Use a color strip in Blender's VSE as a mask for an image to create a cool VFX animation. 0:00 - Frenzy Freebies 0:48 - Masking 101 - Course 1:08 - Tutorial Preview 1:18 - Intro 1:42 - What is a mask? 2:13 - Set up a video editing workspace 3:05 - Add an image 4:05 - Adjust the sequencer 5:09 - Add a color strip 5:26 - Adjust color strip color, size, and position 7:40 - Use the color strip as a mask for an image 8:42 - Adjust the color of the bottom image 9:20 - Tweak color strip size 10:56 - Animate the color strip 13:10 - Create a meta strip and add a second animation 14:12 - Adjust animation curves 16:16 - Add a Gaussian Blur to the mask 17:17 - Render a separate blurred mask for faster playback 20:10 - Resize and re-animate the blurred mask 21:55 - Further tweaking of colors