MotionDesign #MotionGraphics #AfterEffectsTutorial #EarnEdits