5. Select the Shape Layer 1 layer, press Enter or Return, change its name to Falling Star, and
press Enter or Return again.6. In the Timeline panel, choose Pucker & Bloat from the Add pop-up menu in the Falling Star
layer.
7. Expand the Pucker & Bloat 1 properties in the Timeline panel.
8. Change the Amount to 0 , and click the stopwatch icon ( ) to create an initial keyframe.
9. Go to 4:01, and change the amount to 139.The star shape becomes a flower. After Effects creates a keyframe.
Animating position and scale
The star becomes a flower, but it should be falling as it changes. You’ll animate its position and
scale now.
1. Press the Home key or move the current-time indicator to the beginning of the time ruler.
2. Select the Falling Star layer, and press P to reveal its Position property. Press Shift+S to
reveal its Scale property, too.
3. Click the stopwatch ( ) next to each of the properties to create initial keyframes at their
current values.
4. Select the Selection tool, and go to 4:20. Then move the star to the center of the screen,
hovering above the flowerpot between the tree and the house, so that it’s in its final
position. (You may need to deselect Snapping in the Tools panel to position the flower
where you want it.) At this point, the star has become a flower, but it hasn’t changed size.