Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Inspired by Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. Create Blasters and Lasers for your Sci-fi Weapons & Magic Spells using this tutorial and the VFX assets we’ve provided.
Free VFX Asset Download ► media.hitfilm.com/tutorial-project-files/Sci-Fi_Gun_Assets.zip

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