Compositing Fireworks In Adobe After Effects

Learn how to composite cool looking fireworks VFX into a moving shot! In the first part of this series I showed you how to create realistic fireworks using Adobe After Effects and Trapcode Particular.

To learn how to create the actual fireworks elements using Adobe After Effects and Trapcode Particular, check out the first part of this tutorial here:

If you prefer a detailed written version of this tutorial, this link will take you straight to the post on my website:

In this tutorial we will track our footage using the 3D Camera Tracker available in After Effects. You can check out a separate 3D Camera Tracker tutorial here:

Once we've tracked the footage we will start converting the shot to look as if it was filmed at night. We will first replace the sky with some dramatic clouds stock footage by using a detailed 3D track matte.

If you are looking for the free stock footage pack released by videocopilot, click on the following link:

Once we have the sky replaced, we will place the fireworks elements on top of it and add some cool Glow to be cast against the clouds. This will make the fireworks sit much more realistically in the scene.

Finally, we will use more track mattes to add lighting on top of the buildings and any other areas that should receive lighting from the fireworks. Animating the hue and the opacity of this lighting layer, we can simulate the light thrown over the skyline by the exploding fireworks.

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[SurfacedStudio]

Check out my latest Adobe #AfterEffects   #VFX  tutorial to learn how to realistically composite fireworks into a moving shot!

[ThalesEditions]

Man are you a God of tutorials? Great Job, you help a lot of people, do not forget it.

[stevenmitchell]

I'm very thankful that channels like this exist. They make up a few underrated, but very interesting part of YouTube. Anyone can learn a lot from Surfaced Studio. I'm about to be very unhelpful and say I have no idea how to improve upon these videos, they are just really good as they are. Thanks:)

[NoelSufrin]

Hey hey, always a great tut from Surfaced Studio! You rock! Been busy on JS & HTML5 stuff, but have been jonesin' for some After Effects quality time, and glad to be back!

[abrahamer]

Awesome job Tobias! New subscriber. I appreciate the time you put into these tutorials! 

[Spaange]

Tobias, as always I loved this!
Really like that you took my advice(or atleast someone) to make more advanced tutorials. And this eas deffiently it!!

I really like how you put so much stuff into one single video, thats amazing! Like the way you mask out persons or moving objects/obstacles, never seen this trick before even tho many may use it.

Im not an andvance aae user at all and ive never achieved any good tracks, so the masking iption will deffiently become handy for me!

One thing I just dont get is how you kinda waste so much time to achieve the sparkling glow revealed from the firework, it might make sense to do it your way, I just dont see the benefit instead of adding a mask and a simple effect to it instead.

Cant wait for your next video, keep going with all this advance stuff!!!
-much love

[Aftermotions]

thank u for all tuts it's very help full and nice

[Turbo]

Very helpful :) your tutorials are always very detailed and insightful :)

[razimaliyev]

Man, you are on fire !!! thanks for the amazing tutorials

[Khusuke]

Amaaaazing video. Thanks so much for guiding us thoroughly!!

[Jhtrader]

You're awesome, I've learned so much from you. Thank you!

[Shebu]

please make tutorial telling about all things!! where there is frame blending option cause i don't know all of that tools! please

[MsHrishabh]

this is great ....plz tell me which computer  should i buy for animation and video editing i7 ..i5 ..or i3

[rameshborad]

Hay when i render mu vdos its too large files.Like 10 seconds vdo is of 1 GB.
Its usual or only with me???? I use comp setting like: 1280X720, 24fps.

[ajaysuresh]

Hey, are you from melbourne?
if so, do u do any free lance work for short films and feature?
how can i contact u?

[pleasesubscribetonewchanne]

I tried doing a video more similiar today, but it is just a short 36 seconds and it has no light effects. I only created those fireworks in another firework simulator program

[Trotyl]

Tobias, can You take me your computer specification ?

[rameshborad]

Hay can you make a tutorial on Iron man Fly????
If yes Than Plz Rply

[nagliuskirvaitisbrandal]

Pulling down the red channel does not make green, it makes cyan :)