2024 / CGI / VFX Study
A Houdini-driven VFX study built around the motion, heat, and timing of a burning bomb fuse inside a finished cinematic shot.
The original project framed this as both a learning exercise and a finished shot. I rebuilt that copy here around the same idea: use one simple object to study simulation, render-pass control, compositing, and final grading together.
Rewritten from the original boards
The original page described this project as a case study in 3D animation and post-production. I kept that intention, but tightened the wording so the page reads more clearly.
The goal was to explore SideFX Houdini through a classic fuse-to-explosion setup, while also using the project to sharpen compositing in Fusion and color work in DaVinci Resolve.
The scene was rendered out in multiple EXR passes so the finishing stage could stay flexible. That made it easier to balance the fuse glow, the smoke, the sparks, and the final blast without locking everything too early.
What started as a learning study became a clean cinematic shot. The value of the piece is not just the explosion itself, but the way simulation, compositing, and grading work together to sell the moment.
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Portfolio Project
Each project now opens inside the ABH Visuals website, keeping the experience clean, cinematic, and self-contained.
