3 VFX Shots in After Effects Using the New Runway Plugin
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Green screen replacement in After Effects just got a lot faster. The new
Runway plugin puts generation, background removal, and video-to-video
re-rendering directly in your comp — every result lands at the playhead,
so the export-upload-download-reimport loop is gone.
In this tutorial I build three shots without leaving After Effects: a
rooftop set extension on a real plate, a full green screen replacement
into a destroyed city, and a face tattoo pass. The plugin gets you the
matte and the plate. The grade match, light wrap, contact shadow, and
atmosphere pass are still on you — and that's the part that actually
sells the shot.
Grab the plugin free: runway.com/plugins
⏱ CHAPTERS
00:00 Runway Plugin in After Effects
00:07 The 3 VFX Shots
00:20 Installing the Runway Plugin
00:30 Opening Runway in After Effects
00:44 Choosing Your AI Model
00:48 Using Your After Effects Composition
01:07 Picking a Reference Frame
01:14 Prompting the Transformation
01:21 Previewing the AI Transformation
01:33 Generating the Final Video
01:47 First VFX Result
01:57 AI Tattoo Face Transformation
02:30 Adding 3D Text to a Tracking Shot
02:42 Setting Up the Second Transformation
02:49 GPT Image 2 vs Nano Banana Pro
03:01 Previewing the 3D Text Effect
03:08 Generating the Final Shot
03:15 Before & After Results
03:18 AI Inside Your Editing Workflow
03:27 Outro
💬 YOUR TURN
Which of these three would save you the most time this week? Let me
know in the comments.
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solo filmmakers. Working in post since 2009.
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#AfterEffects #GreenScreen #VFX
Green screen replacement in After Effects just got a lot faster. The new
Runway plugin puts generation, background removal, and video-to-video
re-rendering directly in your comp — every result lands at the playhead,
so the export-upload-download-reimport loop is gone.
In this tutorial I build three shots without leaving After Effects: a
rooftop set extension on a real plate, a full green screen replacement
into a destroyed city, and a face tattoo pass. The plugin gets you the
matte and the plate. The grade match, light wrap, contact shadow, and
atmosphere pass are still on you — and that's the part that actually
sells the shot.
Grab the plugin free: runway.com/plugins
⏱ CHAPTERS
00:00 Runway Plugin in After Effects
00:07 The 3 VFX Shots
00:20 Installing the Runway Plugin
00:30 Opening Runway in After Effects
00:44 Choosing Your AI Model
00:48 Using Your After Effects Composition
01:07 Picking a Reference Frame
01:14 Prompting the Transformation
01:21 Previewing the AI Transformation
01:33 Generating the Final Video
01:47 First VFX Result
01:57 AI Tattoo Face Transformation
02:30 Adding 3D Text to a Tracking Shot
02:42 Setting Up the Second Transformation
02:49 GPT Image 2 vs Nano Banana Pro
03:01 Previewing the 3D Text Effect
03:08 Generating the Final Shot
03:15 Before & After Results
03:18 AI Inside Your Editing Workflow
03:27 Outro
💬 YOUR TURN
Which of these three would save you the most time this week? Let me
know in the comments.
📌 ABOUT LINES TO DESIGNS
After Effects, compositing, rotoscoping, Mocha tracking, and VFX for
solo filmmakers. Working in post since 2009.
🔔 Subscribe for more After Effects and compositing tutorials.
🎯 WANT NOTES ON YOUR OWN WORK?
Get feedback on your edits, VFX, motion graphics, and creative workflows.
📓 Book a session: DanHasNotes.io
📺 MY OTHER CHANNELS
Dan Has Notes (post career & craft): youtube.com/@DanHasNotes
L2D Studio (AI-animated short films): youtube.com/@L2DStudio
#AfterEffects #GreenScreen #VFX