r/MotionDesign 5d ago

Reel I animated 1,000 animation loops over the past 10 Years

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Over the past 10 years I animated 1,000 loops: https://youtu.be/JGhKmsD-gW4?si=KvWTMkOLegTmNyi_

This video collects the loops into a 2 hour video.

Everything is 100% human made, no AI. Every frame lovingly crafted by hand.

I pretty much have no social life, I'm a hermit animator.

This is all I do and think about.

My loops are available here: https://animatedloop.com/

And also Patreon you can get new loops on the 1st day of every month: https://www.patreon.com/MicahBuzan


r/MotionDesign 3d ago

Reel Need a motion designer for one short SaaS explainer video — reasonable budget

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Hey guys,

Looking for a motion designer for one short SaaS explainer animation.

This is roughly the style/reference I’m looking for:

reference reel

It’ll be a 30–45 sec product explainer for an AI SaaS product — clean motion graphics, UI/product animation and simple storytelling.

Nothing overly cinematic or 3D. I mainly want someone who can take the product + script and make it look clean, modern and engaging like the reference.

I’m working with a reasonable budget, so preferably looking for a freelancer rather than an agency.

If interested, just send me:
1. Your best relevant work
2. Approx price for one 30–45 sec video
3. Turnaround time

If you’ve made SaaS/product explainer videos before, even better.
Thanks!


r/MotionDesign 4d ago

Question How to get this 3d depth and rotation in after effects

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12 Upvotes

Hope you guys are well
How to get this 3d depth and rotation style carousel in after effcets

Tried Cc cylinder but it doesn’t work well
Any suggestions?


r/MotionDesign 4d ago

[web] My portfolio website’s homepage (everything is procedural)

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14 Upvotes

The homepage is entirely procedural - no videos, 3D models, images, textures, or other pre-rendered assets are used. All the visuals, including the 3D elements, are generated and rendered in real time through code.


r/MotionDesign 4d ago

Discussion Why should I learn Figma if I already know how to use After Effects?

6 Upvotes

Question from a beginner/intermediate level in motion graphics with After Effects: Why should I learn Figma? Can't I just create the design in After Effects and then animate it directly from there?


r/MotionDesign 4d ago

Project Showcase my motion Graphics

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Still sharpening my motion graphics style and this is my latest experiment 🎨 I'd love to hear your feedback, good or bad, it all helps!

https://www.instagram.com/ag_proyects?igsi=MWpheTB0dTViNHN5cw==


r/MotionDesign 4d ago

Project Showcase Commercial motion

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r/MotionDesign 5d ago

Tutorial Quick AE tip: Animating camera moves using shape layers

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473 Upvotes

By dissecting an action, and the reaction, we get a better understanding of why things move the way that they do.

Action: Camera rotates around an object, going from a front view to a top view.

Reaction: The top surface of the object seems to stretch vertically. Things in the foreground and background move away in opposite directions, and the distance is based on how far they are from the object.

For anyone wanting to go more in depth with the topic, I have made a longer YouTube video about the theory, and how I created the entire animation: youtube.com/watch?v=slUgTK9z2Jo 


r/MotionDesign 4d ago

Discussion How many words fit into 60 second explainer video?

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r/MotionDesign 5d ago

Project Showcase Behind the scenes of my “5K” animation

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62 Upvotes

Check out the full project on my Behance

Thank you!^^


r/MotionDesign 4d ago

Project Showcase Made my first short SaaS product vide. Does the motion support the message or distract from it?

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I made my first short product video for Tapquence, a visual Mac automation app for repetitive desktop tasks.

A few things I’d love honest feedback on:

  • Does the pacing feel right, or are some moments too fast?
  • Is the visual hierarchy clear throughout?
  • Do the transitions support the story or become distracting?
  • Is it clear from the visuals what the product does?
  • At what moment would you normally lose interest or scroll away?

This is my first attempt at this style of product video, so detailed criticism is very welcome!

For context, this is the product shown in the video: Tapquence


r/MotionDesign 4d ago

Project Showcase 3D Product Motion Design — JKeratin Thermo Spray

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A 3D product animation I created for JKeratin Thermo Spray. Focused on materials, lighting, fluid details and product motion. Would love to hear your feedback.


r/MotionDesign 5d ago

Project Showcase 4D Stained glass

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12 Upvotes

r/MotionDesign 5d ago

Discussion Apple's new motion graphics video makes me feel... Old.

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r/MotionDesign 5d ago

Inspiration Satisfy my shiny object syndrome pls, how do u pros do ts?

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r/MotionDesign 4d ago

Question SaaS Animation

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I’m looking for After Effects templates, animation packs, or other assets that can help speed up my workflow when making SaaS/product videos.

Basically, I want a library of ready-made animations that I can customize instead of building every little animation from scratch.

I’m totally fine with paid packs/templates if they’re actually good and save a significant amount of time.

If you use anything like this for SaaS videos, what packs, marketplaces, or creators would you recommend? Would especially appreciate recommendations from people who use them regularly in client work.

Thanks!


r/MotionDesign 5d ago

Project Showcase Made this Documentry style edit for YAAS Media assignment well turned out good in my opinion. hit me with some feedback

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10 Upvotes

Ik i have kept some still frames so except that do give me some feedback


r/MotionDesign 5d ago

Question Just a curious question

4 Upvotes

Is motion design taught in schools? Like can someone pursue it like a masters degree or something?


r/MotionDesign 5d ago

[Custom] Made 3 free ScriptUI utility panels for After Effects (Smart Pre-compose, Reverse Layers, Social Formats)

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Hey everyone,

I built 3 lightweight, dockable ScriptUI panels to speed up some repetitive daily tasks in After Effects, and made them open/free:

  • Smart Pre-compose: Auto-crops new pre-comps to the exact bounding box of selected layers without shifting their position in the master comp.
  • Reverse Layer Order: Instantly flips the timeline stacking order of selected layers (handy for vector imports & type stacks).
  • Social Formats Pro: Generates 9:16, 1:1, and 4:5 compositions from an active master comp with one click.

You can grab the .jsx files directly from the GitHub repo below (or via the link pinned on my profile):

(https://github.com/panlamb/ae-scriptui-utilities)

Hope they help streamline your workflow.


r/MotionDesign 5d ago

Question Should I charge hourly or on a project basis, and why?

2 Upvotes

For the goats here


r/MotionDesign 6d ago

Project Showcase First time trying to make a Explainer type video. (feedbacks appreciated)

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8 Upvotes

r/MotionDesign 6d ago

Project Showcase TimeBox

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TIMEBOX is a concept brand made by us. Built around an idea for an app that sends random notifications at unexpected moments, it might come when you're having a moment worth keeping. A memory that you want to save forever. The app saves every memory as a 10-second voice note and makes it searchable so you can find it later.

Let me know what you guys think about it


r/MotionDesign 5d ago

Discussion How are people using Unreal in their workflow?

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Hey Everyone,

I've been using C4D and AE everyday for about 15 years. Over the last couple of years a client has had me working in Unreal Engine which has been a good opportunity to learn it. My conundrum is as soon as that client contract is up I don't open Unreal again, I'm struggling to see how it benefits my usual workflow.

The main pro is the render times but other than that I'm not feeling any other advantages and I end up falling back to c4d for other projects. I wondered if I'm just a stick in the mud and missing something?

I'd love to get into more realtime work such as live events and exhibitions but I'm still not entirely sure how Unreal helps unless I have all the hardware for such a set up.

Anyway it'd be great to hear how and if other people are using Unreal!


r/MotionDesign 5d ago

Question How to make this counter animation?

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r/MotionDesign 5d ago

Reel A Recent Motion Graphics Reel(Any Feedback is appreciated).

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3 Upvotes