Wind debris
Leaves, paper and twigs blown through the air and tumbling, thicker and faster as the wind rises; a lift setting carries them upward.
- Kind
- Effect
- Version
- 1.0.1
- Added
- 23 October 2026New
- Films
- Not used in a film yet
Parameters
| Name | Type | Default | Range | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wind (Can change over time) | number | 10 | 0 to 40 m/s | wind speed at the ground; the debris flies at about this speed (gale 20, hurricane 33 and up)Can change over time |
| windToward | number | 120 | 0 to 360 deg | compass bearing the wind blows toward: 120 along the shore, across the street view |
| gusts | number | 0.4 | 0 to 1 | how much the pieces wander and tumble: 0 steady, 1 swirling |
| lift (Can change over time) | number | 0.5 | -2 to 15 m/s | how fast the air carries the pieces upward; several m/s in a tornado's updraft, negative sinksCan change over time |
| leaves | number | 0.8 | 0 to 1 | how many leaves are in the air; 0 none |
| paper | number | 0.4 | 0 to 1 | how many sheets of paper and litter are in the air; 0 none |
| twigs | number | 0.4 | 0 to 1 | how many twigs and bits of wood are in the air; 0 none |
| leafTint | color | #7d7240 | – | the colour of the leaves: olive, green or autumn brown |
| paperTint | color | #e6e2d6 | – | the colour of the paper |
| twigTint | color | #4a3d30 | – | the colour of the twigs |
| strength (Can change over time) | number | 1 | 0.1 to 1.5 | how visible the pieces are against the pictureCan change over time |
| camera | vec2 | 3, -18 | -600 to 600 | where the camera stands [along, inland] metres; the effect gathers ahead of it |
| facing | number | 20 | 0 to 360 deg | compass bearing the camera faces: 20 is the street looking at home, 210 out to sea |
| reach | number | 70 | 30 to 200 m | how far ahead the pieces fly |
| level (Can change over time) | number | 0 | -20 to 60 m | height of the ground or water the effect lies on, over today's sea; follow the sea as it risesCan change over time |
| seed | integer | 8 | 0 to 99 | which random pattern the particles fall in |
Use it in a film
film.js
elements: { 'wind-debris': { wind: 10, windToward: 120 } }Use it from your agent
Ask your agent to put it in a film. It finds the element by name.