After Effects - sparkler effect?
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- vespa
I'm currently trying to create an effect of lots of fizzling sparklers that build up to create an overall image.
Has anyone got any tips on creating sparkler-type fireworks in After Effects?
I'm messing about with particle playground as a starting point...
Any advice appreciated.
- tjk_work0
that's exactly where you want to start off.
check out creativecow.net there is a tutorial on there showing how to create a sparkle effect. In fact I think you can even download the .aep file to see exactly how it was done.
- CyBrainX0
Here's one I did at work recently:
http://www.talesfromthehead.com/…
I took a solid, made it a small circle, blurred it a few pixels, applied the Scatter filter on it and animated the position, color, size and opacity at the end.Lovenox is a medication for deep vein thrombosis.
- vespa0
aw you guys. Thanks for the tips. Am checking creativecow now.
CyBrainX, thanx for that - I'm trying more for a fizzling effect, sort of with bits falling off it like when you burn magnesium...
Found a dope plugin from Delirium that would be perfect only the demo has a dirty great x through it!
- Nirvous0
You can cheat the sparkle effect if you strobe your particles as they fall or move or how ever you have them. By strobe I mean cycling the color back and forth.
- vespa0
tjk, do you know where on creativecow you saw that tutorial? I can only see 2 particle playground tutorials and they are not really related to this sort of effect.
Your help is muchly appreciated...
- vespa0
Nirvous: cycling colour? Sorry to be dense... is this in the adjust colour balance effect?
- vespa0
You guys rock! It's so nice how people help each other out here...
- vespa0
Just wanted to say thanks for helping me out on this - the client loved it!
http://www.in-form-d.co.uk/cl-an…
Didn't go for sparklers in the end, lava explosions suited the mood better...
- Blofeldt0
What is the sparkle picture of? They do look good.
- vespa0
It's a 50th year special edition of a logo - for Cannes Lions Advertising Festival.