Shell Casing Effect

[Grant Swanson]

I’ve done this effect in the past using Trapcode’s Particular, and a shell casing created in 3D Studio Max as the source of the particle. It worked out pretty well, and once it’s motion blurred and color corrected to match the scene it’s very realistic.

Hope that helped!
-Grant Swanson

https://videoapex.blogspot.com/

[Mike Clasby]

There’s a freebie long magnum cartridge here:

https://www.detonationfilms.com/SpentBrassChroma.html

No pistol I know uses that, but for a small fee they sell auto-pistol cartridge footage.

[Michael Mcdonald]

Hey, I have a rather low-ish skill level in 3DS Max and a mediocre-ish skill level in After Effects, but I haven’t really used particular that much. I have seen almost all of Andrew Kramers tutorials and have some of his products.
Anyway, do you think you could make a tutorial of some form on how to do this well.
I could make a shell case that might look like it but I’d get the textures wrong, and probably somehow screw it up.
If you, or anyone could it would help me alot.
Thanks