DESIGNERS APARTMENT / Takeshi Tsunehashi

Here are two wonderful videos from Tokyo-based DESIGNERS APARTMENT (Takeshi Tsunehashi / 常橋岳志)

The first (above) is called "forest". Tsunehashi used Trapcode Particular for the particles and Trapcode Form for the fog. There is also a Japanese version.

"aiiro" uses Trapcode Particular for the particles. 

Takeshi Tsunehashi's website: d-apartment.net

7D 2000 fps by Oton Bačar

This video is pretty old now (2 years), but still a really great example of using Trapcode Partciular. The slow moving rain was added. Text from the vimeo page:

"Second and final slow motion test...It was filmed months ago. Editing is rough because I don't have time to work on details.

Edited with Twixtor in After Effects.
Rain was made with Trapcode Particular 2 in AE
Lens used: Canon EFS 18-135 mm
Shutter speed: unknown

Music: "Seagull"
Composer: Niklas Aman, STIM
Publisher: Brusbox Music STIM

Check out Niklas' awesome music:
niklasaman.com/music "

The rain here is very well made. It is somewhat remeniscent of Pierre MICHEL's work in POLAR. Here is a tutorial for that. DOF is what really sells it.

Jean-Marie Marbach for La Casa Azul

Really stunning work in this music video for La Casa Azul by Jean-Marie Marbach.

Jean-Marie notes: "I've recently directed a music video for indie Spanish band La Casa Azul (Elefant Records), in which Particular and Form were used for various VFX shots :

Stars, 3D Nebulae and weird space energy ribbons were done with both Particular and Form.

Particles emitted from the characters' hands were done with Particular (I would have loved to try the new motion vector input for this scene, but the shots were already completed when V 2.2 was released).

The flock of birds in the sky was done with particular, with footage of real stabilized birds as custom particles.

The android's transformation was done with Particular, and the footage as a layer emitter, so that the particles could inherit all of the girl's different colors.

The trail behind the crystal ball was done with Particular. Several layers were generated : The main visible particles, and more geometric particle trails used as displacement map, in order to get a more organic look.

Finally, the Earth shot was done with Form. The base Form was set to "Sphere - Layered" in order to get a real 3D Earth. 12 different layers of particles (main land, shore lights, cities, etc…) were generated using 16K Earth maps as layer maps. Additional layers of clouds were added with Particular.

Full video:

TEMPO

In this Red Giant short film, from the creators of Plot Device, a scientist must prevent a new, powerful technology from falling into the wrong hands.

VFX Breakdowns:

Made using Trapcode Suite 12 etc. Check tutorials on TEMPO.

Particular 2.2 released (free update)

Eight new features including motion vector support (at particle birth time), Lights Unique Seeds and Particle Amount slider. Part of Trapcode Suite 12.1. Read more and get the download here.

Check Particle Man - using Twixtor Pro motion vectors in Particular 2.2

Awesome new five-part training Getting Started with Trapcode Particular by Harry Frank.