Adobe After Effects – Simple Creativity #9: Making Text Tap-Dance

One evening, my wife and I went to see an opera performance. But when the curtain opened, something totally unexpected happened. My wife didn’t look surprised, but I was shocked. Several letter ghosts appeared and started tap-dancing.

This video tutorial is a simple illustration of text animation. We use Range Selector to animate each character. ‘Wiggly’ is applied to add erratic movements.

Adobe After Effects keywords and concepts: matte, Noise & Grain, Fractal Noise, Curtain, Hue/Saturation, Mask Shape, Text, Animate, All Transform Properties, Range Selector, Wiggly

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