What is the ACES workflow? ACES. It’s a simple term, with plenty of difficult-to-grasp concepts behind it. Nevertheless, let’s take a step forward with an entry-level explanation of what ACES is: ACES, or Academy Color Encoding System is considered to be the ‘industry standard’ for colour. Think of standardised traffic laws but for colours instead! ACES […]
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 4K Blood Explosion VFX Assets here. These new Bloody Explosion Effects are pretty intense. They’re almost comically excessive and extravagant. Blood mist and splatter, soft body dynamics and realistic jiggle, dust elements and ground-splashes all add to the absurdity that makes these effects unique. We love action-comedy. Some scenes are so over the top that […]
Download Space and Nebula VFX assets here. Space scenes are the highlights of sci-fi movies, and following the success of films such as Guardians of the Galaxy and Star Wars, we want to help you build your very own interstellar wonders! We’ve just released an incredible bundle of 50 nebula matte-painting assets. These have all […]
In my day-to-day, I interact with many different types of artists, who have vastly different technological needs. They constantly ask “How can I best configure my personal computer for VFX like the one I have at work?” Here’s a quick guide to figuring out what kind of computer you really need to edit and render […]
While most special effects created practically do look incredible, not every studio has the budget to launch an inter-continental ballistic missile. But fear not! Your perfect shot of the nuclear apocalypse kicking into action can be created harmlessly using our missile VFX assets that you can download for free! This tutorial will work in pretty much any […]
Download the MotionCrate Script and give your stock VFX assets some life. This is the BEST script for creating realistic fire in After Effects. Unarchive the .ZIP and install the MotionCrate Script into your After Effects>Scripts folder. Launch the script in AE by going to File>Scripts and selecting MotionCrate Here’s what you will see – The script […]