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Introduction
This is the result we'll create: the phrase 'kota tak pernah tidur' appears word by word with pop, slide, and spin movements following the beat, over footage of a sunset cityscape. Let's get started. Hello, welcome back to the complete Adobe After Effects series from Cerdas Inovasi Digital. Kinetic Typography is a technique that dynamically animates words to follow the rhythm of a narrative or music. In this episode, we'll create a simple version with a constant beat every half second.
Step 1: Words as separate layers
Create a composition from the sunset cityscape footage with a duration of 5 seconds. Create 4 text layers: 'kota', 'tak', 'pernah', and 'tidur', each with a bold font and different color. Separating words into individual layers gives full animation freedom.
Step 2: First word pops in
Place the 'kota' text in the center. Animate scale from 0 at 0 seconds to 120 at 0.2 seconds, then to 100 at 0.3 seconds. This small overshoot makes the word pop in. At 0.5 seconds, 'tak' appears below 'kota' with the same pop motion.
Step 3: Second word pushes in
Meanwhile, 'kota' slides up with a position animation from 0.5 to 0.7 seconds, as if pushed by the new word.
Step 4: Vertical word
Pernah enters at 1 second with a rotation from -90 to 0 degrees, spinning from the side. Set the anchor point at the bottom-left corner of the word so the rotation looks like a hinge. Variation in motion makes the sequence less monotonous.
Step 5: Closing and exit
Tidur appears at 1.5 seconds with a larger scale and an orange color representing the sunset as the climax of the sentence. At 3.5 seconds, make all the words fade out simultaneously. Press F9 on all keyframes.
Step 6: Rhythm preview
Play the preview. Every half second, a new word enters with different motion, forming a complete sentence above 'kota'. With music, these beats just need to be adjusted to the audio waveform.
Done!
Done. We've arranged words as separate layers, created pops with overshoot, words that push other words, rotations from corner anchors, a striking closing, and a half-second rhythm. In the next episode, we create a cinematic title. Need a promotional video, logo animation, motion graphics for social media, or visual effects for a short film? Cerdas Inovasi Digital offers motion graphics and visual effects services, as well as After Effects courses from beginner to advanced. Want to master the entire series? 104 episodes from the interface to the final project? All episodes, complete with step-by-step PDF guides, source footage, and project scripts, are available for premium tutorial subscribers. Subscribe starting at Rp69.000 per month, save 28% with the 12-month package. Or pay once Rp999.000 for lifetime access. Want a single class only? Buy single classes with lifetime access. Subscribe now on the premium page cerdasinovasidigital.com Contact us via WhatsApp, or visit cerdasinovasidigital.com Thank you for watching, see you in the next episode.
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