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          Simulate a Ghost Rider transformation








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          Syawish A rehman shows how to make a

          transformation scene inspired by Ghost Rider



                                 host Rider shined as one   to environmental factors like
                                 of the new characters    wind. From below, his skull starts
                          G in Marvel’s Agents of         showing but there’s a very neat
                          SHIELD. You know what it means   and sort of controlled chaos in the
                          when Ghost Rider appears; first,   way his skin cracks. The parts that
            AuthoR        that some sinners are going to   later show a lot of fire are the first
          Syawish A Rehman  be burned and second, there   ones to burn off and they burn
          Syawish is a visual   are going to be some really   very quickly. Some lines show up
          effects and motion   cool Ghost Rider transformation   at the top of his skull because
          graphics artist based   scenes, where you’ll see a living   that’s the part that’s actually
          in Pakistan. Aiming   breathing dude turn into a   the hottest, since all the fire is
          to make a career in   firey skeleton. There are some   focussed there. Although, not a
          visual effects, he   interesting things that happen   lot of fire actually shows up until
          does a lot of R&D   when Ghost Rider transforms   his skin has completely burned off.
          to recreate famous   and we’ll be breaking all of them   These are all artistic choices – you
          visual effects from   down in the same way as his skin   can do things your own way if you
          Hollywood on his   changes: piece by piece.     want but I’ll try and follow what
          YouTube channel:   The first thing that happens   happens in the TV episodes as
          The Alpha Channel.  is that his skin starts to boil. You   much as possible.
          www.goo.gl/4qtzIz  can see bubbles appearing, in
                          a similar way to when you heat
                          some plastic. Then, the skin starts
                          to break off in patches; it’s really   DownloAD youR ReSouRceS
                          interesting to see these cracks as    For all the assets you need go to
                          they start appearing. Eventually,      www.bit.ly/vault-225-apes
                          the skin starts flying off, thanks




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