fire torch

[Graham Quince]

Basically, you’ll need to track the torch that your athlete is holding, then depending on the software you’ve got either:

a) Using footage of fire, apply the track data so that the fire sticks to the top of the torch

b) Using Wondertouch’s particle illusion, copy the position keyframes to the position of a fire emitter. Import the avi back into After Effects and use either unmult or a transfer mode to add it to the top. the benefit of this approach is that the flame will sway and wobble with the torch.

c) I don’t have Trapcode’s Particular, but it also does fire and it;s position can also be keyframed to the top of your torch.

Hope that helps