After Effects Tutorials | Beginner Topics to Advanced Techniques - After Effects Tutorial: Custom LENS FLARES with No Plugins

Express your inner J.J. Abrams without having to buy 3rd Party Plugins. In this After Effects tutorial, create custom lens flares without any plugins. SonduckFilm will teach you how to create amazing lens flares within After Effects without Optical Flares or Knoll Light Factory. Lens flares are used frequently within motion graphic projects to enhance the visuals and make certain elements pop. It can be hard to use the standard Adobe After Effects lens flares with their default settings. Buying third-party plugins can be tempting, however after watching this tutorial, you will be able to create awesome lens flares with the built-in effects. Visit our website https://www.sonduckfilm.com for more tutorials, giveaways and film and photo gear! Download Project Files Here: http://www.sonduckfilm.com/tutorials/after-effects-custom-lens-flares-with-no-plugins/ Social Media: Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sonduckfilm Drop a like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sonduckfilm Hit me up on Instagram: http://instagram.com/sonduckfilm Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SonduckFilm Connect with me on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshnoel Suggested After Effects Tutorials: Lighting 101: https://youtu.be/nUP0kfoMqNY How I made my Youtube Intro: https://youtu.be/DN8oUBrsFzI Long Shadows: https://youtu.be/wWtZXibe2QI Photo Collage Animation: https://youtu.be/Ixp32jcI4lA Advanced 3D HUD: https://youtu.be/jt0o5ca1sFE Audio React Anything: https://youtu.be/k6xZUlhlZxs