VFX Techniques: Creating a Laser Battle

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VFX Techniques: Creating a Laser Battle is an Intermediate level study on 3D + Animation, crafted by the author, Lee Lanier. This study is an absolute foundation for an individual who needs to get better at his/her 3D + Animation skills. It gives you a thorough grip on 3D + Animation, Photography, Video, Visual Effects, After Effects, 3D + Animation, Photography, Video, Visual Effects and After Effects.

Creating a Laser Battle shows VFX artists how to generate science-fiction-style gun battles, complete with laser beams, sparks, and set damage. The effects are created right inside After Effects, with its built-in particle tools, rotoscoping, motion tracking, and color, distortion, and blur effects. Combining these techniques in your own shots will allow you to create a wide variety of futuristic gun blasts.

Topics include:

• Running particle simulations to create beams and sparks
• Altering the beams with distortion, blur, and color effects
• Creating interactive lighting through masking and color grading
• Creating set damage by rotoscoping and integrating matte paintings
• Animating post camera moves
• Matching effects through multiple shots

VFX Techniques: Creating a Laser Battle : Video Lessons

• Welcome42s
• Using the exercise files42s
• Breakdown of the final composition33s
• Setting up the project3m 50s
• Splitting up the shots2m 29s
• Creating a particle beam6m 50s
• Creating a particle blast6m 18s
• Creating particle sparks3m 42s
• Rolling up a layer5m 42s
• Distorting the plate5m 2s
• Animating the beam6m 31s
• Creating light reflections5m 4s
• Creating light spills5m 10s
• Adding core and sparks to the blast6m 16s
• Adding blast flares8m 11s
• Animating a post camera move5m 56s
• Repurposing the particle blast6m 42s
• Integrating the second blast3m 55s
• Fabricating a hole in the set5m 28s
• Stabilizing the plate6m 6s
• Removing the tracking marks4m 17s
• Adding interactive light5m 44s
• Fixing the gun barrel3m 28s
• Creating a new blast7m 20s
• Integrating the new blast4m 2s
• Creating a blast core6m
• Adding dust motes5m 39s
• Creating an exposure change9m 4s
• Making custom flares6m 27s
• Adding more camera motion5m 41s
• Combining the shots5m 7s
• Adding the final effects7m 3s
• Next steps24s

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