Introduction
Welcome
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Using the exercise files
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1. Getting Started
Breakdown of final comps
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Setting up the project in After Effects
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2. Prepping and Repairing the Plate
Working with Cineon files
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Color grading for night
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Generating a particle blob
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Hand tracking particles into the plate
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Patching the background
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3. Working with Particles
Creating a particle puff
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Creating a trailing particle sparkle
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Creating a streaked particle blast
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4. Relighting the Scene
Creating light spill
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Adding a fake shadow and flare
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5. Motion Tracking Damage
Copying footage and effects
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Motion tracking elements
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Continuing with motion tracking
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6. Creating Smoke, Sparks, and Blasts
Creating smoke with simple particles
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Creating sparks with particles
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Reusing particles
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Adding the blast as a 3D layer
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Integrating a CG explosion
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Creating glowing embers
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Rotoscoping the foreground
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Color grading the shot
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7. Working with Green Screen and Clean Plates
Preparing the green screen
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Keying green screen
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Time remapping and split screening
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Reusing particles
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8. Utilizing CG Particle Simulations
Preparing CG particles
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Using the Liquify effect
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Layering the particles
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Final relighting
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Conclusion
Looking at the final project
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Next steps
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Ex_Files_VFX_Tech_Particle.zip
(732.8 MB)