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Every great action movie or game has one thing in common - great special effects. Building a scene that makes them walk away thinking, "How'd they do that?", is what every animator wants to achieve. Learning the secrets to great effects is what this video's about. It is hosted and animated by Michael Lee, one of the top Special Effects animators in the film and game industry on 3D Studio MAX. In this video, Michael has built a war scene with dusty burning tanks, jets with after burners and engine flame-ups, machine guns dispensing empty casings while firing, completely created using particles, explosions that leave craters, and many other secrets that make average animations great animations. Michael even shows how to use Photoshop filters to give a surreal look to your animations. Learn all the best effects from someone who does it for a living, and makes it look easy.
