
Using live-action stock footage VFX elements allows editors to immediately apply authentic sparks to their video within minutes making it an effective solution for projects facing a deadline.īy browsing ProductionCrate’s library of stock footage spark elements, you can instantly preview exactly what each file contains. While artists familiar with Houdini are capable of creating spark simulations, this task requires countless hours of R&D and rendering. Using these effectively tackles the challenge of digitally replicating the imperfect chaotic behaviour of explosions seen in the real world. We got some great content out of it that would be nearly impossible to recreate.”įor visual effects artists, sparks offer an avenue for enhancing the realism of explosions and destruction simulations. “The pyrotechnicians were having fun on this one!” Chris Kelly recalls, while reviewing the footage, “ They kept saying things like ‘ Oh, I didn’t expect that to happen’ or ‘let’s see what it looks like if we combine these two!’ clearly having a lot of fun. Spark effects, when used well, can often elevate a scene to an iconic level, with Michael Bay taking the spotlight in Transformers, 6 Underground and Pearl Harbor. They are the icing on the cake of any pyrotechnic special effects and have become a go-to ingredient for many filmmakers to make their action-packed films memorable. The addition of sparks in explosions, bullet impacts and crashing cars undeniably intensifies the visual spectacle of an action sequence.īlazing trails of burning hot embers provide incredible contrast and detail, enriching a scene with its turbulent chaotic appearance. ProductionCrate has updated its VFX asset library, with over 250 spark effects now available to download and use in any personal or commercial project.
