video copilot tutorial

i did the glow balls tutorial. i created some circles and some text on a 3d layer and added a cool glow effect. here's the final product.

the balls and the text were created in a separate composition and added to the main comp later. i added a mask sort of thing with a rectangle that the balls and text could hide behind.

here's the rectangle mask. i added keyframes to make the circles and text move through the mask.

in the actual composition, i added the glow effect with an actual glow effect that's in After Effects. at this time, the glow was only on the ground. i also duplicated the balls layer and flipped it to create a reflection.

i added a glow to the circles layer and enhanced it with the curves tool. i added more than one glow to make it really shine.

afterwards, i added a wiggle to the camera so it wouldn't just sit still. it made the animation a little more interesting. 

i thought this tutorial was pretty cool and interesting. i did like my final product, but i think it could still be better. link to the tutorial : http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/light_glow/