How to use the wiggle expression and make illuminations flicker in After Effects.

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In this video learn about the simple power of the wiggle expression. With this expression, illumination sources like lights and glows can be made to flicker.
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[@michaelsoldatov2649]

Wow! A really good adjustable flickering easy way. Thank you for sharing.

[@doodelay]

you're one of the best, just gotta keep making videos in order to get recognition. I subbed just now. this stuff is great

[@stratospheric-tv]

Cool idea on use of wiggle, thanks for sharing it!

[@Rob-fi2pe]

Awesome tutorial, Cameron! I just found your channel recently and can't wait to explore more of your videos. I am obsessed with your style, specifically in the "3D Layers" and "Camera Techniques" videos.

[@MotionScience]

Thanks Robbie. Glad to have you here.

[@TheFlashStickman]

Found exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for the simple-to-follow tutorial, bro!

[@aybee5908]

Very useful. Also for flickering fire shine on talents or objects.

[@VOTECHGURU]

SUPER useful, man. THANK YOU!

[@michellelindemann9946]

Thanks I found it useful, appreciate it!

[@stuartrankin4851]

Thanks Cameron -
Will give that a try when
Am back at my desk!

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LOL!

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awesome as always, thanks cameron..

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CamZambie thanks!

[@shorttutors5941]

really professional. so so thank teacher :) i love this channel..

[@trejones8542]

Very useful. Thx for this.

[@natee5015]

Gotta love the wiggle expression. There are endless possibilities for it's use.

[@MotionScience]

Very versatile

[@bqrre]

Awesome man, using this for my next tutorial. Thank you!

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Nice one. Thanks!

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This is so cool thank you

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Very useful. Thanks!

[@AlexCRT]

This was super useful!! Thank you so much for this video

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Thanks for checking it out!

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Good Job!

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Thanks bro! I do have some stuff on color grading coming out a bit later.

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Thank you ! !

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Awesome video! Love it!

[@MotionScience]

Thanks

[@amyoungil]

Great! Terrific tip. I am using it to fake water reflections on a wall. Thanks!

[@ubvideo9487]

Molto interessante! Grazie

[@polypeptide]

Thank you sir!

[@AntonKorvin]

Thank you very much!

[@marcuscarter]

Great effect for us newbies to apply, thanks

[@MotionScience]

Glad it was helpful!

[@shorttutors5941]

so so so thanks :)

[@nelsonsmith1803]

Thanks for the help bud

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Duuuuuude thank you so much for this ... I needed this simple trick

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Happy to help

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Thanks Stoli Dog.

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Wonderful tutorial, thank you!

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Glad it was helpful!

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this is so creative and helped a lot, thanks!

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Glad it helped!

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Thanks dude

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Very nice! Thanks!!!!!

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Thanks!

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thank you so much tbro this helped me alot

[@MotionScience]

Glad it helped

[@BGMBliss]

Thank you, extremely helpful!

[@MotionScience]

You're welcome!

[@AdzzieMac]

i struggle to follow these kinds of videos, good work though, il have to go step by step if i have any chance of doing something like this for my montage

[@EASTSIDEDELI]

Thanks pal

[@levywesley2066]

awesome

[@PhonicArchaeology]

This is awesome! Thanks so much, got a new sub from me!

[@MotionScience]

Awesome, thank you!

[@giovannivittorioambrosini6621]

Thanks so much!!
But I've found an even better way to make flickering glow, and that is to use also the value in front of the wiggle.
I've made a very soft flicker by doing:
value + (wiggle(5,20))

[@MotionScience]

Great tip!

[@goo4450]

The technique starts at 3:40 You're welcome!

[@kelbunyan9160]

thanks

[@melmelm.9283]

Could I set key frames to the flashing to time it how I want it?

[@marcelinoknight429]

is there a way to repeat the cycle seamlessly?

[@victorpalacio6190]

Hi, I'm trying o use a wiggle expression but I DON'T want its amplitude to go below the original number, only variations beyond that number, can you help me please?

[@natakyu5736]

how u know the coding?

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[@abigailalvarez7649]

Ive been trying to do this effect, but my masks don't scale or when I tried to create a mask, the background goes completely back, then when I click on mode, I only have 4 options, add, none, divide, substract, lighten, difference, could someone tell me, what am I doing wrong? When I click on mask, it immediately moves to the foreground layer, in this case, my picture

[@Nibbylol]

What if we wanted it to wiggle alot more subtly ?

[@MotionScience]

reduce the amplitude and frequency numbers

[@averageraiden9900]

wiggle(10,20)

[@mikeyzoppo]

My issue here is this isn't very realistic at all to how an actual light flickers. I've always found that good looking flickers take a little bit more time than just a wiggle expression, specifically if you're going for realism as you are here. If you just need something quick and simple I think what you've outlined here is more than enough, but I would definitely put a little more love into this if the whole point was to be realistic to how an actual light flickers.

[@prismaticerror6911]

You sound like if tim gunn was straight is the only way i can describe it. This is neither a good nor a bad thing its completely neutral to me

[@sichen7093]

Thank you!!