Value
While this set could stand some fine-tuning, this is still a great bang for the buck. At less than $100, you would be hard pressed to find this many effects options on a Footage DVD for anywhere close to this price. And good quality particle generators from FXHome, Trapcode, and Wondertouch cost between $200 to $400, so this is more economical than creating your own, as well.
In order to test the Film Dust & Scratches overlay, we created an alternate version of our new "MFM Presents" video which looked pretty nice. Additional old-film effectiveness can be added to these sorts of things with use of AE's Wiggler on the opacity of the clip.
Final Comments FXHome's Footage: Special Effects is a pretty hefty clip of ammo for your action and genre-based film arsenal. With a little creativity, it can add a lot of production value to your films and reduce a lot of the headaches that can be generated by having to acquire or create these sorts of effects yourself! I would highly recommend it to anyone who has need of the options it presents.
Ease
of Use
7.0
Variety
10.0
Quality
8.0
Value
vs. Cost
8.5
Overall Score
8.4
The
director of two feature length films and half a dozen short films,
Jeremy Hanke
founded Microfilmmaker Magazine to help all no-budget filmmakers make
better films. His first book on low-budget special effects techniques, GreenScreen Made Easy, (which he co-wrote with Michele Yamazaki) was released by MWP to very favorable reviews. He's curently working on the sci-fi film franchise, World of Depleted through Depleted: Day 419 and the feature film, Depleted.
