Ghostly Text Reveal Effect in After Effects 👻

Is that a g-g-g-ghost?! No, no, it's just ghost-like text. With this setup you can create crispy, I mean, wispy effects in your animations.
Hope you find this useful. Any comments and feedback are appreciated.

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EXPRESIONS:
Applies an continuous animation to the first dimension in a property with multiple dimensions E.g. Scale, position, etc:
[time*100,0]

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:11 Animate text
01:51 Dissolving text and noise setup
04:01 Distorting text
06:04 Creating wispy effect
08:34 Ghost text effects
10:50 Adding color
13:12 Blink effect


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#tutorial #aftereffects #expressions #ghost #text #vfx #visualeffects #animation #cinematic #logo #reveal #smoke #wispy