Total Training Max: Special Effects

Nowadays, we are flooded by movies, especially from Holywood, filled with high-end special effects. We stunned seeing those computer graphics movie magic. The question is, do you want to be just a spectator?

This book presents several techniques in creating special effects like appeared in Holywood movie blockbuster. You will re-create those amazing special effects. You will use Autodesk 3dsmax, well-known 3D software application. With this book, someday you can create your own special effects by yourself.

There are a lot of 3dsmax user in this world, but there are only a few?the exact word is rare?books that cover special effects topics in depth. Also there are no books that cover how to use particle?in depth comprehensive and applicable explanation. Thus, this book is the first book about 3dsmax, which explains how to create special effects for movie and other visual media.

You will learn a lot about traditional particle systems, like PArray. This ebook also explains Particle Flow in comprehensive and easy to learn technique. There are 25 project tutorials that available in this ebook. All of them is provided with 3dsmax lesson file. No plug-in required. Here they are:

1. Blowing Leaves

2. Asteroid

3. Beneath The Surface

4. Machine Gun

5. Energy Blast

6. Insects

7. Explosion

8. The Chase

9. Liquid Metal

10. Army of War

11. Stopping Time

12. Across The Field

13. Atomic Bomb: Giant Mushroom

14. Atomic Bomb: Total Destruction

15. Bullet Time

16. Twister

17. Misille

18. Human Torch

19. Splitting The Ocean

20. Supernova

21. Blooming Flowers

22. From Dust to Dust

23. Tsunami

24. Thousand Arrows

25. Dust Trails

You will create burning asteroid, explosion, liquid metal, twister, hordes of army, atomic bomb, and a whole lot more....