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Episiode 33: Creating a Death Eater Apparition Effect
By Michael Park
November 10th, 2009

Red Giant Software: Episiode 33: Creating a Death Eater Apparition Effect

In this episode of Red Giant TV, Michael Park shows you how to create the Death Eater Apparition Effect, as seen in the "Harry Potter" films.

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Product(s) Used: Magic Bullet Looks, Trapcode Particular, Warp

Comments

Furutan Says:
May 25th, 2010 at 3:38 am

I don't know about AE in this regard but if you have eight or nine color/level adjustment layers fighting each other like crazy, the image quality decreases dramatically. If memory serves, in this tutorial there are no less than four curves applied to the same art.
It also becomes a bear if you ever want to tweak the colors or repurpose the item. My advice is to get in the ballpark at the start and then tweak it at the end.
Phenya Says:
May 19th, 2010 at 3:51 am

hey guys, sorry for my bad english,i`m from russia))) Can you tell me how to create a dark smoke like in Apparition tutorial,but flying(something like in supernatural)???
Michael Says:
March 16th, 2010 at 5:23 pm

Great thanks a lot. If anyone wants to make this an auror apparate, just add a fill effect of pure white 100% opacity to the smoke layer. It looks great either way.
erwin beebopp Says:
February 5th, 2010 at 4:28 am

thanks for tutorials ,goooddddddd ok
bill jackson Says:
January 10th, 2010 at 4:57 pm

You are truly a ninja. I'm going to try to incorporate a similar piece into a job im working on.
Danny Says:
January 7th, 2010 at 8:29 am

Totaly agree with "Kurt",change the name of this tutorial to "Advanced Users","Expert Users Tutorial",or something like that,otherwise most people wont be able to use it fully!
Kurt Says:
November 18th, 2009 at 10:53 am

It's a cool effect, but I feel this tutorial isn't too useful. He shows us how to do the things he does, but he doesn't explain why. Ex. He says change the light position to this instead of saying move the light to the side of your comp so it can shine on the particles.
More advanced users could figure it out but for beginners they're just learning the final effect.
Michael Park Says:
November 16th, 2009 at 4:51 pm

Hey everyone,
Thanks for the kind words. The fact that you guys are watching the tutorials and learning some stuff makes it all worth it. I'll try to answer your questions as best I can.
Steph: Sorry about that, I thought I included that. The clip is # 00135_001_04.
Ian: Thank you very much. You are now my favorite viewer!
Stephanie: I am sorry if it feels rushed. There was a bunch of material to cover and only so much time. You could do multiple hours on that scene and still not cover all of the settings and what they do. If you have any specific questions, post them here or you can post on the creativecow.net trapcode forum.
Everyone else: thanks for the encouragement. If Aharon will have me, I may come back for a repeat performance.
All my best,
Mike
Kelly Says:
November 15th, 2009 at 4:14 pm

Awesome tutorial! Thanks you so much!
Loay Emad Says:
November 13th, 2009 at 9:17 am

Another Great tutorial
Thanks for sharing awesome knowledge
Steph Says:
November 13th, 2009 at 1:52 am

Can you tell us the clip number used at Allbetsareoff please ?
Ian Corey Says:
November 12th, 2009 at 10:14 pm

This was a fantastic tutorial. Sharp, quick and to the point.
Michael is now my favorite tutorialist.
Thank you.
Stephanie Says:
November 12th, 2009 at 2:13 am

Expelliarmus ! LOL
Aharon, from one geek to another you rock !
My only slight criticism about the tutorial is that Michael was talking rather fast and almost seemed to be slightly rushing through it.
That said, the content was awesome !
Mishig Says:
November 12th, 2009 at 2:12 am

Thank yuo so much.
GORANFX Says:
November 11th, 2009 at 10:58 pm

thanks for tutorials ,
GORANFX Says:
November 11th, 2009 at 10:49 pm

thanks for tutorials ,
DarkRoomFX Says:
November 11th, 2009 at 4:54 pm

One of the most professional tutorials ever done.Nice Work!
DarkRoomFX Says:
November 11th, 2009 at 4:54 pm

One of the most professional tutorials ever done.Nice Work!
Eric Says:
November 10th, 2009 at 7:37 am

Thank you! That's amazing! A technique I've been wondering about. Looks like it will definitely be worth upgrading to Particular 2!