TUTORIAL: Muzzle Flash - part 2, bolt action and shells

[@shmuelshaked5524]

WOW... instead of just showing how to put 3d shells and get over with it(like almost everybody) you really show how to DO IT in After Effects and in easy way. because of you i now look on AE in a different way. THANK YOU!!!!!!! P.S. And thanks to KriscoartProductions for referring me to your channel.

[@ScienceMarshall]

I love how straightforward and to the point this tutorial is!

[@IndependentVFX]

Thanks to you all for your support and encouraging comments. Please share IndependentVFX with the indie film making community in your country. And stay tuned for our next tutorial!

[@InSpadesEnt]

Your tutorials never cease to amaze!

[@JCTVFrance]

The bolt action is a must !!!! Thanks for this tutorial

[@IndependentVFX]

+JCTV France Glad it was helpful!

[@CallsignReach]

These are invaluable resources. Thank you so much!

[@AhmedHassan-iv4hp]

Most realistic work I’ve seen so far on KZbin..well done brother 👍👍👍

[@IndependentVFX]

thanks for that nice comment

[@SergioBlackburnProductions]

Best tutorials on youtube!

[@IndependentVFX]

Sergio Blackburn Thanks Sergio!

[@doc.g9497]

This looks really good, It´s the best I´ve seen. I just wish you could show us how to create muzzle flashes in brighter situations. It´s much harder to make it look realistic.

[@IndependentVFX]

+Gustav Stonovic You are absolutely correct, we will try and cover it in the future. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@ThePharohOfGaming]

Thank you SO much!!!! You deserve so many more subscribers!

[@IndependentVFX]

Thanks! Please share the channel with others

[@cantonboi2]

thanks so much for this brotha! you're easily one of the best AE teachers in the youtube community. hope you keep it up and can't wait to see what's up next! thanks again for sharing with us.

[@IndependentVFX]

Thanks so much for taking the time to comment and send a compliment cantonboi2, I really appreciate it.

[@oberonlee4716]

This is freaking awesome. I'm getting after effects now.

[@IndependentVFX]

Thanks! After Effects really is an amazing program. Also - if you are on a budget, then check out Hit Film, its 100% free and very similar to AE in many ways. Last thing.... its not a biggie, but in future please hold the F-bombs - we try to keep this channel family (all ages) friendly

[@oberonlee4716]

Sorry about that. Changed the word. In all serious though you earned yourself a subscriber. I've been doing muzzle flashes in final cut and they end up being far less detailed.

[@IndependentVFX]

Thanks! I appreciate it

[@ytbrickfilms1064]

very nice vid, however just for realism i would make the shells a matte mettalic gunmetal color due to this being a russian AK. they made their shells in iron instead of brass due to them having abundant iron sources and not too much brass. this gun uses both 7.62-39 and 545-39mm, so next time you make it with a bit older russian gun id make the shells more blacker, you can search it up for reference. anyways great vid👍

[@alchymista2]

Hi, how long does it take to make this for 1 shot? Basically the question is if it's feasible to make it for 100-200 shots in a short movie without spending 3 months on creating the effect.

[@usaguy9747]

you are master of after effect indeed

[@IndependentVFX]

gamelerfish, Im not sure - you would have to test it out. But I think you have to mask it in the precomp

[@potatotofilms]

Liking the way you make the rifle shells, but how would you make a shotgun shell?

[@IndependentVFX]

you can get a quick look at the technique in this video - basically you use cc cylinder: MUZZLE FLASH in Adobe After Effects

[@FushigiFilms]

thank you very much, These tutorials are very helpful

[@Bombermanbenelux]

Awesome tutorials, I really enjoyed them and it helped a lot!!! Thanks +1subscriber

[@HomeMadeStudioFilms]

Dude you are awesome this is the coolest thing ever thanks so much

[@IndependentVFX]

Thanks for taking the time to comment Cameron!

[@lesliequarshie379]

can you make more explosion tutorials with different examples of scenes... i mean the camera moving and static scenes

[@alessandrobeljurov6655]

FANTASTIC!!!

[@bluecube7198]

very cool !!! youre the best

[@djnaus354]

Good Work!!!

[@afrovisuals-ksv894]

Nice tutorial brother....I subscribed right away..

[@Alivender1]

Amazing tutorial. But I love how you spend all this time creating this intricate shell, only to then blur it into this tiny square. :)

[@hamronjaeger7156]

I'LL SAY IT AGAIN.. YOU ROCK !!

[@IndependentVFX]

ColeMiner2424 - the silenced gun uses the same techniques in the tutorial. You basically leave off the muzzle flash, or you can use an orange solid and mask it with a small circular, feathered mask to create a slight glow at the tip of the barrel. Its really that simple. Also - silenced weapons tend to look better with a lot less smoke.

[@furchimdq]

Genius!! I did an amazing video with a 30 dollars m4a1 thanks to u!!

[@IndependentVFX]

Thanks DRIFT77 - We would love to see it. Have you posted it?

[@furchimdq]

Not yet! I will show u dont worry! Im adding the sounds!

[@yetianimationstudio6458]

love you sir great job

[@qnn4ik]

Thanks !! simply just did not notice videos !!

[@SaudithCapitaine]

where can i get all sounds effect do u use?? bullets, bullets impacts, shotguns, etc???

[@IndependentVFX]

You can buy royalty free sound effects from some websites that sell individual sound effects. Otherwise you can buy a whole gun sound effects pack (but they are expensive) from a website like Sound-Ideas.

[@IndependentVFX]

Thanks Jason! Appreciate it

[@pixel325]

awesome tutorial - again! :)

[@lelenkipgen7725]

Thanks bro. good job

[@DittyWolf]

When I render out my video and play it in media player it is laggy and freezes at points and dosent play sound even though i checkecd that box what do i do?

[@helliotte9729]

When I mask around the charging handle it doesn't grab it

[@Wiiilooow]

Can you make a tutorial for create the sound ?

[@LJNProductions]

***** Go check out Video Copilot's video :)

[@ashishhembrom3905]

can you do realistic gun tracers effects. It's one of the hardest I think.

[@IndependentVFX]

great suggestion! We will definitely cover that one in the near future!

[@ashishhembrom3905]

Thanks. And also instead of the usual types I see in youtube videos and movies, can you do the crazy realistic ones, they show in video games like call of duty and battlefield. The bullet tracers follow a straight trajectory but not a near perfect one like how they show in movies. That'd be helpful a thousand times. Thanks.

[@SnapKnowledgeOfficials]

yes i know. just to mention it

[@micahknowles3707]

Thank you! I subscribed. :)

[@ColeMiner2424]

please can you do the silenced gun too

[@SnapKnowledgeOfficials]

awosome you could also do this in element 3D

[@AlexJamesGTV]

will you be making more ae tutorials?

[@IndependentVFX]

Yes, absolutely AlexJamesGTV

[@HersHeyZtheTastyStuF]

13:50 how do you make the bullet shell actually move from the AK to out of the screen?

[@IndependentVFX]

@HersheyZ- you can move it using the move tool (activate by pushing V on your keyboard) or select it form the toolbox. Its the mouse pointer/arrow icon. Or you can also move a layer using the transform properties in the timeline.

[@HersHeyZtheTastyStuF]

THANK YOU.

[@Skrenja]

Great tutorial, but I think the smoke looks a bit iffy, it needs to be more complex and "smoke like." Just looks a bit static to me.

[@IndependentVFX]

Uncle Benja Im sure real smoke or 3D simulated smoke would look better, but its not bad for an entirely After Effects generated effect

[@IndependentVFX]

yep! South African

[@Nova-Soul]

Amazing *thumbs up&

[@LMDigitalMovies]

AWESOME:D

[@nivae01]

kudos!

[@pixel325]

Element 3D is a third party plugin and cost a lot - not everyone can afford it - this is all from within AE and much more cost effective for many people :)

[@RougeSamurai77]

The shotgun looks fake as heck with so little kick back but other wise a great tutoral, it'll really help with my movie.

[@IndependentVFX]

Im just really strong and Ive learnt to control the kick! hehe

[@gariyaan]

ThankYou Sir

[@Cinefide]

sup are u South African?

[@ganeshwaghmare6704]

I thinking flash is too large

[@pixel325]

agree :)

[@RDvideo99]

at 0:45 you could've used the hide feature instead of precompsing

[@FutharkStudios]

He wanted them to still be there, but as 1 layer, instead of like 8 layers in 1 composition

[@potatotofilms]

One quick question: Is this the airsoft gun you are using in the video? www.evike.com/products/31817/

[@IndependentVFX]

Yes, thats pretty much it - except mine is an AKM, folding stock, real metal and wood made by CYMA

[@Darrentmarchofficial]

Nice, now my shotgun looks weird with a 7.62 x 39MM