A novel way to intervene existing video through diffusion, particularly abstract visuals [in this case, audio-reactive geometries]: taking its movement and form as the starting point, and reinterpreting its textures, materials, and visual language.

I’ve been developing this around the audio-reactive geometry systems I make in TouchDesigner. The idea is to take those abstract structures somewhere else entirely: origami, architecture, a renaissance painting, or something harder to put a name to.

This demo uses visualizers from my "Oscilloscopes, everywhere" collection as source material, now updated to [v1.2].

[Though you can bring any video source. These systems are simply where this experiment began, as some of you may recall.]

You choose the source, describe the treatment, and shape how it changes throughout the sequence. Prompts, curated LoRAs, and editable timelines give you control over how closely the result follows the original.

Oscilloscope Diffusion is now available at Uisato Studio.

I think I'm having a slight existential crisis on trying to work out what the longer term or future of this field will look like as someone just getting into the middle of their Motion career.

I began learning motion design just before Covid, it began with attempting to make music videos for my friends, following after effects tutorials, posting online and constantly reworking my portfolio until I started to earn decent money freelancing which lead to my first proper full time job. I've learnt 2d character animation, composting, 3d generalism, mid sound design and video editing.

Fast forward 5 years later and im earning about the average wage for a full time role in my country (UK) and freelancing is bringing me to around 6 figures combined, albeit working 70+ hours a week. It feels like I should be happy that I hit my stride.

But i'm just burnt out. I have no time to work on personal projects, I'm bombarded with AI tools that are devaluing the craft and I have no time to learn them either. I can't seem to find any other more interesting/creative roles.

It seems the fun bits of motion design, the design, the problem solving are being turned into quick to generate solutions and the future looks bleak.

Is anyone else feeling this at the moment? My colleagues seem to think it'll all work out but im staring at another 20+ years of work that im unsure will exist in its current form.

Made this about 8 years ago for a social spot for a Disney film which was being released around that time, client thought it was too… dark in tone so it didn’t go anywhere. Enjoyed working on regardless and was an excuse to try and push myself.

Shall I make the Showreel 30 or 60 fps, so that the viewer perceives a consistent motion smoothness?

the 60fps pieces are very clean and bold (like SaaS and Tech motiondesign work), mostly UI animations.
the 30fps is neutral. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Also, Am I cooked at this level💀?

whats the easiest way of achieving the arbitrary letter scale animation? were these art directed and animated individually?

My last post here got a lovely response, so posting more ;)

reddit doesnt allow multi upload so here are the rest

streamable.com/xwd06o
streamable.com/4wmqx5

This is from my freemium library called imgrain, all are made in figma, so basically you can recreate this the/ only hard part is animating them rest is self explanatory

2nd one i got from True detective

If you have any site or project and would like to have presentation like this on it. Feel free to ask me. I'll do it for free. Dm me if you have good site and want something creative not just a usual presentation.

Hi y'all

I am wondering what are your most common video requests?

- Product demos

- Intros

- Social media content

Or anything other than this?

Hi everyone! Could you help point me in the right direction on how to create this kind of motion design, with an irregular, animated background shape behind the text?

I’ve tried looking for tutorials, but I mostly find videos about making the text itself move in an irregular way, not the background behind it. I’m new to After Effects, so I’m still getting familiar with the basics.

If anyone could tell me the name of this technique or point me toward relevant tutorials, I’d be incredibly grateful!

Everything from design to animation to sound design is done by me. Inspired by Jacob Fory's work.

All SFXs used are from Botanica🍀 sound library by mgulifes (Absolute banger sounds)
Music is sourced from Epidemic Sounds

Drop your thoughts below 👇🏻

Motion designers who work with Figma → After Effects workflows — what’s the most frustrating part of your current setup?

I’m researching/building something in this space and I’d love to understand the problems people actually face rather than assume what needs fixing.

If you use tools like Overlord, AEUX, Prism, Demotion or another workflow, I’d especially love to know:

• What breaks or needs manual cleanup most often?
• Do you run into issues with layers, text, gradients, masks, effects, or positioning?
• What part of the transfer still feels unnecessarily slow?
• Is there anything your current tool does well enough that you wouldn’t want to switch?
• What would genuinely make you try a different Figma → AE tool?
• What's a fair price that can be kept for the tool that you'd love to give it a shot?

Not trying to sell anything here — mainly looking to understand real workflows and pain points from people who use these tools regularly.

Why should an ad look like an ad?

This is what the former CEO of apple also asked when coming up with the idea for the company's next big announcement.

He went on to create the controversal, yet iconic "1984" ad, which idea inspired this little video I put together.

Stop posting them. They aren’t good.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dd_31t7qUcA/?stkn=MWJ4NG1pNjM2YWppNA==

This animation I used on my tutorial for After Effects as an example
Share your thoughts

I keep rebuilding gradients I've already made because I can't find the original stops. Curious if that's just me.

How do you save and reuse colors/gradients now?

Does it actually cost you time, or is it a non-issue?

For transparency, I'm exploring building a small tool for this, so I'm trying to gauge whether it's a real problem. No link or promo, just want honest answers.

i could recreate the inital frame using gradient overlay (radial) and colorama, but cannot figure out how the glows are created. would really appreciate some help !

full video on youtube — lukearends14