Make a Cinematic Travel Map Animation Video

Click on the Free Download button available on the website of Filmora. Once the installer gets downloaded, agree with the terms and begin installing the tool.

Before opening the interface of Filmora, go to Photoshop and upload your map photo. Zoom on your map and choose the pencil tool to create another layer on your map. Draw a line from the starting point to the endpoint. Once done, add a shadow effect on your map and save this image in a JPG format in the same folder.

Now head to the interface of Filmora and upload the images of your map and a pointer. To start, drag and drop the Photoshop image on the timeline at track 1 and set its duration to 20 seconds. Afterward, drop the original map image on the timeline at track 2, keep it for 20 seconds and hide this track.

Double-click on both tracks and proceed to the Animation tab. By going to the Customized section, increase the Scale percentage to 115%. Move the play head to the 5^th second and increase the Scale percentage to 400% for both images. Change the X value to 704 and the Y-axis value to 80 at the 5-second marker. Move 15 frames further and at this point, add a blank keyframe.

Now move your play head to the 11^th second and modify the X-axis value to -540 and Y-axis to 290. Afterward, move the play head to the 15^th second and set the X-axis value to -780 and Y-axis to -150. Once done, move 15 frames further and insert a blank keyframe.

To continue, move the play head to the 19^th second and increase the Scale to 200%. Also, reset the X and Y axis carefully. Apply all the keyframes to track 1 to proceed. Once you are done, alter the Scale percentage to 115%.

Place your play head to the 5^th second and unhide track 2. Double-click on it and head to the Video tab. Go to the Mask section and select the Circle shape. Enable the Invert Mask option and adjust the Blur Strength to 1%. Change the X axis to -345 and Scale to 35%. Also, set the horizontal and vertical percentages to 10. Afterward, insert a mask keyframe.

Now move to the 10^th second and enhance the scale to 174%. Once done, change the X-axis to -225 carefully. Move the play head to the 15^th second and increase the Scale to 200%. Afterward, set the X-axis to 70. To move forward, drop the pointer to the 4^th second and 15^th frame. Double-click on it and head to the Color section. Click on the Advanced panel and then select the Darken effect displayed on the left side.

Apply the same Darken effect on both tracks 1 and 2. Now select your pointer and head to the Video tab. From there, apply a shadow effect to proceed. Activate the Drop Shadow option and set the distance, opacity, and blurriness. Now again, select the pointer from the timeline and select the Animation tab. Move the play head at the starting point of the pointer and reduce the Scale percentage to 0.

Now move 5 frames forward and adjust the scale percentage to 25%. Afterward, move 5 frames again and set the Scale to 15%. Make sure to adjust the positions accordingly to rectify a pop-up effect. Once done, move 15 frames more and insert a blank keyframe.

On your preview screen, you can see the moving pointer on the map. To adjust it, you have to follow the same process. Now add another pointer on the 14^th second, and 15^th frame position on the timeline. Add keyframes, as we mentioned earlier, to create a pop-up effect.

For zooming in the pointer while the map is zooming out, you have to adjust the pointer at the end position. Reduce its scale to produce a realistic zoom-in and out effect. You can also use the Zoom Level feature to adjust the pointer accordingly. Once you are done, head to the Effects tab and locate the 8mm Dirt Film Grain effect. Drop this effect at track 4 and set its duration to 20 seconds.

Afterward, drop the Flicker 1 effect at track 5. Set its duration to 20 seconds and reduce its opacity to 50%. You can also apply the Cinematic 21:9 effect on track 6 for more enhancement. Change its border height to 0.06. Once done, render the video to see the results on the preview screen.