MattHawkins Online - Film Making Forum

The answer is simple, your layer doesn't seem to be big enough. simply scale it up, and ajust the mask.

Boondock Saints, is my favorite movie.

but movies that touched me emotionally, Forrest Gump.

go to the website and download personal learning edition.
It's a free version of maya to help you decide if you want to buy the program, i leaves watermarks when rendering. But it'll help you learn

yes, it is worth investing in.
easy lightsabers, 3d muzzleflashes and a great particle system, and that's just what's in the preview version.

look at the trailer:

DivX version
Quicktime 7

if you don't have any of those programs then check out EffectsLab DV

it's very easy and powerful, try the demo

detonation films has also made weather stock footage

http://www.detonationfilms.com/free_stuff_page_3.htm

here:
http://www.nccinema.ch/eprod.html

I know they cost money, but they are damn good

there's also some very good smoke stock footage

try the demo of Chromanator, its easy to use and the full version is around 50 bucks.

just try the demo, and see what you think, and you can use over 3 layers

try http://fxhome.com/

for chroma keying there is Chromanator, try the demo

and when alamdv 3 is coming out (hopfully soon) you can create muzzle flashes in 3d

i just had to register too show you this....

http://www.downloadcounter.com/cgi-bin/ ... account=90

this is the finished scene, and it looks a lot better