Project 1 Production Phase 2: First Complex Effect

While I was filming, I took a lot of footage, most of which are similar except that it is taken from different perspectives or camera angles. One thing I learned from my past video-making experience is that it is safer to record more than you need in case the original plan did not go as planned. Here is an example. This footage was not used in the final render:

Fortunately, even though I took a lot more footage than needed, all the necessary ones were taken perfectly without any flaws so the extras were not actually needed.

After getting all the needed footage, I decided to go straight for the complex effects before compiling everything together and adding in other needed effects. My first one is a disintegrating effect, which causes the screen to slowly burn away from the top-left corner to the bottom-right. The effect is based on the disintegration tutorial from VideoCopilot. After going through the tutorial, I made some personal customizations and this is the final result, albeit without a background.

Please excuse the earlier parts of the video, which is nothing but a black void, as the blank portions were reserved for other footage.