How to create a falling smoky gun background in After Effects

Working on the final plate of the title animation for a World War II video game, see how to enhance two simple Photoshop images by combining them with some unique smoke clips. Learn techniques such as mask integration, mask expansion, layer blending, keying effects, 3D camera animation, expression creation and control with sliders, and camera depth of field, all in Adobe After Effects.

Just watch this Artbeats Real World Footage Effects video tutorial to learn how to create a simulated impact of a gun falling onto a background. This helpful Adobe After Effects technique can add impact to anything crashing into something else.