Moving curtains effect

[djkato]

I want to make a curtain effect similliar to this

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I kinda got close but I dont know how to make the shading

I even got it moving so the shading is the only thing left. I found a way but it uses Audio Spectrum and it moves too much, also cant limit it prorerly.

is there a way I could Remake the one with Audio spectrum but so I can manipulate it fully?

I used a cupple of mirrors, Vector Blur with Direction Fading.

thanks.

[Mylenium]

Nah, you are overcomplicating this. The wings are really just some sort of graphic that wobble with a sine wave effect or similar. There's realyl no magic. Just a bit of layering, pre-composing and picking the right effects.

Mylenium

[djkato]

Well, I you have some ideas how? Becose im lost. No idea how to do it.

I thought maybe a gradient effect?

Please let me hear your thoughts about this, I'm no professional at this.

[Mylenium · Accepted solution]

You create the gradient and all its fancies in a sub-composition and then use that sub-comp as a layer in the main comp where you apply the distortion effect and arrange everything. It's really just that. I would suggest you look up a tutorial. Pre-composing is an essential fundamental principle in AE and you'll forever run into these problems if you don't get a handle on this.

Mylenium