RC and Corey have put together a fantastic show this week for Layers TV (along with video producers Jason Scrivner and Erik Kuna). They created a Halloween inspired opening using Illustrator, SoundBooth, After Effects, and Premiere and then spent the whole show going over the exact steps of how they built each individual piece and then integrated them all together. Specifically, here’s how it goes down:

RC starts off by processing the music and sound effects in Adobe Soundbooth.

* You can combine two sound clips using Mix Paste which allows you combine the tracks while controlling the volume levels of each.

Corey pops in to create the spooky drippy text all within Illustrator.

* Apply the text to a path and use the Type Path Options to modify its appearance.

* Then use the Warp tool to manipulate the text to create the dripping blood effect.

RC jumps into After Effects and begins to build the background elements.

* Use the plastic wrap filter to add more dimension to the image

RC imports the Lightroom Flash Gallery into Dreamweaver

* You can apply the preset effects, such as the rain, to a solid color layer or you can apply them directly to the background video file.

Corey takes the Adobe Illustator title files and imports them into After Effects and applies the preset in and out dissolves.

* Simply import the files individually and drag and drop them either into the timeline or directly in the composition window.

* When the Unmelt preset is applied, the fade in keyframes will be in place. We simply need to set the fade out keyframes.

And the best part? THEY GIVE YOU ALL OF THE FILES SO THAT YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG! Just go here to download all of the files and to watch Episode 7 of this great show.

(And remember when I posted an article about the Wilhelm scream a couple of weeks ago? Well, Corey read my blog and got a bit inspired. Listen for the Wilhelm Scream to make a special appearance in this Spooktacular episode. Can you find it? I did. )