PRESS RELEASE
(Los Angeles, CA - March 22, 2009)
Allan McKay is an Autodesk Master (2007) of Catastrophic FX, a highly acclaimed studio specializing in visual effects for Hollywood films. Allan created effects for Superman Returns, Blade Trinity, Asylum, Paycheck, Day Breakers, Scooby Doo 2, as well as the upcoming films Day Breakers and Roland Emmerich’s 2012, as well as dozens of other big title films. Allan has also been a guest speaker at conferences around the world including SIGGRAPH and Digital Media Festival, Ubisoft campus as well as teaching master classes to up-and-coming visual effects artists.
The FumeFX Advanced DVD, which includes over twenty-four hours of training, focuses on these key features:
1 – Introduction
2 – Creating Realistic Fire And Flames
3 – Utilizing Masking Channels For Fire
4 – Creating A Realistic Flame Thrower
5 – SIGGRAPH 2008: Digital Pyrotechnics Master class
6 – Practical Example Of Lighting A Man On Fire
7 – Explosions And Pyro 101
8 – Utilizing Vectors To Drive Particles
9 – Scripting
10 – Animating Time Values
11 – Temperature Maps And Other Values
12 – Advanced Explosions
13 – Practical Exercise: Helicopter Destruction A
14 – Practical Exercise: Helicopter Destruction B
15 – Advanced Pipelines For Automating Fluid Creation And Particle FX
16 – Practical Exercise: Creating A Car Bomb Explosion
The previous Fume FX: Essentials training DVD was aimed more at the fundamentals of fluids and Fume FX. ‘Essentials’ has made its way into many of the leading Hollywood FX studios both, and is the secret weapon of even some of the non 3dsmax native studios creating a lot of today’s blockbuster Hollywood films.
Fume FX: Advanced however is aimed at mastering fluids, and utilizing scripting and compositing, as well as many advanced techniques and methods outlined throughout this DVD for creating realistic smoke, dust, fire, explosions and many other popular and essential to visual effects topics.
Pricing and Availability
FumeFX Essentials is available now for Direct Download from Catastrophic FX and will soon be available in DVD format through Turbosquid and authorized resellers around the world at an SRP of $89.95. For a reseller near you, contact sales@catastrophicfx.com. The FumeFX Advanced DVD runs only from a PC-based DVD drive. Visit the FumeFX Advanced product page for more information.
About FumeFX Advanced Developer Catastrophic FX and Allan McKay
Catastrophic FX, founded by Allan McKay, is a complete post production facility, offering 3D Animation, high-end visual effects and compositing for TV commercials, feature films and game cinematics. click on the link
Allan McKay is a Hollywood veteran with over a 15 years of experience working on both feature films and TV commercials for prestigious studios across the globe. In 2007 he was awarded as an Autodesk Master, a highly acclaimed award given only two a few elite 3D specialists within the industry. As well as dozens of other awards and is recognized within the industry as one of the leaders on cutting edge visual effects.
About TurboSquid
TurboSquid is the world’s leading seller of 3D models and 3D software plug-ins. TurboSquid offers premium 3ds Max plug-ins and training content from creative developers around the globe. More information about TurboSquid can be found at TurboSquid.com.
