Download free space HDRI images for your 3D VFX project here. ProductionCrate has released an incredible bundle of 100 space and atmosphere HDRIs for you to use in your 3D digital art and VFX. 10 of these are available to download for free today, and only require you to sign up for a free ProductionCrate […]
Download 4K Spark VFX assets here. ProductionCrate has updated its VFX asset library, with over 250 spark effects now available to download and use in any personal or commercial project. The addition of sparks in explosions, bullet impacts and crashing cars undeniably intensifies the visual spectacle of an action sequence. Blazing trails of burning hot […]
Download high-resolution VDB clouds, wisps and atmosphere effects here. Part of our growing library of 3D assets includes VDB files. But what are VDB files anyway? Developed by DreamWorks, VDB’s are the CGI industries’ solution to storing three-dimensional grids of data. Each grid cell can contain a range of information, such as temperature, density, velocity […]
No disaster movie is complete without an apocalyptic meteor effect. This Davesplanation breaks down the steps we went through to create our very own asteroid impact using VFX! This was built using a variety of software and ProductionCrate assets, including: 3D Photoscanned Meteor Model – A high-quality photorealistic asteroid that had been digitally scanned from […]
Youtube has it all. Big studio work, family videos, instructional tutorials of every kind, cats, more cats, meditation walkthroughs, music videos, gaming screencap, reviews and so much more. It’s absolutely massive. Youtube, more than any platform, has helped of connect people through their curiosity. It enables you to pursue, learn, teach and be entertained. […]
I came across Jared’s work not so long ago and was instantly impressed by his style and skill. Jared was kind enough to take the time to answer a few questions for us. If you’re looking to enter the field of Visual Effects or Motion Graphics then this interview is a must-read. Jared’s answers were […]
How I Mix Audio For Horror Films Using Logic Pro X Featuring Excerpts From The New SoundsCrate Horror SFX Library. While I use Logic Pro X you can replicate these techniques in other audio-editing software. In this article, I’d like to highlight some of my favorite features and benefits of Logic Pro X as it […]
Story: The Great Unseen Equalizer in VFX There is an art to using VFX as an unseen tool. So much consideration goes into the curating of what you, the viewer, see at any given moment, that it is easy to forget about what you don’t see in a shot. But more often than not, what […]
Every industry has its yearly, go-to event, a time when the movers and shakers convene on the new-ness of talent or product. In comics: Comicon. For VFX and computer graphics: Siggraph. Gaming: E3. Consumer electronics: CES. I could go on — But have you ever heard of NAB? The National Association of Broadcasters trade show […]
The SyFy Channel has a long history producing VFX heavy Shark Week films, and 2018 was no exception. One of those films released was the SyFy original Megalodon (not to be confused with The Meg (2018)) We had the pleasure to talk with Matt Dean, a VFX artist who knows a thing or two about […]