

In short, placing salt water mixed with regular water in a fish tank you can create a good environment to use ink and paint to shoot fake space dust scenesĪs these video proves, when done well, practical effects can definitely hold up to computer graphics.

This results in a really accurate light trail that can be easily colored and composited on other elements in your scene.Ĭreating the etherial space dust will require a little more preparation. This effect is pulled off by putting battery powered LED’s on a fan and setting a long exposure. The next effect that you can create is the color rings inside the outer rings. In doing so you will give the steel wool more oxygen to burn which results in a flurry of sparky goodness. In this first tutorial we can see how to get the outer ring look by simply igniting steel wool and spinning it around a chain. Thankfully, Shank FX has created a few video tutorials showing how to create each element. The effect is created by compositing multiple elements that were created using a variety of techniques. With a trip to the hardware store you can get similar results in your home too. In the video Joey Shanks shows us how he created a really good copy of Christopher Nolan’s black hole using some household objects and After Effects. While it may seem impossible to create, it is actually very much possible if you use a bit ingenuity and the following video demonstration created by Shanks FX. To accomplish this great feat the VFX artists used equations created by physicist/executive producer Kip Thorne to create what can only be described as the most complicated expression we’ve ever seen. Interstellar is the first film to realistically portray black holes in a Hollywood film. While the entire film is one awesome VFX shot after another, it’s impossible not to get captivated by the black hole scene from the movie. On the eve of what could be the most visual stunning Christopher Nolan release in history, it’s hard not to get excited about the VFX in ‘ Interstellar‘. Learn how to create an Interstellar-like black hole in this awesome demonstration video by Shank FX.
