Magazine gun HUD

As I didnt use real guns and I wanted to make the video slightly more futuristic, I looked back at my initial ideas and found the idea to give the magazine of the gun some sort of HUD. It ended up being very easy and working brilliantly.

I started by making a simple bullet shape and the number 10 in Adobe Illustrator and placing the image in After effects.

I motion tracked the magazine, attached the image to it and added a small blue glow

In order to make the image look like it fits in with the scene, I added some glow to the actors hand and the top of the magazine. This really made the image work.