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Hristo Velev (BottleshipVFX) LIVE Recorded thinkingParticles VFX Webinar -
Destruction Setup Sequence and Organization

Please download the VFX sequence file from: tinyurl.com/yb8d4sfc

Hristo Velev, Co-founder and Tech Lead @ BottleshipVFX - gave an in-depth webinar on what you need to know in order to solve complex visual effects with thinkingParticles (3dsMax / Maya with Alembic) covering:

[*] Distinguishing between the cliches and the typical setup,
• Planning,

• base simulation,

• Secondaries, (Very Important *)
◦ (for example) Volumetrics, and
Caching emitters for artists who work in parallel.

• Lighting,
Sim Base sim is either TP cache or geo cache (XMesh / Alembic) to lighting
TP cache has more control
Geo cache is simpler to deal with for the lighting artist
> .. etc

Questions & Answers at the end.

cebas interviewed Hristo recently so follow our Vimeo or @ facebook.com/cebasVT and do not miss the release. This is ceba's 2nd interview with Hristo. You can see his feature story for 2015 (when he wins the Golden Horse Award) and prior @ tinyurl.com/yd9h6pps

For more information on the VFX software visit cebas.com/thinkingParticles. So you can write in to inquire about the educational license. TP latest update Drop 7 features video: vimeo.com/294627696

And tutorial by Edwin Braun on SurfaceForce Operator vimeo.com/297814291

You can find more thinkingParticles VFX tutorials @ vimeo.com/channels/cebastuts

Hristo Velev - Filmography VFX (IMDB):
Visual effects (18 credits)
-2018 The Three-Body Problem: I (VFX Supervisor) (post-production)
- 2018 2.0 (VFX Supervisor) (completed)
- 2018 Hunter Killer (VFX Supervisor: Bottleship VFX)
- 2018 Air Strike (FX Supervisor: Bottleship VFX)
- 2018 The Hurricane Heist (VFX Supervisor)
- 2017 Scales: Mermaids Are Real (lead effects artist)
- 2017 Vragove (visual effects supervisor: Bottleship VFX)
- 2015 Mojin - The Lost Legend (effects artists lead: Bottleship VFX)
- 2015 Impossible (divisional lead efffects artist: Pixomondo)
- 2014 The Salvation (fx artist)
- 2014 300: Rise of an Empire (vfx crew: Scanline VFX)
- 2014 Forbidden Kingdom (visual effects artist: Bottleship VFX)
- 2013 Man of Steel (digital artist: Scanline VFX)
- 2013 Iron Man 3 (visual effects crew: Scanline VFX)
- 2012 Red Tails (digital effects artist: Pixomondo)
- 2011 Sucker Punch (digital effects artist)
- 2011 Hindenburg: The Last Flight (Mini Series TV) (cg fx artist: Pixomondo)
- 2009 / I 2012 (visual effects artist)