Special FX test

Very hard to tell with that level of compression. I thought it looked OK, but I can see where it might break down if the resolution is increased.
 
I think it looked alright, although I had to watch it again because I missed it the first time (happened very fast).
 
Are you just going to keep it like that in the final cut?

There is a lot that goes into a high powered explosion. You have the flash, the fireball, the smoke cloud (which dissipated too quickly) debris, pressure wave, and damage.

I think it looks okay for a fast look, but for the final cut there is a lot to add to it to make it look believable.

Matt
 
That's pretty much how I'm seeing it as well. It's my first time working with After Effects but I can usually pickup pretty fast.

I'm in the 8 week program at the New York Film Academy and this will be for my final film, so it doesn't need to look crazy realistic (even though I would like it to be). The shot is going to be a of a man walking down the street and the explosion shot is going to be very quick and short, I will then cut to a reaction shot. This is for sure not the final cut, it's just test footage, but I'd like to get more information and tutorials on how to make debris and all the things that were mentioned above. I've already searched through all the threads and haven't really found links for tutorials on how to do this. Let me know if you have advice
 
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Also, watch the brightness of the rest of the shot. The clip that had the explosion added in had a bright and overexposed background after the explosion was over. You might want to color correct the entire clip after you add the explosion.
 
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