Making animated backgrounds in After Effects

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13 Oct

Written By Simon Rankin

There are endless permutations to the backgrounds you can make in After Effects. These are a few that I've used in past projects.

Cell Pattern and Hue/Saturation

Fractal Noise and Tint

Checkerboard and Noise

Gradient Ramp and Motion Tile

Particle World

Download working file

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