Creating Group of people as a shape

[khsana04]

Hello everyone,

I am not too new to After Effects, I have done some projects but I have now new challenge.

I need to create an animation with group of people gathering to make a shape, and spread, then gather again to new shape, like the image below

I hope there is an effects or plugin can make this easy.

Thank you,

Khalil

[Roei Tzoref]

try this: PASTICHE - Creative tool development for After Effects & motion design.

[Mylenium · Accepted solution]

You could totally create this with Card Dance or similar tools liek Trapcode Form, but it would require to intimately understand how to prepare your layer maps. That being the case, shelling out those 90 bucks for the plug-in linked by Roei is perhaps an easier path to happiness.

Mylenium

[BartonGarrett256]

How many friends have you?

I saw this four minute short at the Ocean Film Festival in SF on Saturday, it's time lapses shot from cliffs. 

http://intloceanfilmfest.org/ioff-2018-saturday-march-10/#art