Boris FX Adds Alan Lorence, Brings Back Famed Particle Illusion System
By Jim Bask
(Boston, Massachusetts–March 9, 2018) After taking a two year hiatus from the visual effects plug-in industry, Alan Lorence, former wondertouch founder and GenArts product manager, joins the Boris FX™ team as Product Manager. The addition of Lorence brings his career full circle as he is set to relaunch Particle Illusion, his first major contribution to the visual effects industry. The renowned sprite-based particle generator for creating motion graphics elements like smoke, fireworks, and sparkles was acquired by Boris FX from GenArts in 2016.
The Particle Illusion reboot will feature an updated user-friendly interface, new emitter libraries, and lightning fast GPU speeds. Particle Illusion will be available as part of Continuum 12 and the Continuum Particles Unit slated for later in 2018.
“We’re thrilled to have Alan on board as the new Product Manager for both Sapphire and Particle Illusion,” says Boris Yamnitsky, Founder and President of Boris FX. “Lorence’s background in physics and engineering, teamed with extensive visual effects industry know-how and appetite for developing creative tools that help artists work quickly, are a welcome addition to the team. We can’t wait to share his new vision for Particle Illusion.”
“It’s so exciting to be back not only working in the VFX tools industry, but also on Particle Illusion. I’ve always known it was a powerful and influential tool, but since it’s been “dormant” for over 10 years I thought that chapter of my life was closed,” states Lorence. “When Boris contacted me to let me know he wanted to revive it and move it forward, and moreover he wanted me to be involved, I was thrilled!”…[continue reading]