3D Effects

[Anatole Sloan]

What program would anybody suggest we use to create effects including a nuclear explosion - the result would be a mushroom cloud in the distance, and also close up views of bombs blowing up and engulfing the place in fire; should i use something like maya, 3ds max, or softimage; the complexity of the program doesn't matter, and we aren't to concerned about budget at the moment.

 

[Matt Grunau]

What program would anybody suggest we use to create effects including a nuclear explosion - the result would be a mushroom cloud in the distance, and also close up views of bombs blowing up and engulfing the place in fire; should i use something like maya, 3ds max, or softimage; the complexity of the program doesn't matter, and we aren't to concerned about budget at the moment.

Completely depends on the shot. you could composite it in, or generate is with particle effects from a 3D program. Compositing real elemtents will look better and be faster, but you will not have the control over how they behave. Well, not as much as with completely generated elements.