Avatar -A New Era of Cinema?

Read on below to see my additional comments.....Well, almost everyone I know has been to see Avatar by now, James Cameron's new 'masterpiece' of futuristic, psychedelic, action-packed movie magic madness. So I can safely write about it without blowing...

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Elemental Magic Volume 2!!

Well, I have finally gotten the full green-light from my publisher, to move forward on my next book. It will be a far more in depth study of several key effects elements, and I will get in to a great deal more detail than I was able to in 'Elemental...

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The Continuing Saga of 'Organic Animation'

Well special effects fans, month after month seems to go by with out a new post here on the Elemental Magic Blog, and I think it's time to remedy that! I really need to get into this whole blog thing, and I'd like to get a lot more traffic to the sight,...

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A Little CGI Elemental Magic

These CGI splashes were created using a combination of Maya and Realflow software. Some were created first in Maya, using particle simulations to create a splashing effect. The particles were then imported into Realflow, and covered with a 'mesh' that...

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