user18367: 


From 1:25 to 1:30.
I want to do something like in this video where the 3D models of candies float up, swirl around together, shoot out to the viewer, and then land softly on a pile of itself. I was wondering if After Effects can be used to accurately recreate this scene?
If writing in detail of each action is too long/time-consuming, can someone at least explain how to do the swirling "tornado" effect? That is my biggest question.
For reference, I found a site that sells the exact 3D candy models used in the video above.
https://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/candies-obj/1006028#

user20162: Combining camera footage with generated objects is called compositing.
The candy scene could be created in three steps:

The girl was filmed ahead of a green screen. Green parts of the footage made transparent.
3D scene was created with background furniture and the candies flying – in Cinema 4D or any other 3D package. It was rendered to a movie clip A. And the frames with candies flying towards the viewer rendered with transparent background to clib B. 
AfterEffects or other compositing package was used to combine the three layers (front to back): clip B, green screen, clip A.



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<p>From 1:25 to 1:30.</p>

<p>I want to do something like in this video where the 3D models of candies float up, swirl around together, shoot out to the viewer, and then land softly on a pile of itself. I was wondering if After Effects can be used to accurately recreate this scene?</p>

<p>If writing in detail of each action is too long/time-consuming, can someone at least explain how to do the swirling "tornado" effect? That is my biggest question.</p>

<p>For reference, I found a site that sells the exact 3D candy models used in the video above.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/candies-obj/1006028#" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/candies-obj/1006028#</a></p>
 20162: <p>Combining camera footage with generated objects is called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jOkA_vze5A" rel="nofollow noreferrer">compositing</a>.</p>

<p>The candy scene could be created in three steps:</p>

<ol>
<li>The girl was filmed ahead of a green screen. Green parts of the footage made transparent.</li>
<li>3D scene was created with background furniture and the candies flying – in Cinema 4D or any other 3D package. It was rendered to a movie clip A. And the frames with candies flying towards the viewer rendered with transparent background to clib B. </li>
<li>AfterEffects or other compositing package was used to combine the three layers (front to back): clip B, green screen, clip A.</li>
</ol>

<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/vWhFf.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/vWhFf.jpg" alt="compositing"></a></p>
