You end up with a pass animation: a spotlighted tight end running a corner route, a Target, the QB dropping back, a QB Arc, and a Football that flies along it. Save it once and you can redraw the whole effect in about one second, instead of spending six or seven seconds drawing each piece while you talk.
Start by putting a Spotlight on the tight end. This tells your viewers who to watch.
Have the tight end run a corner route and show it playing out on screen. For more on route shapes, see the football route tree.
Place a Target at the spot where the tight end ends up. That is where the ball is going.
Have the QB drop back into that area of the field. This sets up the throw.
Add the QB Arc so the throw has a curved path from the QB to the target. You should see the arc set up on screen.
Add the Football, then attach it to the arc. Once it is attached, the ball goes in motion along the arc. You can do this live while you break down the play, as in the animate a pass tutorial.
If you will draw this effect more than once, save it. After that, one key press draws every tool for you.
Delete any older version of the effect you made, then create a new one.
Call it QB Arc Football Effect so you can find it later.
Save the effect. It goes into your hotkey slots.
Remove the animation from the screen so you can test the saved version from a clean frame.
Hit the number 1 key on your keyboard. The saved effect draws itself, with every tool, in about one second.
Work from the player outward: Spotlight, route, Target, QB drop, QB Arc, then the Football. Attach the ball last so it has an arc to follow.
You do not have to save anything. Draw the tools one by one while you break down the video of the play.
If you know you will draw the same effect again, save it. That beats drawing each piece and talking your way through it.
A name like QB Arc Football Effect tells you exactly what the saved slot does when you are working fast.
No. You can build it live while you break down a play. Saving it only matters when you want to redraw the same effect again.
After you save it to your hotkey slots, pressing the number 1 key draws the whole effect in about one second. Building it by hand takes about six or seven seconds.
No. The free Film Room has Route, Pointer, Pen, Circle, Rectangle and Text. Spotlight, Target, QB Arc, Football and saved hotkey effects come with the full program, which runs in your desktop web browser.
Draw routes and circles on your own clip in the free Film Room. The QB Arc animation and saved hotkey effects come with the full program, which starts at $19.99/month.