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In today’s tutorial we’ll matchmove the footage and use basic 3D geometry to create a severed leg, which can then be used as a matte to remove the original leg. The camera data can also be used to create a floor plane with some ground texture to clean up the original leg shadow. This plane will also be used to add ambient occlusion and fake blood. Be it a war zone or a zombie apocalypse, you never know when you might need to take off a leg. 
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Today’s tutorial will show you how to create a zombie headshot. We’ll start by first rotoscoping out the head using his makeup line as a guide. From there we’ll add some stock footage of a decapitated head to create the illusion of a hollow skull. Lastly, we’ll use blood stock footage to mask the transition to the headless result.
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This tutorial shows you how to animate an electric whip using two methods either in After Effects or Flash (for a unique result). We’ll then brings the animation to life by adding a shiny glow, as well as some warped lightning. Lastly, we’ll cover how to put in the finishing touches to sell the overall effect.
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In this tutorial we look at 5 individual ways of duplicating crowds.
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