Raytheon ATV Drone Explosion

Client: Fox and Lion Digital
Objective: Blow up a drone with a laser from an ATV
Responsibilities: Drone geometry destruction, explosion
Software: 3ds Max, TyFlow, Phoenix, V-Ray, After Effects

Process: The hand-off to me was a flying drone. I used TyFlow to break the drone model and Phoenix to create the explosion based on the destroyed drone geometry. Rendered in 3ds Max and V-Ray. Comped in After Effects.

Additional Credits

Tony Hocevar: Camera animation, laser effect, compositing, lighting

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