CGCookie – Create a VFX shot in Blender: Alien Abduction
https://cgcookie.com/lesson/blender-vfx-course-introduction
Make this VFX shot your own It’s completely up to you! Reconstructing the footage in 3D UFO 3d Model is Included in the Course Finally, we will wrap everything up in the compositor and go over specific compositing techniques such as light wrapping, crypto mattes, and using masks and different blend modes to create our final shot. While a base-level knowledge of Blender is assumed, there’s something in this course for beginners to intermediate users alike who want to sharpen their VFX skills. Included in the course:
Although we are working step-by-step on one shot, this effect is meant to be totally customizable so you can tweak the settings and make an entirely different result.
We will begin the course by reconstructing our footage in 3D, so we can set up the correct shadow and light passes needed for compositing
Then, we will animate an included 3D UFO model into our shot, and fracture the roof of the house using a rigid-body simulation.
Footage of the house
3d UFO model
Bonus lesson: Adding Window Glow
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