Game of Thrones VFX Parts 1 & 2: Cheap Tricks with Hashi

Red Giant has a fun new tutorial from Hashi of Action Movie Kid. Parts 1 and 2 are below and they walk you through several great tricks to make your VFX look spectacular.

Cheap Tricks | Game of Thrones VFX – Part 1

In this first episode, we’ll focus on 2 shots revolving around fire magic, which are VFX that are seen in the show Game of Thrones. He uses the new Primatte Keyer, included in the VFX Suite, to key the subject and includes the new feature Core Matte. Hashi then adds fog and uses adjustment layers to place them in 3D space. He uses Trapcode Particular to make the fire and attaches a null with Motion Sketch to give it some natural movement. He also uses Supercomp, a new plug-in from Red Giant that is a toolkit for realistic VFX composites in After Effects. Watch the tutorial to learn about how to make your own Game of Thrones VFX!

Game of Thrones VFX Pt. 2: The Undead Horse

In this tutorial, Hashi uses the Red Giant VFX King Pin Tracker, VFX Spot Clone Tracker, VFX Primatte Keyer 6, VFX Supercomp, Magic Bullet Looks, and Magic Bullet Mojo II.

More Cheap Tricks Tutorials from Hashi & Red Giant

Captain Marvel Energy Effects, Cheap Tricks | Red Giant

In this tutorial, Hashi from Action Movie Kid shows you how to create the energy effects from Captain Marvel. Use fractal noise for controlled chaos! He uses Primatte to cleanly key the Captain Marvel actress. Then, several instances Knoll Light Factory from Red Giant’s VFX Suite, as well as Trapcode Tao and Trapcode Particular. This Captain Marvel tutorial takes a deep dive and you’re sure to learn a lot about creating visual effects.

Watch Tutorial

Cheap Tricks | Avengers: Infinity War Disintegration Tutorial w Particular

Hashi’s latest Cheap Tricks episode, “Infinity And Beyond,” in which he shows you how to achieve the disintegration effect that you have probably seen in Avengers: Infinity War! This is a great tutorial with loads of tips.

Watch Tutorial

Wakanda Form-ever! by Action Movie Dad | Red Giant Cheap Tricks

The second episode of Cheap Tricks is up at Red Giant! Hashi from Action Movie Kid dives into creating the Vibranium sand effects from the end title sequence of Marvel’s Black Panther, created originally by the team at Perception. He uses Trapcode tools including Form, Particular, and Shine, as well as Red Giant Universe and Magic Bullet Looks. Check it out!

Watch Tutorial

Cheap Tricks | It’s Wrinklin’ Time (VFX Tutorial)

Inspired by “A Wrinkle in Time,” episode one of Cheap Tricks walks viewers through how to recreate the film’s signature effect of tessering.

Watch Tutorial

Cheap Tricks | AQUAMAN Underwater Effects: Part 1 & 2

Hashi from Action Movie Kid has a new tutorial for Trapcode Particular using a new feature called Fluid Dynamics. He also uses Red Giant Universe Heatwave for distortion and Trapcode Mir for Reflective Water Surface, as well as Trapcode Form for floating bits in the water and some Trapcode Shine. Plus, we have a bonus tutorial from VinhSon Nguyen to give you more background on the Fluid Dynamics feature in Form and Particular.

Watch Tutorial