BlackhartFilms writes:
Big channels like Freddiew, WrenTheReaper, and Corridor Digital have created short films for YouTube with amazing VFX. One of my all time favourite effects was the Harry Potter deatheater smoke Apparition; but these big channels have always used the expensive FumeFX plugin for 3DS Max and Maya in order to accomplish the effect. In this video tutorial, I go over how to accomplish this effect in Blender, including the shooting considerations and free/open-source software to help.