10 VFX on three stills

Logline

Disintegrate, explode, freeze, turn to gold and more, on a portrait, a car and a vase.

Note of intent

One-click visual effects on LTX-2.5: each effect is its own image-to-video workflow with its own motion, camera move and sound design.

The look

Natural grade, golden-hour desert, dusk plaza, gallery daylight

• SoundSilent
• Format16:9 · 10 shots · Final

Shot list

1. 01

   Disintegrate

   {subject} begins to disintegrate from the edges, the body breaking apart into thousands of tiny glowing ash particles that drift away on the wind until almost nothing remains.

   Static35mm5s

2. 02

   Explode

   {subject} suddenly explodes in a huge cinematic fireball, debris and sparks blasting outward toward the camera, shockwave rippling the air, smoke billowing.

   Static35mm5s

3. 03

   Shatter

   {subject} cracks like a pane of glass, fracture lines spreading across it, then shatters into hundreds of reflective shards that fly apart in slow motion.

   Push In35mm5s

4. 04

   Set Ablaze

   Flames ignite around {subject} and quickly engulf it, bright orange fire roaring and licking upward, embers swirling into the air, heat haze distorting the background.

   Push In35mm5s

5. 05

   Freeze

   Frost spreads rapidly across {subject}, ice crystals growing and creeping over every surface until it is completely encased in a block of glittering blue ice, cold mist rising.

   Arc Left35mm5s

6. 06

   Lightning

   A massive bolt of lightning strikes {subject}, blue-white electricity arcing and crawling across it, sparks bursting, the scene strobing with flashes.

   Static35mm3s

7. 07

   Into Smoke

   {subject} dissolves into thick swirling black smoke that curls upward and disperses, leaving the space empty.

   Static35mm5s

8. 08

   Turn to Gold

   A wave of shimmering liquid gold spreads over {subject}, turning it into a polished solid gold statue that gleams and reflects the light.

   Arc Left35mm5s

9. 09

   Turn to Stone

   Gray stone texture creeps across {subject}, cracking as it spreads, until it becomes a weathered granite statue with dust falling from it.

   Push In35mm5s

10. 10

    Liquid Metal

    {subject} turns into rippling liquid chrome, the mirror-like surface flowing and reforming, reflecting the surroundings.

    Push In35mm5s

Models

• LTX-2.5Lightricks · open weights · 10 generations