Wherever or however you celebrate Thanksgiving, you’ll likely have family, friends, and food on your mind. Try creating a short video for the occasion with the help of some awesome Thanksgiving-themed After Effects templates.

Before you jump in, here are a few fun Thanksgiving-inspired turkey facts to get you in the mood to create!

• There are four towns in the United States named Turkey: in Arizona, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Texas.
• Thanksgiving may have been the reason TV dinners were created… Food company Swanson had the idea to repackage their leftover turkey, with sides, into a tray.
• Founding Father Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird of the United States, rather than the eagle. Not quite as majestic.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Top 3 After Effects Templates for Thanksgiving

These three templates are all available from Envato Elements, where you can download and try as many as you like once you’re subscribed.

1. Thanksgiving Carousel 

Try this cute After Effects project in the style of a scrapbook, filled with animated autumnal and Thanksgiving things: pumpkins, apples, animals, leaves, and more. There are ten shapes to choose from, and six wood textures. You won’t need any plugins to use this. 

2. Happy Thanksgiving 3D for Adobe After Effects

This animated Thanksgiving After Effects template is brightly coloured and fun, so try it for a themed brand or logo reveal. You won’t need any plugins to use this, and there’s a portrait version included so that you can create a special version for mobile devices.

3. Happy Thanksgiving Instagram Story Pack 

This set of bold Instagram Story templates for Thanksgiving, made for After Effects, comes in brown, yellow, and orange colours that really reflect the season. There’s lots of space for your message and images too.

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How We Picked

We looked at projects and considered all kinds of variables, including organization, complexity, experience required and overall difficulty, minimum hardware specifications, included versions and options, formats, resolution, file size, dependencies and required plug-ins (if any), language options, software versions supported, style, design, and cost. You can read more about how we select items at How We Pick Templates to Feature on Envato Tuts+.

About The Authors

This page was edited by Jackson Couse. It was written and updated by Marie Gardiner. 

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