I watched the first 50% of the second video. The explosions are much better. The first two three ship which explode still appear too suddenly. Best would be if you make the big ship split into parts which explode then with the smaller explosions. Without good software thatīs quite some work, so you could try to make a bigger explosion so I donīt see how the ship disappears (removes) or you make it more and more tranparent until it vanishes or black because space is black too.
The other big explosions after the first three ships which explode are perfect.
The bullets look very interesting. This spread shot is a very good idea. Maybe you could make realy spread shots, not just an image with multiple colored glows. Like a plasma shotgun.
