Harry Potter - Particle Fx V02

thanks to http://music4yourvids.co.uk/ for the music!

This short clip is the second version of the effect I'm working on. The "Priori Incantatem" or "lightning duel" effect as seen in the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Movie.
It's not 100% movielook, the Harry Potter movie itself got less particle systems than I do and also the final energy blast looks different.

The System and Rig was created in Autodesk 3ds max using Scripting and Particles.
Composition done in Adobe After Effects CS4.
No Backgourndcomposite or Integration yet.
This clip includes a Rig Demonstration aswell as a shot-breakdown.

if you want the Scene-Files or more detailed informations contact me.

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196 MB SD footage, 17 Passes.
19.2 GB Particle Cache, more than 150 compositing nodes

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• particle
• fx
• harry
• potter
• lightning
• duel
• 3ds
• max
• after
• effects
• breakdown
• scripting
• particles
• system
• rigging
• rig
• maxscript
• blast
• energy

[OMGItsMitchell]

I this possible in Maya too??

[vfxworld]

@OMGItsMitchell yes. It's fairly simple in maya compared to max.

[OMGItsMitchell]

@vfxworld Ok nice! I'm doing alot with AE now but i want to learn some more professional software like Nuke and Maya. In a couple of years i want to do vfx for feature films! Do you think it is a good choice to learn Nuke and Maya or should i go learn something else like Houdini or so??

[vfxworld]

@OMGItsMitchell doesn't matter. 3D software is all the same packed into a different interface.

[vfxworld]

@valentinocolic But it doesn't look as good ^^

[treecumber]

OH PLEASE GOD MAKE A TUTORIAL!!!!

[whatdoyouwant2donow]

tha collisoin thing is only supposed to be there in 2 frames

[CubeDrummer3]

how do you get that glow on the ball in the middle

[roxayso]

@twoodhouse02 we're in 2011 almost 2012 and he still didn't make a tutorial :'(

[twoodhouse02]

When do you think the tutorial will be complete???

thats was amazing,,, one of the best effect ive seen!!!

[quinnanchief]

KAMEHAMEHA !

[x1c3x]

i tried something in Krakatoa with 50 mil particles

my PC melted and i had to restart it because it wasn't responding

also

600+MB for 1 frame of particles ftw

i like particles

[keosni391]

I actually think version 1 is better, thumps up if you agree ^

[thenextryanwieber]

This is so awesome!!!!