A STAGGERING After Effects Tool, Ultra-Fast Physics & Midjourney’s Video Debut| Motion Mondays

Crazy fast physics simulations, After Effects’ gets some powerful updates, and Midjourney steps into the video generation arena.

This week, After Effects finally gets the layer staggering tool motion designers have been begging for, and it's everything we hoped it would be! Meanwhile, Midjourney just dropped their first AI video generation model and it's surprisingly good at creating stylized, surreal content that actually feels useful for motion designers.

We're also diving into some wild new physics simulation research from Utah that could revolutionize how we handle dynamics in our favorite 3D apps. Speaking of physics, Unreal 5.6 has introduced Control Rig physics. Plus we're taking a look at True Grit's new PlastiSoul texture pack that's perfect for that vintage tee aesthetic everyone's loving right now.

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In Premiere for Motion Designers, you’ll learn to leverage the art of video editing to increase your creativity and efficiency. Create better animatics, easily edit audio & music, and effortlessly add footage to your motion projects. By the end of this course, you’ll have practical, studio-style skills that make you a multimedia master … and most importantly, you can finally stop editing in After Effects!

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‍ Note: Premiere for Motion Designers is included as a part of our All-Access and Team Training programs.

🎓 SCHOOL OF MOTION COURSES MENTIONED

• School of Motion All-Access

• School of Motion Team Training

• Photoshop & Illustrator Unleashed

• FREE: The Path to Mograph

• FREE: Level Up

• NEW: Premiere for Motion Designers

🗒️ SHOW NOTES

• Midjourney launches their first video model

• Projection 3D v5

• PlatiSoul from True Grit Texture Supply

• Aharon Rabinowitz celebrates 20 years of tutorials

• Linearity Curve

• Linearity Move

• Utah Graphics Lab - Augmented Vertex Block Descent

• Super 3D

• 330 Free Post Apocalypse 3D Models

• Paid version with 5420 objects

• New After Effects layer staggering feature

• After Effects feature summary (June 2025 release)

• Tutorial: Control Rig physics in Unreal Engine 5.6

• Forge Virtual Studios

• The Future of Motion Design - Live talk from AEPDX

🎨 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

• The Little Labs

• Borja Holke

• Borja's Cavalry experiments

• Justin Harder

• SOM Student of the Week - Harini Aroul Arassou