HORSE Inflame – Is possibile Can Do It With After Effects?

[Simon Bonner]

Well, I imagine it is, but it would be a lot of work. You would need footage of a horse to begin with. Then I would colorise it so it looks orangy-red, before making flames with a particle effect. Have a look at the tutorial on maltaannon.com on generating particles from movement. Another possibility would be to tack flame footage onto the horse somehow, though not so sure how good that would look. There’s some good stock footage available free at the detonation films website if you want to go this way.

Simon

[Frank Thomas]

Take a look at Aharon’s puppet tool tutorial:

https://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/CC_puppet_particles.php

It’s to do with air flow over a moving vehicle, but the same principles could be applied to your flame particles.

[Michael Duff]

maybe it would be easier to just do this effect for real? i think a half day shoot should be fine, just have a bucket of water handy….

ummmm, just kidding…

Michael Duff –
Bearcage Productions, Australia
http://www.bearcage.com.au

[Simon Bonner]

I know Australians are supposed to love barbeque, but good grief! You’re right though, it’s a tricky effect whichever way you look at it.