As I get older, making my life just a little easier is even more and more important. Not sorry about it. Like shooting with Sony Alphas. Sure, I can get technically “better” footage with giant cameras, but why the hell would I when it’s just so much fun to shoot with a nimble setup!? I love the S&Q. The Zeiss glass. I digress, I spent the weekend shooting on my alpha and I forgot how much FUN it is!

Along those lines, I’ve looked up this editing technique probably a 100 times and I always have to watch long, unedited youtube tutorials. Who has the time or patience!? I decided to make an After Effects preset for the beloved film roll (film slap, film transition, etc.), to save myself, and maybe it will help you, too.

1. Download preset file (link below)

2. Put the file in Applications/After Effects/Presets

3. Add an ADJUSTMENT LAYER

4. Apply the preset to the ADJ LAYER & move the keyframes to center them over your two layer cuts.

It’s simple enough to make just looking at the keyframes if you don’t want to bother with downloading. Just remember to finesse the speed settings of the bezier curves. I have lots of other AE presets and tricks with more customization that I’ll share if this is helpful.