Making the smoke trail in Trapcode Particular

Contents

• Introduction Introduction

  • About this training series

    3m 4s
  • The Assurance

    7m 44s
  • Introduction to this course

    2m 13s
  • About the third-party plugins used

    1m 20s
  • Dealing with the exercise files

    1m 56s
• 1. The World of VFX 1. The World of VFX

  • Understanding compositing

    3m 38s
  • An overview of creating computer-generated (CG) images

    3m 22s
  • Approximating believable realities

    2m 4s
  • Making things perfectly imperfect

    2m 51s
• 2. Creating a Great Key 2. Creating a Great Key

  • Intro to keying: Keylight

    11m 32s
  • Intro to keying: Primatte

    5m 56s
  • Tips for pulling a great key

    4m 54s
  • Keying fine details

    8m 23s
  • Creating a luma key

    11m 18s
  • Keying impossible shots

    5m 7s
  • Getting perfect edges

    14m 48s
  • Painting the alpha channel

    4m 13s
• 3. Motion Tracking and Other Core Skills 3. Motion Tracking and Other Core Skills

  • Combining takes for the best performance

    4m 26s
  • Tracking in After Effects (AE)

    15m 24s
  • Tracking in Mocha

    6m 29s
  • Removing blemishes digitally

    7m 2s
  • Removing objects with After Effects, part 1

    13m 46s
  • Removing objects with After Effects, part 2

    21m
  • Removing objects with Mocha Pro

    9m 10s
• 4. Creating CG Worlds 4. Creating CG Worlds

  • Making CG scenery

    3m 26s
  • An overview of VUE xStream

    4m 31s
  • Creating canyons in VUE xStream

    10m 3s
• 5. Creating the Aerial Shot 5. Creating the Aerial Shot

  • Creating a plan and shooting the footage

    4m 46s
  • Making the campfire elements

    8m 37s
  • Creating glowing embers

    9m 38s
  • Cleaning up the footage

    6m 37s
  • Combining the elements, part 1: Assembling

    7m 5s
  • Combining the elements, part 2: Compositing

    11m 22s
  • Making the smoke trail in Trapcode Particular

    14m 43s
  • Changing the time of day

    11m 58s
• 6. Creating the Helmet Shot 6. Creating the Helmet Shot

  • Why did we create this shot?

    3m 47s
  • Using normal maps on Golhatn's helmet

    7m 28s
  • Modeling the candlesticks

    6m 25s
  • Creating the melted candles

    7m 32s
  • Adding materials to the objects

    7m 45s
  • Lighting the scene

    12m 5s
  • Preparing the Cinema 4D file for AE compositing

    6m 20s
  • Creating flickering candlelight with Particular

    12m 33s
  • Adding depth of field in After Effects

    10m 34s
  • Enhancing the smoke in the scene

    4m 45s
  • Adjusting the mood by changing the color

    7m 20s
• 7. Rotoscoping Out Characters 7. Rotoscoping Out Characters

  • Creating a strategy

    1m 44s
  • Finding or making a clean plate

    8m 11s
  • Rotoscoping out the characters

    10m 22s
  • Polishing the composite

    3m 33s
• 8. Creating the Finale Scene 8. Creating the Finale Scene

  • Examining the plan for the scene

    4m 19s
  • Editing the VUE renders

    4m 51s
  • Creating matte paintings

    3m 16s
  • Art directing footage of clouds

    4m
  • Understanding focal length and lens properties

    3m 21s
  • Compositing with smoke and fog

    4m 23s
  • Anatomy of shot 13

    7m 43s
  • Animating Golhatn in Cinema 4D and After Effects

    4m 8s
  • Animating subtle camera moves in post

    4m 9s
• 9. Shooting Visual Effects (VFX) Shots 9. Shooting Visual Effects (VFX) Shots

  • Should you shoot VFX outdoors or indoors?

    1m 41s
  • Shooting an even green screen

    2m 11s
  • Using practical lights to supplement VFX

    3m 22s
  • Shooting with an awareness of post

    2m 43s
  • Using a VFX supervisor

    1m 29s
• Conclusion Conclusion

  • Getting better at visual effects

    3m 18s
  • Previewing the next course

    1m 29s
  • Final thoughts

    1m