jet flyover test

The jet looks good, and the tracking is great, but the explosion should be more of a fireball, not a spark explosion. Also, it would make it look more realistic if the jet pulled up after the impact, as real air force pilots would do.
 
It seams to me the bomb should have flew further forward be fore it hit. It would be traveling pretty darn quick. Or you could release it earlier.

I disagree with the fireball. When a bomb would hit like that it would send tons of brick and concrete debris everywhere. A bit of a fireball maybe. Big fireballs are pure Hollywood. The are easy to make and look cool sure, but watch what real bombs and explosives do. If you can replicate that you are golden.
 
thanks jontuttle, i added the bomb where i could see it drop and have it hit where the explosion occurs, i should probably forget about seeing the actual drop.
 
My only issue is that it's barely on the screen; it's moving so fast but if you follow bfischinger's advice and have the plane pull up, we'll probably be able to see it for a few more frames.
 
I agree about the explosion in general. Everything else looks great! The explosion seems way too quick, even for a "non hollywood" explosion. The inclusion of a slightly longer blast, debris, and maybe some smoke would really make that amazing I think.

Great so far though!
 
Also, the jet seems to be going too fast. They do go fast, but it seems way too fast for that low to the ground, especially contrasting with the guy running. Maybe you don't have to make the clip longer, just slow the jet down.
 
lots of great feedback, thanks guys. i'll try a new test later this week and try to incorporate your suggestions. thanks!
 
great work man. if you added some camera shake right after the explosion, it'd seal the effect for me- as if the camera dolly shook from the concussion...great work!!
 
thanks, mark. i actually tried it with shake on the explosion, but with my light background the shaking made it even harder to notice the explosion. this was recycled footage from another short movie. i'm going to try to shoot some footage with this shot in mind later this week and i'll definitely be trying out the camera shake as well as hone the jet and fireball effects.
 
hey niebs,
I used some free stock from Detonation films for this effect:
still_mech_kills_MB.jpg

of the exploding multibody. they may have something there you can use. I layered three different digital assets on top of each other and then revealed them in intervals..hope it helps.
mc
 
Hate to come out and say it, but it isn't working in my book... He doesn't turn to face
it and there is NO way someone is not gonna react. The vfx work is getting there,
but you're fighting the plate.
 
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