How to Pull Off the 'Invisible Man' Effect (The 'Predator' One, Not the Kevin Bacon One)

Invisible men. No, not like the one in Hollow Man, though Kevin Bacon has never terrified us more than in that movie. I'm talking about the one you saw (or didn't) in Predator.

Technically, Predators aren't men, they're trophy-hunting extraterrestrial species with bomb ass dreads. At any rate, the guys over at Film Riot have shared a tutorial that shows you how to create this "indivisible man" effect in After Effects. Check it out.

This tutorial isn't too complicated, though it probably does require you to know at least a little bit about keying and masking in After Effects (or your program of choice). But hey, let's not get ahead of ourselves. You're going to have to green/blue screen this sucker.

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