Adding a stylistic effect
After Effects also includes many stylistic effects. You’ll add a beam of light to the clip to add an
artistic touch. You’ll change the settings of this effect to modify the angle and intensity of the
light.
1. Click the x in the search box in the Effects & Presets panel to clear it, and then locate the
CC Light Sweep effect by doing one of the following:
Type CC Light in the search box.
Click the triangle next to Generate to expand the category in alphabetical order.2. Drag the CC Light Sweep effect in the Generate category onto the swimming_dog layer
name in the Timeline panel. After Effects adds the CC Light Sweep settings to the Effect
Controls panel under the Auto Contrast effect.
3. In the Effect Controls panel, click the triangle next to the Auto Contrast effect to hide those
settings so that you can see the CC Light Sweep settings more easily.