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Announcing ActionVFX - Explosions and Fire Effects!

10/15/2015

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WHAT ARE WE MAKING?
We're creating a new stock footage website dedicated to nothing but Action Movie Stock Effects. That means no lightleaks, timelapses, or shots of girls touching tall grass. ActionVFX.com (what it'll be called) will be the place for those looking to blow stuff up and burn things down!
We plan to launch the site with 3 new 4K packs! An Explosion Pack, a Fire Pack, and a Fireball Pack. We've already started working on these effects, but we will need your help to complete and release these 3 packages by March 2016. That's why we've launched a Kickstarter.
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The days of everyone using the same old explosions in all of their videos are almost over. We really want to shake things up and provide you with some truly fresh new effects. Below are some of the features these new packs will have.

EFFECTS STAY IN FRAME. NO CUT OFF AT EDGES.
This was a feature we HAD to get right. Effects that are cut off are useless for most wide shots, so we're keeping them all in frame. This hasn't been easy, but we're doing it so far! We shoot the explosions vertically to increase head room without sacrificing detail.

DELIVERED IN 2K AND 4K RESOLUTION AT 60FPS OR HIGHER
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The effects will be delivered in 4K or 2K resolution! The 4K version is perfect even for HD projects because it lets you resize the effects without losing quality. We were going to offer a 720p version, but then realized we're in 2015!
Slow motion was also a highly requested feature, so every clip in these packs will be at least 60fps. So far all the effects have been shot at 60fps, but if our Kickstarter is successful, then we plan on shooting at even higher frame rates!

WINDOW/DOOR/WALL FIRES
You know how hard it is to composite a burning building using ground fires. Window and door framed fires were one of our top requested features, and we're delivering! We've already shot some of them, and we want to do many more. The reason these are so important is because the fire gets to actually wrap around corners, which means compositing the effect over a door or window looks more realistic. We're also burning various other shapes and structures.
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Behind the scenes of building the Window and Door frames. After building, we burn!

SHOT IN LOG. PROPERLY EXPOSED. HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE
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When it comes to shooting these types of effects, the more latitude the better. That's why we're shooting all these effects flat in Log. Shooting these in Log allows us to capture the full range of the explosion/fire without over-exposing the image. Which means there are no blown out white spots, and you have more flexibility in post!

PRE-KEYED
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This one is a given. The effects are pre-keyed so you can drag and drop them on your video and start working without worrying about keying out the background. We're also looking into providing non-keyed versions as well where appropriate.

VARIOUS ANGLES, SIZES, AND TYPES
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Variety was another big request from the users. We've film (and will film) different types of explosions and blasts, fires, and fireballs. That way you're not limited to only the big stuff if your project only requires something small. We also want to do Air Explosions, and Side Explosions!
MORE FEATURES
These are just a few of the features we're doing differently, just because of all the great feedback we've received from you guys. Before a single frame of Explosion or Fire was filmed, we set out to find out what you wanted. Thanks to everyone who took our survey; we look forward to making you proud!
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11 Comments
Martin Van Gelder
10/15/2015 03:35:39 pm

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Bob Gallimore
10/16/2015 08:19:04 pm

This will be a great product for professionals and hobbyist alike. Effects that stay in screen are hard to find. Looking forward to the product release.

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Rodolphe
10/16/2015 10:56:36 pm

Thanks! Can't wait for the launch!

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Jason Odegard
10/18/2015 08:41:03 am

First email in a long time I got excited for! Looking forward to more information and supporting someone as dedicated as yourself!

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Rodolphe
10/18/2015 07:31:15 pm

Thank you Jason! Means a lot!

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Chris Halgryn
10/18/2015 11:27:25 pm

Hello and....would this be FREE or do we buy the package????...
Thank you
Chris.

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Rodolphe
10/19/2015 04:39:41 pm

Hello Chris! These will be paid products. However, the Kickstarter backers will be able to get them at a super discounted price!

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Austin
10/23/2015 08:40:17 am

I know Rodolphe answered, but man, I wish they were free. I have a soft spot in my heart for RodyPolis gear, which does kind of suck when I care about the product enough to feel bad for pirating it. XD Can't wait for it, though. I will be supporting the Kickstarter, I want this to happen asap.

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dhrub
3/31/2016 02:28:58 pm

I am an animation enthusiast with no background of animation . Have no budged Plus lack of skill having hard time to figure out the tools .

I want to animate an Ingographic diagram using a Video presentation with voice Over typically called as " EXPLAINER VIDEOS". Sample videos at end. They don't have even high end vfx. Can hitfilm 3 be used to do the Job? What input it would take ?

E.g. Like the Pie chart rotates and then build up and the graph . . build up in run time . .
Eg2. The flow chart lines when we move from one decision box to another get drawn as we explain with voice over

By animate I mean that The entire infographic is not presented at once. . they start building up over time in Sync with the Voice over explanation or to say animated presentation with voice over

NOTE: Please don't suggest Adobe After effects or any adobe products . I don't have money to buy it or use it because we don't have any clients as of now and we hate piracy

Note: Actually to say its not a typical hardcore animation . . .I we don't have any clue on how to animate an info graphics . Hope you got what we mean to achieve.

To help you visualize what I mean here is an example: Info graphics Animation


https://www.wyzowl.com/animated-explainer-video.html

http://demoduck.com/portfolio/metria-animated-explainer-video/

http://videoexplainers.com/portfolio/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au0Ue7qCy6k&list=PLnw8PCKzMRlpnwi0olS6LJ-D-NketTBFt&spfreload=5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn5kSwXc_WQ&index=9&list=PLKvnGXObHCJbsJqWifQD70_dokO9t484X

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2lEuBod7Hs&list=PLKvnGXObHCJbsJqWifQD70_dokO9t484X&index=14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGvwg7mIZ4E&index=20&list=PLKvnGXObHCJbsJqWifQD70_dokO9t484X

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lo7FEjCqp0&list=PLKvnGXObHCJbsJqWifQD70_dokO9t484X&index=25

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9thrGPyN-k&list=PLKvnGXObHCJbsJqWifQD70_dokO9t484X&index=35

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUfkx8gPv8Q&list=PLKvnGXObHCJbsJqWifQD70_dokO9t484X&index=38

Regards,
Dhrub

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Jacko link
8/4/2016 06:34:54 am

I saw the trailer and its awesome what you guys are doing. please could you let me know how soon i could get hold of, Explosion pack, fire pack and fire ball pack

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Rodolphe
8/5/2016 02:47:33 pm

You can get them now at ActionVFX.com!

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