After Effects: Pac-Man 4- Masking the Points

In this http://www.VideoFort.com After Effects Pac-Man tutorial series VideoFort Jon gives a in depth looks at motion graphics and layering, teaching how to recreate the classic Atari game, Pac-Man. In Pac-Man Part 4 VideoFort Jon shows you how to mask the Points board to make it appear as if Pac-Man is eatting the dots on the Game Board. Astounding! Start out by selecting your Points Board. From the you will create a mask by setting points around all the dots the Pac-Man goes over. After you have the mask created you will then set the mask to subtract and set keyframes on the mask path to cover the dots as Pac-Man moves along.