Artbeats Digital Film Library - Reel Fire 1&2, Reel Explosions1,2&3.

None of this wussy social realism or domestic drama for you. Theres a James Cameron just waiting to bust out of your pants and you want the whole world to know.

The Artbeats ReelFire and ReelExposions series is pyrotechnics for people with next to no budget, no insurance, or if mum just wont let you play with matches. The Artbeats theory of cinema goes thats its cheaper and easier to buy one or several of their CD's than go out and blow up or burn thousands of dollars worth of props, actors, film stock and maybe yourself in the bargain.

You never knew fire and smoke came in so many shapes and sizes, not to mention movie formats - climbing walls, ceilings, tunnels, explosions and balls of flame erupting from the ground or in space, with or without gravity. You name it and Artbeats has the thing to blow it up. Just add your favourite compositing program and the world is your shooting gallery - and you can use each royalty-free explosion again and again. Oh the humanity!

Whether you find the right shapes or framing for your pyrotechics to fit your sets, or you design and shoot the rest of your production around the clips you have is up to you. Everything is very nicely shot on 35mm film and available to you in 5 to 20 second lengths on CD at PAL resolution. Some shots have accompanying matte clips as appropriate. Available in Mac, Windows and Unix formats as Quicktime or Targa files.

ReelFire and ReelExposions collections contain 30-plus clips each and RRP is $895.

The Artbeats Digital Film Library also offers a range of other special-effects, background, nature and theme based clips for every occasion. Collect the whole set and you may not even have to go out and shoot at all! Hell this filmaking thing is a piece of cake.

For more info: www.artbeats.com or Adimex on 02 9332 4444

David Nerlich