Adobe After Effects CC Classroom in a Book (2019 Release), First Edition

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5. Hide the Fractal Noise properties in the Effect Controls panel.
6. In the Effects & Presets panel, search for the Directional Blur effect, and then double-click
it to apply it.
7. In the Effect Controls panel, set the Direction to 90 degrees and the Blur Length to 236.

You’ve created a sense of motion. Now you need to add the Wind composition to the Balloon
Scene composition.


8. Switch to the Balloon Scene Timeline panel.
9. Click the Project tab, and then drag the Wind composition from the Project window into the
Balloon Scene Timeline above all the other layers.
10. Go to 8:10, and then press the left bracket key ([) so that the Wind layer starts at 8:10.

Finally, you’ll apply a blending mode and adjust the opacity to make the effect of the wind more
subtle.


11. Click Toggle Switches/Modes at the bottom of the Timeline panel to view the Mode
column.
12. Choose Screen from the Wind layer’s Mode pop-up menu.
13. Press T to reveal the Opacity property for the Wind layer, and then click the stopwatch to
create an initial keyframe at the beginning of the layer (8:10).
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