Atmospheric Smoke & Fog Vol. 3

Displaced Fog

Dripping Blood Vol. 1

Foreground Smoke & Fog Vol. 1

Dripping Blood Vol. 2

Hassan Mandour

Directional Explosions

VFX Grace

Crow

Don Herion

Blood Bursts

Marc Whitelaw

Cumulus Cloudscapes

Clouds Vol. 2

Gas Explosion Close-Ups

Concert Crowds Vol. 1

Body Fire

Electrical Sparks Vol. 2

Burning Flesh

Blood Hits

Dripping Water

Fabric Squib Hits

Water Splashes

Ceiling Fire

Window Fire

Wall & Ceiling Fire

Burning Poles

Wall Fire

Smoldering Surfaces

Building Fire Essentials

32 clips of blood seeping through fabric.
Includes multiple wound types.
Delivered in 2K or 4K in 12-Bit ProRes 4444 at 59.94fps
All files include a pre-keyed Alpha Channel.
Camera: RED GEMINI 5K

Bleeding Fabric

31 real handheld camera shake presets and plates.
Use the AE presets to add motion in Adobe After Effects.
Use the camera plates to add motion in any software.
Varieties include focal length, shake intensity, and scenarios.
Download for completely FREE!

FREE - Camera Shake Presets

A scene where a soccer player is walking on the field for a game. We provide green screen shots of the player as well as various backgrounds of the stadium to composite behind the player. Use this scene to practice building and compositing crowds, keying, and paint and cleanup work. 

Soccer Player Walking Into Stadium

Aerial footage of a modern building. This scene includes close-ups as well as wide shots that fly in closer. Use this scene to practice matchmove, roto, building destruction, and matte painting.

Aerials of Modern Building

A sci-fi scene where a supervillain has trapped an innocent bystander and uses his electricity powers on them. It includes both handheld and tripod shots making it a great scene for any skill level. In addition to keying, rotoscoping, and clean-up work, you can also learn to add realistic lighting to the main character using the AI-generated light passes. This scene is perfect for adding lightning and electricity, lens flares, and subtle atmospherics and particles. We also include a Nuke project so you can get a head start with this scene. 

Supervillain with Electricity Powers

A FREE blender project file with 3 shader presets for VDBs! These free shaders work with any VDB assets including both animated and non-animated VDBs such as Gas Explosions, Smoke Plumes, Meteors, and more. Each preset is tuned to work with a the various VDBs available from ActionVFX to save you time and get your renders looking great. 

This download also includes 3 sample VDBs from the Gas Explosions, Meteors, and Smoke Plumes collections so that you can test everything out before you buy. 

Download it all for FREE now and get rendering!

Free VDB Shader

A man crawls through an empty room with a gun in hand. The intended use for this sequence was originally a man crawling through a burning room, so it would be great for compositing  structure fires and ground fires. But you are not limited to the original use, maybe throw some sparks and dust in there to sell the idea that the building is collapsing? There are many options for practice with this sequence.

Man Crawling in Burning Room

An astronaut walking to and from the camera, as well as side to side on a green screen background. Tracking markers are included for better tracking, as well as other VFX references such as a color chart and chrome ball. These aspects will make it easier to practice tracking and matching 3D assets to a scene based on color and lighting. This sequence is useful for practicing entire environment replacements as well as CQ integrations with real footage. There is even need for a helmet cover replacement for those of you looking for a challenge!

Astronaut Walking on Green Screen

640 graphics for screen tracking and replacement.
32 resolutions spanning smartwatches, phones, TVs, and more.
5 color variations and 4 tracking marker layouts for each resolution.
Delivered as PNG images.

Screen Tracking Markers

An agent is walking in slow motion in front of a greenscreen. Use this scene to help practice CG integration and keying. We also included a color chart and chrome ball to help you with CG integrations.

Agent Walking in Slow Motion

Experience the excitement of adding high-speed motion to your projects with our free Lightning Speed Trails. These effects are designed to simulate the rapid movement of objects, whether you're depicting a superhero flying through the air or a sci-fi car speeding down a road, these six unique trails can help convey the sense of speed you're aiming for.

The collection offers variations in speed and depth, with trails designed for background, midground, and foreground placement. This allows for a more layered and realistic portrayal of motion in your compositions. You can integrate these trails into your footage using blend modes like Screen or Add, and adjust the glow and intensity to fit your scene perfectly.

These trails are available in both 2K and 4K resolutions, delivered in ProRes 422 HQ format, with a 4K EXR option for those seeking higher detail. These trails are offered at no cost, enhancing your shots with versatile, high-quality elements designed to convey motion and speed.

FREE - Lightning Speed Trails

A soldier is prone in a field when artillery fire starts landing near him. He gets up to run away as the explosions are landing all around him. Use this scene to practice roto, tracking, and CG integration. Try adding explosions going off all around him as he runs across the field. Anamorphic Info: 1.33x Desqueeze with 2.0x Bokeh

Soldier Running from Artillery Fire

This collection of 12 high-quality, animated, slow-motion muzzle flash VDB assets is the ultimate set of 3D muzzle flashes for any shootout. Each muzzle flash is fully 3D, allowing for rotation and selection of the perfect angle for your specific scene and use in shots with large camera movements such as orbiting shots. Each asset comes included with 2 levels of detail: High and Low. The high LOD versions balance detail with performance for close-up shots and the low LOD versions are streamlined for background elements where less detail is required.

Each muzzle flash contains multiple VDB files so you can customize the look to fit your vision or even kitbash separate muzzle flashes together to create more unique looks. Each asset contains a VDB for the main muzzle flash, barrel flash, and sparks. The star-shaped muzzle flash is also provided as its own VDB for the clips that have this additional element.  

Fully compatible with all major 3D software and render engines that support VDB files, these slow-motion muzzle flashes are a great addition to any VFX artist's toolkit.

Slow Motion Muzzle Flashes

45 wide shots of atmospheric fog elements.
Includes 3 types (Lingering, Displaced, and Side Fog).
Shot in 6K resolution at 59.94fps.
Delivered in 2K or 4K resolution in 10-bit ProRes 422 HQ.
Original 6K .R3D files are also included.
Camera: RED Weapon Helium 8K.

Atmospheric Smoke & Fog Vol. 2

31 clips of electricity arcing and striking.
Great for superpowers, sci-fi weapons, and electrical malfunctions.
Every clip includes a version without glow for easy customization.
Delivered in 2K, 4K or 6K resolution at 24fps.
Formats: 10-bit ProRes 422 HQ and OpenEXR (6K only)
Render Passes: Depth, Motion, Glow, Electricity Matte (No Glow)

Electric Arcs

A scene where an officer and his team are involved in a gunfight in slow motion. This scene was shot using static movement on a tripod. Use this scene to practice slow motion muzzle flashes and paint and cleanup work.

Gunfight in Slow Motion

25 real muzzle flashes and hammer strikes from an authentic flintlock musket.
Includes 4 different angles to fit any scene.
Shot in 5K resolution at 96fps.
Delivered in 2K or 4K in 10-Bit ProRes 422 HQ.
Original 5K unkeyed .R3D files are also included.
Camera: RED GEMINI 5K

Musket Muzzle Flashes

In this scene, a woman commits murder using a knife within a house, and subsequently engages in a distraught telephone conversation with an unidentified recipient to deliver the news. This scene is perfect for practicing planar tracking on lifelike wounds, adding blood splatter on nearby surfaces, and/or including dramatic blood spurts as the man is stabbed. This is also a great scene for a day-to-night conversion which would require a window replacement.

Fatal Stabbing in House

270 clips of real background extras in a cold environment.
Includes 27 unique actors at 10 different angles.
Various actions such as walking, standing, sitting, and talking.
All walking clips include fully-animated and walk cycle variations.
Delivered in 2K or 4K in 12-Bit ProRes 4444 at 29.97fps.
All files include a pre-keyed Alpha Channel.

Cold Weather Extras

Celebrate May 4th with these 5 free blaster elements!
Captured with an authentic E-11 blaster rifle fired by TK-421.**
Delivered in 2K resolution at 23.976fps.
Format: 10-bit ProRes 422.
Use the "screen" blending mode to remove the black background.
Includes 1 bonus Hyperspeed Transition effect.

**Unfortunately, not really.

FREE - Blasters

40 clips of real electrical sparks.
Shot in 5K resolution at 96fps. Elements are properly exposed.
Delivered pre-keyed in 2K or 4K in 12-bit ProRes 4444.
Original 5K unkeyed .R3D files are also included.
Camera: RED EPIC-W HELIUM 8K

A scene of an urban, downtown area, with little to no traffic during the day. It includes static tripod shots as well as shots with little movement. Use this scene to practice compositing background extras, changing the weather, and doing paint and cleanup work.

Empty Street Corner

45 real Blood Hits and Bursts elements.
Includes multiple angles and blood amount.
Shot on green to retain light reflections and depth.
Delivered in 2K or 4K in 12-bit ProRes 4444. Shot at 120fps.
All files include a pre-keyed Alpha Channel.
Camera: RED GEMINI 5K

Burn down any house or building with this Variety Pack containing 50 of our best structure fire elements. These 100% real assets are designed to fit perfectly around the shape of your windows, walls, poles, or ceilings to help you get the most realistic results, fast.

A scene where a woman is holding an umbrella at night. She is located on a busy street corner. The camera movement is static on a tripod. Use this scene to practice rain FX.

Girl Holding Umbrella at Night

33 variations of real Fire Sound FX. 
Completely FREE!
Includes: Gas Fires, Bonfires, Structure Fires, Torches, Fire Ignitions, and more!
Delivered in 24-bit 48kHz .WAV format

FREE - Fire Sound FX

25 real jet flame elements.
Great for jet pack thrusters, small flamethrowers, rockets, and more.
All elements stay 100% in frame.
Delivered in 2K or 4K resolution in 12-bit ProRes 4444.
Alpha Channel included in all files.
Camera: RED Scarlet-W DRAGON 5K.

Jet Flames Vol. 2

25 detailed close-ups of real large-scale gas explosions.
Variation in size and shape, amount of debris, and wind.
All files include a pre-keyed Alpha Channel.
Delivered in 2K or 4K resolution in 12-bit ProRes 4444.
Original 4K .R3D files are also included.
Camera: RED GEMINI 5K

35 real Fire Sparks elements.
11 Sparks Bursts and 24 Continuously Rising Sparks.
Delivered in 2K and 4K resolution. 
Shot in RAW at 100fps. Properly exposed. 10-Bit Prores 4444. 
Original unkeyed .R3D files included (4K Pro only). 
Camera: RED Raven

Fire Sparks - Wide

The Foreground Smoke & Fog Vol. 2 collection is ideal for creating immersive smoke or fog-filled environments This collection features 20 high-quality smoke and fog clips, including both wispy and dense fog elements. All the clips in this collection contain fog that is close to the camera and designed specifically for adding to the foreground of your shots, creating a more dynamic result. The collection is designed with varying densities and movement of fog both with and without wind, ensuring that each element adds a unique touch of realism to your project. Whether you're crafting an eerie foggy landscape or adding a layer of depth inside a house fire, the Foreground Smoke & Fog Vol. 2 collection is an essential tool for adding atmospheric effects to your compositions.