Research for the project

As Research for the project I have been looking at photographs of real smoke. From these images I am defining the type of smoke that I will attempt to recreate using maya.

As our project features a UFO crash site, there will be shots from distance, as well as closer shots. It's important for me to be able to make the smoke fit the purpose.

The shot of the plane on fire is a fairly similar type of fire and smoke that will be needed for the ufo crash.
The larger clouds of smoke however show different levels of smoke thickness and therefore give me a better understanding of the different behaviors of smoke

Whilst at home I saw this steam billowing out, i decided to film this as it was good reference for my smoke, due to the nature in which the wind was affecting it as well as the force in which it was coming out.