Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Easy Magic Effect in Free Version of DaVinci Resolve 16. Download free assets here: footagecrate.com/search/#!/Smoke+Wizard&type=magic-power
Download Davinci Resolve for Free: blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve
Notes:
So I'm starting more vfx heavy videos and I figured what better place to start than magic and keep it simple. No complex tracking, just some basic animation and a bit of roto work. Also while it gives some strong harry potter vibes the asset is actually a remake of Mysterio's powers from Spider man Far from Home.
Getting into the nitty gritty wheat really makes this effect work is the practical light inside the book. Without that everything would fall apart. You can however add masks and apply green in post, but it won't look as good and if you can do it onset it'll almost always look better. I will also add that this effect could be brought up an extra notch by adding a reflection in the eyes. It was just becoming a little bloated and adding tracking could have made it a little too info dense I think. Not to mention this was the most troublesome tutorial I've made in months. Everything went wrong, corrupted files, OBS crashing, audio issues. So many darn reshoots, but hopefully you folks like it and it will make it all worth the trouble.
References:
Footage Crate is Awesome with free high quality assets: footagecrate.com
Check out the Resolve Reference manual which can be found in the help tab of resolve
Glow Effect: Page 2809
Lens Reflection: Pages 2813-2814
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Socials:
I don't use any, but if I start you'll be the first to know
Gear I use:
Camera - Black Magic Pocket 4k
Microphone - Rode NTK
Main Lens - Meike 12mm f2.8
Other lenses - Meike 35 mm f1.7, Rokinon 50mm T1.5, Rokinon 24mm T1.5
Tripod - Velbon Videomate 638
Computer Specs:
CPU - Ryzen 1700x
GPU - GTX 1070
Montior: Eizo0
Easy Magic Effect in Free Version of DaVinci Resolve 16. Download free assets here: footagecrate.com/search/#!/Smoke+Wizard&type=magic-power
Download Davinci Resolve for Free: blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve
Notes:
So I'm starting more vfx heavy videos and I figured what better place to start than magic and keep it simple. No complex tracking, just some basic animation and a bit of roto work. Also while it gives some strong harry potter vibes the asset is actually a remake of Mysterio's powers from Spider man Far from Home.
Getting into the nitty gritty wheat really makes this effect work is the practical light inside the book. Without that everything would fall apart. You can however add masks and apply green in post, but it won't look as good and if you can do it onset it'll almost always look better. I will also add that this effect could be brought up an extra notch by adding a reflection in the eyes. It was just becoming a little bloated and adding tracking could have made it a little too info dense I think. Not to mention this was the most troublesome tutorial I've made in months. Everything went wrong, corrupted files, OBS crashing, audio issues. So many darn reshoots, but hopefully you folks like it and it will make it all worth the trouble.
References:
Footage Crate is Awesome with free high quality assets: footagecrate.com
Check out the Resolve Reference manual which can be found in the help tab of resolve
Glow Effect: Page 2809
Lens Reflection: Pages 2813-2814
________________________________________________
Socials:
I don't use any, but if I start you'll be the first to know
Gear I use:
Camera - Black Magic Pocket 4k
Microphone - Rode NTK
Main Lens - Meike 12mm f2.8
Other lenses - Meike 35 mm f1.7, Rokinon 50mm T1.5, Rokinon 24mm T1.5
Tripod - Velbon Videomate 638
Computer Specs:
CPU - Ryzen 1700x
GPU - GTX 1070
Montior: Eizo0
