Engage In A Harry Potter “Priori Incantatem” Duel – Day 3

Engage In A Harry Potter “Priori Incantatem” Duel – Day 3

on Nov 10th 2010 with 13 comments
Tutorial Details
  • Requirements: After Effects and Particular
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
  • Run Time: 32:50min
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This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Harry Potter Priori Incantatem

Harry Potter Priori Incantatem

This is the third of a 3-part series on how to replicate the Priori Incantatem effect from the Harry Potter films. Our final tutorial will take a look at making the effects fit into the shot. We will make our particles glow and give them a bit of color, as well as adjusting brightness, matching grain and adding heat distortion. There are a lot of possibilities for extending the effects in this shot, I encourage you to explore these ideas further and leave a link in the comments section below.

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Ben McEwan grew up in Canberra, Australia. He started learning visual effects from a young age and persistantly followed his dreams. Today, Ben does freelance work for feature films, short films and television programs, and one day hopes to win an Academy Award.  

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Discussion 13 Comments

  1. Sorg says:
    November 10, 2010 at 8:30 am

    Finally!!! Love It…

    Keep going with your amazing tuts Ben. =)

    Reply
  2. Shavkat says:
    November 10, 2010 at 11:26 am

    Thank you very much! Can wait to try it as soon as I can!!!

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  3. Allen Zayden says:
    November 10, 2010 at 2:12 pm

    Thanks so much, this is exactly what I need!

    Reply
  4. Jimmylee says:
    November 10, 2010 at 3:55 pm

    Wow, its mind blowing how easy you make this seem. Thanks ALOT for this tutorial!

    Reply
  5. Ravens666 says:
    November 10, 2010 at 5:11 pm

    Why not come with a year ago? When I had problems with setting a similar effect in Particular for my university work for our television.

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  6. Dan J says:
    November 10, 2010 at 5:57 pm

    It was really great to see your full workflow on this project. I’m looking forward to applying some of these techniques on my own footage.

    Keep up the good tuts.

    Reply
  7. Bratu Sebastian says:
    November 13, 2010 at 8:26 am

    What ? No free screening of the latest movie ? :)

    Just kidding, the tutorial is great! ( And I bet the traffic will be doubled this week :) )

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    • Ben McEwan says:
      November 20, 2010 at 7:34 am
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      Definitely! I always see a lot of young kids on YouTube putting Harry Potter stuff up a few weeks after the films’ releases. I’m sure that’s why Adam delayed the release a few weeks too – smart move!

      Reply
  8. Shermaine says:
    July 11, 2011 at 11:30 am

    Gee wllkiiers, that’s such a great post!

    Reply
  9. Jake says:
    September 18, 2011 at 1:00 pm

    Help! I am not able to use the color balance to the beams. Althought i set the values it just wont color it. I skipped the part wich included the Clashy Thing.

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  10. Matt Garkusha says:
    October 4, 2011 at 10:13 am

    Really quick run without actual footage or actors… just used an image as the background. Great Tutorial!!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa4GiM1tmVA

    Reply

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