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November 3, 2022
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Face Disintegration effect: The Terror Title Sequence by Elastic

  • November 3, 2022
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I'm wondering if anybody could point me in the right direction. 

 

I need to recreate a similar disintegration effect used in the opening title of the Terror( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9excnh-6RLc) for a project I'm currently working on

 

I'm trying to recreate it by using a displacement map in AE, but, struggling. I suppose it depends on what I use as a displacement map layer? 

If anyone could advise me on how to recreate a similar effect,  I'd greatly appreciate it. 

Many thanks

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Community Expert
November 4, 2022

Tripcode Form or Trapcode Form + Trapcode Particular can get you close. 

Card Dance can also do some disintegration workflows.  Card Dance + Scatterize on an Adjustment layer and an Animated Gradient as a track matte for the Adjustment layer can also get something close. There is even Shatter. It will probably take more than one copy of the layer and one effect.

 

All require your face or head to be on a separate layer with a transparent background. 

Mylenium
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November 3, 2022
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I suppose it depends on what I use as a displacement map layer? 

 

Yes, it does, and without seeing what you actually have achieved so far vs. the desired outcome it will be hard to advise. Show us soem screenshots. That said, the effects look liek 3D vector displacments done inh Nuke or Flame with a few particle effects sprinkled in, so it wil lbe even harder to re-create, given that AE does not have anything comparable.

 

Mylenium

S01200Author
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November 4, 2022

Thanks for your reply to my question. Unfortunately, I'm not allowed to share the image. I'll try 3D displacement as you suggested. 

ShiveringCactus
Community Expert
Community Expert
November 4, 2022

After Avengers: Infinity War, dozens of tutorials appeared suggesting different ways to turn someone to dust, trying searching for "Thanos dusting tutorial" or "Thanos disintegration tutorial".   The Terror effect is not identical, but pretty similar.