• Apple Motion

  Swarm of Flies

  Posted by Michael Sills on December 26, 2011 at 7:48 pm

  I’m in post production on a project. I’m curious if anyone can walk me through a way in Apple Motion to add a swarm of flies to a shot. I have a dead body and want to add flies swarming around it to add to the scene. Thanks.

  Andy Neil replied 14 years, 4 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Andy Neil

  December 27, 2011 at 5:18 pm

  Creating that kind of motion is simple in theory, but getting it to look right can take a lot of work.

  I would start by creating a 3D particle emitter with a dark brown/black dot as my “fly.” Make sure that no new flies are created and that their life is longer than the shot.

  I would probably use a sphere emitter with a random fill. Then to move them, I would use a combination of simulation behaviors. I’d try random motion and vortex or wind. Mess with the parameters until you have something that you like.

  Andy

  https://www.timesavertutorials.com

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