1️⃣ – film your subject moving to a strong beat (isolated movement = easier to track) 2️⃣ Auto-trace or Rotobrush – isolate the body from the background 3️⃣ Apply the Whip – use Transform: Auto-Frame or manual keyframes to create sudden position jumps on snare/kick hits 4️⃣ Add Displacement – turbulent displace + expression linking amplitude to audio amplitude (pick whip to your music layer) 5️⃣ Finish with posterize time – set frame rate to 12fps for that choppy, stop-motion body movin’ feel
: You can download the Bodymovin extension via the Adobe Exchange or aescripts + aeplugins . body movin after effects
Get that raw, punchy, beat-driven animation look in 5 steps: 1️⃣ – film your subject moving to a
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