Behind the Magic: "Pacific Rim" Hong Kong Battle

[@nslater1388]

I thought they shot parts of an actual city and then rendered the fight on top of that. It was ALL CGI!! And yet the office was a MINIATURE?! Holy crap!!

[@jimmysgameclips]

Where's my jaw, somewhere around here... XD

[@koltscats]

"The tanker is too big it wont work as a bat" PHYSICS BE DAMNED! ITS PACIFIC RIM!

[@SlapperJab]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate, that the ILM sr.visual effects art director's last name is "Jaeger". That's awesome

[@simplyReed]

Still can't believe this didn't get an Oscar nomination...

[@mupheminsaniproductions]

well, when it is a live action anime, everybody ignores.. still, it doesn't need crap like those. it just needs to feel like a real mecha live action. I am looking forward to see the sequel!

[@Hero_Staroid]

Pacific rim should've been nominated for best visuals for the oscars and golden globes.

[@TechRock2020]

Visuals were literally out of this world! Seamless CGI to real world environment! Topped most movies that I've seen! I watch movies 2 or three times and notice well where the digital stands out from the real world, and boy I have yet to find it after the 4th time watching :D Amazing job! I pay tribute to all of you by staying for the credits and seeing who truly makes these amazing movies come to life! :)

[@Skullstarproductions]

It is an absolute crime that this movie was not nominated for Best Visual Effects.

[@valen123456]

"but it doesnt work with an oil tanker" ... damned right, a boat taken out of water in that fashion would simply collapse under its own weight (imagine picking up a overly long swiss-role or cake and swing it around) ... but what the hell, we all just shouted "hell yeah" when we saw that scene

[@lipico1]

At 1:51 the guy's name is really "Jaeger"?! That's a hell of a coincidence!

[@Davyartt]

The effects in this film were stunning. The best parts of the film were with the monsters and robots. They actually looked massive and hulking. Much better than the robots in previous films.

[@JohnQuiroz]

I loved this movie. I think it was completely underrated

[@chimjw]

Damn when games get graphics like this id be happy though I will be damn near 100

[@Ufuk67Kavuk]

haha yeah

[@Rize_Inn]

The shot of Gypsy running like a linebacker towards the monster was one of my favorite shots in the movie.

[@htpark]

The entire movie is awesome, but this is definitely the stand out sequence. Rocket-powered fist-pump!

[@TheRishijoesanu]

Huge Oscar snub, if you ask me.

[@ngenish]

How this didnt get nominated for best visual effects academy award still baffles me!

[@akkalat85]

Whoa those miniatures... I had no idea.

[@cheesefighter567]

Its weird how a lot of studios dont use a "mini-set" technique. Should be more common.

[@jimmysgameclips]

Try and find the video ILM put up SOMEWHERE on the office shot they did for transformers, also insane

[@cheesefighter567]

I also saw that awhile ago, miniature sets seem to be one of the things that make ILM stand out. mixing old effects with new effects.

[@jimmysgameclips]

I love it, best kind of effects! Then again this full CG set did blow my mind

[@moodyplus]

Too labor intensive for a 10 second scene?

[@cheesefighter567]

it's a lot easier (or seems to be) than simulating all that not even including modeling and texturing and sending it through the rest of the pipeline.Also would be cheaper than paying all those individual artists and no one has the ultra rendering power of giant art studios. right?

[@LaundryDayMovies]

This is probably my favourite fight sequence of all time. You guys did phenomenal work. I watch all your videos over and over and over again to figure out what's going on and how you did it, so that I can learn it myself.

[@K375DesignTeam]

Need to say the making of are real great and interresting for cgi lovers. Quality of movie and athmosphere is real great. Thx for posting

[@NintendexF8000]

Amazing work guys! I hope you make a sequel!

[@r200h]

This should've been nominated for an academy award.

[@shrimpdynamics4003]

i wanna know how long it took to render

[@Legendaryknight2]

Me too

[@febriantoarif]

few months maybe

[@DiamondDesignHD]

This movie wasn't nominated for Best Visual Fx at the Oscars but Lone Ranger was?.. WTF -_-

[@sastrei]

Pacific Rim has reignited my interest in CG the way that Jurassic Park originally did! Amazing work and the breakdown videos are fascinating!

[@jesus650rwc]

Amazing visual effects. I can already picture how much cgi will develop.

[@leworld96]

Love it! I was very curious about the scenes taken in Hong Kong. It looked amazing!

[@Crasher_7]

My favourite fight sequence of the movie!

[@soulofangel1990]

You guys are doing a fantastic job, Phenomenal.

[@luckistryke13]

Thanks for the awesome work guys!!

[@tmross4]

I LOVED this movie.

[@flowingvision1]

How did this not get a vfx nomination??

[@Jesse22H]

This effects budget must be pushing $200mm. Holy cow.

[@JustinMcVicar]

Oh wow, I didn't knows miniatures were used. That's amazing.

[@noxlupi1]

awesome stuff guys!

[@atalentnoob]

Amazing Work !!! (wish i could do that in life that's my dream)

[@brunor5944]

AWESOME!!!

[@boy4everjoy]

amazing

[@1963michaelangel]

Amazing movie!!!! I loved it!!!!! Where is my god dam shoe!!!! Lol!!!!!!!

[@piersmun5134]

The best!

[@marksiskari8725]

... cool.

[@ChrisOfTheDead]

Awesome job! :D

[@nourvisionMaroc]

i love it.....

[@MarkArandjus]

Hell yeah been hoping for this!!

[@TONYXGDX]

Amazing!

[@Ben-Stevenson-Video-Editor]

I think I've found the dream company I'd like to work for, hopefully, in the not too distant future :D

[@ponpon95y]

Very nice (: impressive!

[@PoketuzaMorzilo]

Just amazing! :D

[@volikoto]

the best 3d graphics ever! yet... one question... what 3d software did they use?

[@micahknowles3707]

Cool!

[@fjords0509]

I loved this movie

[@TuringsAI]

I don't get it. Why didn't Pacific Rim get a nomination for visual effects?! D:

[@PaoloTaddei]

Great stuff! U R the best, guys!

[@OstriMonk]

Awesome!

[@jmoralesh]

Just amazing

[@Kaaraannn]

incredible

[@Badflameboy]

that's it! i wanna work for ILM!

[@roblee4395]

Welcome to Hong Kong!!! The capital of giant monster movies and ... hey wait, that's Tokyo. :| Why'd they ... (checks Pacific Rim's box-office earnings in China) Oh. I get it now ^o^

[@SolidGold1980]

all that work and zero oscar nominations

[@brutecold_]

this looks so hard to be made lol so wait you guys don't use a building library? 0.o it was all made for this shot? wow my favorite movie of the last year :) ... btw love the car inside that container XD 2:22 lol

[@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim]

It almost looks like the robots did more damage to Hong Kong than the Kaiju in this movie.

[@MartinS-ue2en]

I really want ton be a visual effects supervisor... Does anybody know if I could learn what with ILM?

[@AndrewPRoberts]

PLEASE POST MORE!!!!

[@24OscarM]

THAT WAS AMAZING! :O

[@RChildVision]

Wow

[@ohnoeleht]

great stuff!! just wondering, how do you guys create all those building shatter effects??

[@jenjerx]

Yup, film industry it is! Here I'm coming.

[@RicardoMusch]

That is a lot of work.... pfew....

[@jbjbjbjbjbjb]

Badass

[@datemasamune2904]

Behind the magic? I thought this was science fiction?! XD

[@ImNotJiminy]

What skills do you guys generally look for when you hire someone? And wish are the most used softwares? Maya? Cinema 4D? I hope i can give it a shot in some years.

[@saleonardo]

Alex Jaeger? Hehehe

[@ulearnfx5736]

How much of the software you use is custom made?

[@cALEBEnEGRO]

Waiting for Pacific Rim 2.....

[@2mnyshp]

Haw long did it take to render one single frame out of the 3D-program?

[@MikeMane]

how long does it take you guys to render a cgi scene ?

[@WildKratt215]

Someone more saw Bumblebee head?

[@ThisIsNH9]

wow

[@ImNotJiminy]

It's so sad that i bought the bluray waiting to have extra content like the one you guys have uploaded in here, but much more. Now i think that your youtube channel has far more content than in the bluray.

[@Round1ONE1]

Render Man?

[@roomiat]

It always makes me laugh when they show these giant animations of a city, transformers or any other movie where people are not bothered by two giant robots fighting in the city center and there is just too much traffic. Takes it away from the realism a little.

[@hungphan2399]

Kung dc

[@djjd1994]

Alex JAEGER? Really? HAHAH

[@8smena]

3:10 :)

[@Fthemalkavian]

Awesome!

[@VideoEditing2]

Amazing!