I would like to know how to make the effect of the object go deconstructing / Building gradually like Peter Quill’s helmet on Guardians of the Galaxy.
examples:
https://giphy.com/gifs/3ofT5PXfFMpxR6KsLu/html5
https://giphy.com/gifs/jA6CP0QNOiXvy/html5
I would probably try having the mask be made of several different pieces, and animate them “speading” with the boolean modifier. I’m not sure exactly how I’d do the glow, but my first try would be particles and weight paint.
Looks like just either some carefully timed booleans or animated transparency, plus some glowy particles and some compositing. Also they probably used the actor’s scanned face so the particles could light it up. Doesn’t look that hard TBH. Nice for an intermediate learning project.
Doing this with motion blur might be a challenge though.