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  • 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

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