This one blew my mind. It’s a simple concept with some powerful applications that I certainly had never considered:
Animate using particles instead of keyframes.
Sounds crazy?
Of course it’s not something you’ll do for everything, but as you’ll see in the video, it makes great looking motion for some shape effects better & faster than if you tried the same thing with keyframes.
In this video from VFXstudy, you’ll learn about:
- 02:00 Particle System – Basic Setup
- 03:29 pEmitter Position and Style
- 06:25 Particle Merge (pMerge)
- 07:31 Accelerate with pDirectional Force
- 10:03 Reflect Particles with pBounce
- 11:53 Play Reverse with Time Speed
- 12:21 Particles from Images
- 14:03 Probablity via Particle Conditions
Gedaly is the Founder and Lead Educator of DVResolve.com and is Blackmagic Design Certified Master Trainer. He’s edited commercials for major brands and has done color & VFX for independent films. He consults on post-production workflow and creating online education. Gedaly is the co-founder of Working.Actor, a former marketing manager for large brands, and creates original film projects with his production company Razee.