The scenes required for smoke and fire blasts as well as environmental smoke to set the tone of the film. I found good tutorials that taught how to create all of these animations in after effects.
After followinf the tutorials, I applied them into the final fisheye lens drawing. Added some lighting, a dark cloudy sky in the backgorund as well as a glow and environmental smoke was like the cherry on top to sell the effect.
Just in case I also animted a smoke cloud at 2s frame-by-frame.
I also created reactive shadows in after effects as well, where I turned to layer into 3d, rotated it and added key frames.
All of the elements came together quite nicely and below is first render
References
http://www.youtube.com. (n.d.). How to make 2D Explosions – After Effects Tutorial (No Plugins!). [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI3HwfGClL0 [Accessed 25 Jan. 2023].
Marriott, B. (2020). The Best 2D Smoke in After Effects – Animation Tutorial. YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A1v2Vw4mNE [Accessed 23 Dec. 2022].
http://www.youtube.com. (n.d.). Create an Atmospheric Smoke Effect in Adobe After Effects. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptQ6Re6JvWM.
Arsalan Awais 