New VFX Contest and Shockwave Assets
Enter this Month’s VFX Contest Here Find the Comp-In Continuous Shockwaves Here Find the Charge Up and other SciFi Sound Effects Here See all the Graphics Here
VFX Artists: Self Teach or Online Education?
We have half a dozen VFX artists working at ProductionCrate, with our education ranging from completely self-taught to entirely curriculum based. For new and prospective VFX artists, there eventually comes a time in your educational journey to choose between taking online classes, or to be entirely self-taught. Our artists are very familiar with this fork […]
Installation
Download To run LaForge, you will need: Adobe After Effects ProductionCrate desktop app (download here) LaForge Installer (download here) Login Manager Install the ProductionCrate Login Manager on your desktop or Mac device. This is our tool that allows you to activate and access ProductionCrate’s extensive range of plugins, scripts and tools from a single location. […]
Free 3D Facial Expression Blendshapes Pack
We recently discovered this treasure trove of free Facial Blendshapes provided by the Institute for Creative Technology at USC. This pack has over 150 facial blendshapes and is released under the MIT license. The pack will help you to create completely customizable characters with their amazing presets. Mike Smith, a 3d and VFX Artist at […]
Download 3D Monster Effects
Mike the Monster Making Machine has been busy! He’s made you several new 3D models to download and use in your projects. All 3 of these creepy creatures are Mixamo compatible for some animating. Let me introduce you to your new friends. First off is the Wolfman! He’s around 6’2, 315lbs, and likes long walks […]
Monthly Crate Update – September 2021
We’re constantly asked where is the best place to stay updated on all the new content. The answer is right here! Watch the latest Monthly Crate Update and find out what new 3D assets, visual effects, sound effects, music and graphics are available for you to download. You can also watch entries into the famous […]
Download Crate’s Toolbox – After Effects Extension
We have amazing scripts, many of them completely free, for After Effects. Crate’s Camera Shake, the Hologram Generator, Crate’s Chromatic Aberration and tons of other useful tools are available for download on ProductionCrate. Accessing these amazing products is now easier than ever before. With our free Crate’s Toolbox, you can download and install our After Effects […]