Here is a video of one of the other effects I created for my vampire film trailer. In vampire films, books and various other forms of media, when I vampire dies they tend to turn to ash or burn up like in "Blade" where the effect is seen in great abundance.
As mentioned in my research, these particular features help identify the trailer as in the vampire genre since they are all universal for this genre, every form of vampire media will express these characteristics, each in a different way to suit the project but they are all present as it gives of this supernatural feel to the character and represents them as something beyond human. They never age, stronger and faster then anything else, every sense is heightened to superhuman levels whilst hungering for blood to sustain their unnatural lives. So I decided to make my own version of when a vampire dies, the body burns away leaving nothing behind. Of course, its not as advanced as the "Blade" one where the skeleton is seen before its ashes making it look a more appealing to see and quite satisfying as the vampires are dispatched. In mine I have managed to create a satisfying burn away effect that complete engulfs the body and slowly burns away with a little ashing around the base of the fire to help make it a little more rich and detailed. While it took a long time to make for a a two second clip, it was worth it and needed as well to help sell this trailer as a back to its roots, more action, horror orientated vampire trailer which this effect helps display.
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