Cumulative VFX Demo Reel: 2003-2007

[ThisPersonSaid]

I just could not resist subsicrbing =)

Love the work. Really good. I use the same softwere so check out some of my videos please

Thx

[zapperman101]

this is so kool! can u tell me how u did the ghost / trasparent person effect at 2:33 and the Buffy dusting?

[catalystfilms]

That ghost effect is very simple, just film the actor or whatnot, and then just the background (without moving the camera at all) Then overlay one over the other at fifty per cent transparency or so. Most editing programs will let you do this. I don't have enough space to explain the "vampire" effect properly, but I could give you an overview via private messaging, if you like.

[zapperman101]

That would be great! Thanks! :)

[claireanimorphs]

i am so jealous, i wanna be able to do all this stuff.

[pranami3]

I just have one word for this video.....its truly AWESOME!!!! gr8 job...

[DamegDL]

It's really awesome! You're very good!!

Hope you'll make something about Animorphs later ;p

[etravus]

great stuff

[bradyboy29]

how did you do the morphing effects. When you change from one person to another, and can it be done in after effects?

[catalystfilms]

Well, I used WinMorph myself, which is free. I'm sure it can be done in AE, though I've never tried it. I also used FXhome's CompositeLab to composite the rendered morphs into the backgrounds.

[catalystfilms]

I've never personally attempted a flying effect, though it's something I'd love to try once I have access to my camera again. There are some cool demo videos on the FXhome website that feature a rather elaborate greenscreen flying shot.

[cottonproductions]

GREAT DEMO REEL!! That is some really great work you've done with FXhome.. it is promising since I have been playing with Particleillusion 3.0 and am going to buy Effectslab pro and Compositelab pro soon. (due to their much more affordable prices compared to PI) I am hoping to make a flying video within the next month, have you done one?

[djcesito]

jejejejejejeejjejejejejee

[catalystfilms]

Er, which bit? I don't mind explaining any of the effects, though you'll have to be a touch more specific :D

[ClearHeatVision]

Man this is awesome, how did you do this?

[Zenobios]

Nice work Sir. Keep it up.

[Izakokomarixyz]

-_-' yea your right, I'm sorry. I hope you don't kill me. thanks for snapping me out of that.

[catalystfilms]

There's probably a way to do that. If I had a bigger greenscreen, I'd try it out. Otherwise, it would take a lot of tedious masking.

Also, you won't get anywhere with that "if it's not free, I'll steal it" attitude. If filmmaking is a hobby that you're genuinely interested in, you've gotta be willing to spend a bit of money :D

[Izakokomarixyz]

you know that slow motion waves that come out of clark when he is in super speed? yea, can you make it?

[Izakokomarixyz]

umm...is it better than after effects?

[BL99Ding]

KOOL

[Izakokomarixyz]

Are u sure? Hehe, I guess I'll look for a torrent of FXhome's software then.... Is this program better than After Effects?

[howtoswim]

no! after effects i way better lol, fxhome isnt flexible, i own vision lab studios,and i have the entire cs3 master cllection, fxhome is mainly for breaking into vfx, if you are serious about a job in this industry then i would advise after effect, because you need to be ablte to cope with both easy interfaces and difficult ones... good luck, ps cant watch the video cus utube is being gay , peace

[catalystfilms]

No, Fxhome's software isn't free, though it is very affordable. You can download demo versions of all of their programs from their website.

[Izakokomarixyz]

Did you get Effects home for free on the internet? I need one.

[BlueHelmut]

wkd i only hav had effects lab lite for a month now but i really like it. great vid man

[catalystfilms]

Thanks very much!

Heh, yeah I know lightsabers are kinda "old news," especially around Youtube; so I tried to mix it up a bit, and do some things with the software that perhaps hadn't been done before. There are still a few shots in there that are just purely lightsabers, though. :D

[WeLoveMovies]

Very nice. I must say I'm sick of lightsabers now, but that's because everyone has their own lightsaber dual on youtube. Nice variety of effects, impressive. FX Home is pretty handy, easy to use too.

[stickmanfilms]

that was wikied i see youv'e been busy with the fxhome products :D