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	Scorching the Camera: Creating Composited Fire in After Effects

by Ben Nash

Tutorial video length: 3 minutes 53 seconds

Budget for build: $7 USD (approx.)

Warnings: When making the fire, be careful and do it outside!
If your under 18 please get help if necessary.

Overview:
In this tutorial, I will show you how to construct a black screen to film real fire and how to composite it in After Effects. You can buy royalty free video of fire, but part of the fun and satisfaction of independent film making is doing it yourself. This tutorial gives you a cheap way of doing it your own way, giving you more flexibility to fit your desired shot!

What you will need:

Black paint/ Spray $3
Wooden board or cardboard (as big/small as you want- price depends) $4
Equipment for fire (matches and paper)

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effectsportal provides visual and special effects video tutorials, all of which can be made on a low-budget. To find out more about them and to check out further special effects videos, go to : http://www.effectsportal.net.

Ben Nash has gained a wealth of knowledge in special and visual effects that he shares with the low or no budget filmmaking community. Solving effects using in-camera techniques and the use of modern software such as Adobe After Effects. He is the creator and chief-editor of effectsportal.net and works with many other filmmakers on projects of all sizes.

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