Creating a High Quality VFX Sequence on Budget - Full Breakdown

Credits:
-produced, directed and vfx: Sondre Fagerborg
-DOP: Theodor Hjelmtveit
-starring: Amanda Robertsen
-Helmet modelling: Bruno Peres
-Corridor base layout: Denys Kostenko
-BTS photography & help: Sebastian Sveen

[@rashidmadni6562]

Absolutely phenomenal, those nuke scripts made my eyes fall on ground.

[@fagerborg960]

yayy thanks :DD

[@superherosenpai]

if you ask to watch asthetic pleasing videos like this i would watch whole day. please make more of this.

[@Kayyy03]

those reflections on the glass of suit made my eyes fall on ground.

[@fagerborg960]

That's awesome to hear!

[@unheilbargut]

Great work! When I first saw the shot, I was convinced the actress actually was wearing the suit and the VFX were „just“ the HUD and the set - I would have never suspected the whole suit to be animated/replaced. Awesome work!!!

[@fagerborg960]

Ah that's soo cool to hear! Thank you so much! :D

[@unheilbargut]

@@fagerborg960 we have to thank you for that video!

[@danielvaladares14]

THIS VIDEO DESERVES 1 MILLION VIEWS

[@fagerborg960]

It makes me happy that you think so!

[@twinsparadox8700]

True

[@yourweso]

omg broo that was truly phenomenal honestly, i was quite amazed that after months of filming and shooting the product turned out very well

[@fagerborg960]

Thanks man! it's always a bit scary 🙏

[@shubhamshinde5901]

youtube is not ready for this type of VFX tutorial 😮😮

[@amatoris_]

this video deserves much love

[@fagerborg960]

🥰🥰

[@user-lynKx]

people thinking their blender animations could amount to this need to watch this video!!

[@blackman96ify]

Actually this can be done with Blender, it just so happened that he already has Autodesk

[@fagerborg960]

@@blackman96ify I would only struggle a bit with all the passes in cycles :( feels a bit limited to me as of now

[@abdullaharshak.n7870]

@@fagerborg960yes. As a blender user. Cycles render is good but not advance as compare to Arnold.but apart from rendering side. Accessibility in blender is much more better than maya in my opinion.like blender has geo tracker,geometry nodes etc.. as a studio point of view maya is better because of pipeline that build around those software’s like max and maya. But as an solo artist. Blender is better and easy to work with. If you don’t like cycles. You can use other rendering engines like render man, redshift,octane etc. Note: I use both maya and blender and Houdini as well for my workflow. In both studio work and personal projects.

[@DGVFX]

This is phenomenal work really impressed!

[@fagerborg960]

Thank you so much! :D

[@ramkumarmn9361]

my good ness its pure tallent really happy to see so much hard work put into it

[@fagerborg960]

thank you sm man!🙏

[@ramkumarmn9361]

​@@fagerborg960 man Can I have your linkedIn would love to connect with you... Curious to collaborate with you in future

[@AdeoluMakinde]

As a compositor myself, that nuke script gave me the visualgarsm 😊

[@fagerborg960]

aw that makes me happy!

[@FrankieZhang-qb9cb]

fantastic work on so much effort!

[@fagerborg960]

thank you!🙏

[@InLightVFX]

Fantastic end product and thank you for showing the process! Btw I think it would be good to boost the volume on your voiceover and enunciate your words a bit more, it was hard to hear you when you trailed off. And it's not an issue with your accent. Anyway, loved this and can't wait to see more from you!

[@fagerborg960]

@@InLightVFX Hey man thank you so much! You have a good point on the voice, just checked your channel and I have a bit to learn from you on that😂🤌. Thanks🙏

[@vietphung2413]

Bro, this is so dope, i got goosebumps, i think i will never can do scene like this

[@fagerborg960]

aw, thank you so much! thats soo cool to hear!

[@CompositeNation]

Man this video is underrated, incredible piece of VFX and great and solid workflow!! Congratulations!

[@fagerborg960]

thank you so much brother! 🙏

[@cgworm6111]

The quality is through the Roof. Keep making awesome content🔥💯

[@fagerborg960]

Thank you, will do! 🙏

[@glowshedfilms]

I look at my slap comps and then look at a Nuke operators comp and cry with despair.

[@jaym2267]

Bravo. You definitely pulled it off!

[@fagerborg960]

thanks man, good to hear!

[@raghuware2469]

wow as a beginner artist myself i aspire to be at your level

[@fagerborg960]

aw thank you, just keep going!

[@timeline0259]

It's so crazzzzzzzzz......y !!! Everthing you done is amazing! Looking forward to your next video

[@fagerborg960]

aw thank you so much!

[@ShymonMusic]

Holy... I love to see the process - super inspiring. This video will definitely push me to try making one someday!

[@fagerborg960]

That makes me happy, glad it was valuable!🙏

[@AboBooi]

WILD! INCREDIBLE WORK MAN!!

[@fagerborg960]

thank you so much brother!🙏

[@edniko4555]

keep doing this bro

[@fagerborg960]

thanks man!

[@asifkhan13080]

one of the best video i ever saw.

[@fagerborg960]

damn, thank you so much!

[@nuuts4993]

What a crazy job dude

[@fagerborg960]

thanks man! :D

[@FLQR3D]

mann, this is so good and so inspiring.

[@fagerborg960]

aw thats so fun to hear, thanks!

[@kiraofcl]

this came out so cool! cant wait to see whats next ❤

[@fagerborg960]

Thank you sm!!🙏

[@MaximilliaRay]

this video is packed with goodness, just subscribed!

[@fagerborg960]

Ahh thank you!!

[@votruongquannguyen5451]

Hollywood! Hire this man!!!!

[@isi_kebulan]

this is wholesome. glad to see someone using maya and a proffessional workflow for a change. this is film quality vfx. earned your self a subscription. wish i could learn more from you. do you have patreon? theres very few info on youtube on how you actually use a color chart and a mirror ball in production .

[@fagerborg960]

For sure, not too much info out there on the "pro" workflows! Thank you so much though, i don't have anything like that right now unfortunately, focus has been on creating!🙏

[@BrownHuman]

incredible work dude! amazing visualizing and execution.

[@fagerborg960]

thank youu!😍

[@PrashantYadav-ys7oj]

That is truly remarkable! Could you please inform us about the schedule for the tutorial class if you are planning any? I am keenly interested in knowing when it will take place...

[@fagerborg960]

Thank you sm! Not currently planning on doing that, what are you interested in learning? :)

[@montyasr]

You did amazing ❤. That's the next level of creativity. Please make a video, trying similar scene in (Unreal Engine 5 + blender) with less physical resources.

[@fagerborg960]

thank you so much, that could have been fun!

[@MiDaY_i]

Beyonddddd blown away OMFG!

[@fagerborg960]

damn thank you! :D 🙏

[@ASKVFX]

Really impressive work. Bravo!!

[@fagerborg960]

thank you so much!

[@isi_kebulan]

this shot needs a master class and I am ready pay for it

[@fagerborg960]

damn! :O

[@himmat1110]

i also

[@thegreatalton]

Definitely, same.

[@jonatanseifert]

@@fagerborg960 You have my money too

[@jonatanseifert]

Even the "simple" stuff that nobody explaines. There are a billion tutorials on how to model, but I never found stuff for distortion matching, grey/ chromeball etc. Like how to shoot for vfx

[@phantomcorps3373]

Well done with some very interesting results! (FYI, the music under the voiceover made it hard to hear some of what you were saying.)

[@fagerborg960]

Will put more work into this balance in the future, thank you for the feedback!

[@NestGFX_]

Exceptional work, damnnn

[@fagerborg960]

thank you so much! 🙏

[@pondoitsame927]

i really want to learn about full VFX pipeline that included in breakdown

[@fagerborg960]

What specifically are you interested in?

[@fagerborg960]

and thank you sm!

[@pondoitsame927]

@@fagerborg960 im interested in your composition skill

[@anointed4artistry160]

I am so impressed with your innovative and hardworking mindset! Incredible how you reached this level of quality! How long did it take you to complete this scene in particular? How long have you been learning VFX? Did you go to school at all? Take any courses?

[@fagerborg960]

@@anointed4artistry160 Hey, thank you sm! This was in production for about 4 months on and of, most work going in to assets and r&d tbh. Been learning VFX for about three years. But been doing simple after effects stuff before that again. Three years at the VFX program in oslo, but also mixing in online courses and KZbin

[@brightlightproduction]

Amazing work...Loved it

[@fagerborg960]

thank you sm!🙏

[@samaouioussama1594]

EPIC !!!!

[@fagerborg960]

thank youu!

[@vennettianimationstudio]

Incredible, good work bro

[@fagerborg960]

thank you brother!

[@garnalmaani]

World class level

[@fagerborg960]

thank you!!

[@GiancarloBombardieri]

incredible job!! congratulations!!

[@fagerborg960]

Thanks man!😊

[@mohanplays]

Great work,,,

[@fagerborg960]

thank youu!

[@cooldistrict9264]

thank you for sharing!

[@fagerborg960]

hope you found some value!

[@CalvinT-w5q]

great vid can't wait to see more!

[@fagerborg960]

Thank you!!🤩

[@motionsam]

phenomenal work

[@fagerborg960]

thank youu!

[@darkworldofficials]

Your video is fantastic and very informative! I really enjoyed watching it. However, I found the background music a bit loud, which made it difficult to hear your instructions clearly at times. Maybe lowering the background music volume or increasing the voiceover volume would help. Keep up the great work!

[@fagerborg960]

Thank you sm, and thank you for the feedback. Will keep that in mind for next time! 🙏

[@carlosmilite]

This Is Hollywood quality. Amazing 😮

[@fagerborg960]

thank you so much! :D

[@brucemangeard2453]

Such a great work dude !!

[@fagerborg960]

@@brucemangeard2453 thank you sm !!

[@Starfruitlion]

Love the end result and it looks incredible. I aim to get as good as you one day. I was looking at the helmet movement with the head and I feel it has this really light weight movement due to it being a foam base. Do you think adding weights into the foam helmet would make the movement appear as if the helmet has more weight to it and it'd look a bit more natural. That's the only thing that was throwing me off and is just something I thought would improve it. Amazing work and video quality in general. Keep it up!

[@fagerborg960]

It's actually just the small front bit which is foam, but yeah it might make sense to have an even heavier helmet.. And thank you so much!🙏

[@r8teful]

Impresive, I would recommend increasing the volume of your voice-over next time, the music was too loud which made it hard to hear what you where trying to say

[@fagerborg960]

Thanks, and thanks for the feedback, the levels should have had some more work yes! 🙏

[@galravid-tal8517]

Beautiful work! Amazing to see you breaking it down, keep on rocking! Thank you!

[@fagerborg960]

Thank you so much!🙏

[@mikoalt]

Insane work dude!

[@fagerborg960]

thank you brother! :D

[@MasteringCinematics]

Congrats man! Looks amazing

[@fagerborg960]

thank you sm!

[@Iqroh]

This is amazing dude

[@fagerborg960]

thank you!!🙏

[@reggielj]

Incredible work!

[@fagerborg960]

Thank you sm!

[@tanmaykhandarkar5819]

This was lit 🔥🔥🔥

[@fagerborg960]

thanks man!🙏

[@dongssssk2]

beautiful

[@fagerborg960]

thank youu!!

[@manojachar5083]

Loved comp❤❤

[@fagerborg960]

yay thnaks! :D

[@harshitvedi4029]

This is absolutely amazing!! i just love how great and realistic the scene looks. LOVE It!

[@fagerborg960]

woah, thanks a lot man, means a lot!

[@andreybagrichuk5365]

Man, just so tasty content, please continue!

[@fagerborg960]

ah thanks man!🙏

[@SunSeiROFX]

Brilliantly made! and thanks for the great tips! 👍👏

[@fagerborg960]

thank you! glad you found some value😃

[@Dshowz]

Incredible & inspiring thank man ❤️

[@fagerborg960]

thank you so much!

[@darkelectronicmusic]

Nice work on this

[@fagerborg960]

thank you!!

[@Sp-fn5zi]

🔥🔥

[@balavfx934]

great work.

[@fagerborg960]

thank you!🙏

[@amperin8999]

Just amazing

[@fagerborg960]

thank you sm!

[@tusharkashyap2431]

This is so good dood🎉

[@fagerborg960]

thank you sm! :D

[@tareqbengah6820]

Amazing work !!

[@fagerborg960]

thanks!!

[@fajarhimansyah910]

wow your work is stunning, i wonder where are these people learning about VFX, Compositing, etc. because i want learn it so bad

[@fagerborg960]

@@fajarhimansyah910 thank you sm! Quite good compositing program in Oslo, I’m also mixing in some online learning as well.

[@fajarhimansyah910]

@@fagerborg960 you mean like online course? Where you find those online course?

[@guillaumevfx]

@@fagerborg960 Yes, which online course do you recommend?

[@fagerborg960]

@@guillaumevfx Compositing Academy / Alex Hannemann have helped me quite a bit in the start

[@guillaumevfx]

@@fagerborg960 Okay thanks, is there a way to contact him?

[@Rob_eight10media]

great stuff 🙂.. I wish the narration was a little clearer and maybe music volume a little lower..

[@fagerborg960]

thanks man, appreciate the feedback! :DD

[@rajkapsevfx]

its very amazing

[@fagerborg960]

thank you so much!

[@Fiftypie]

holy fuck you're good , incredible breakdown man

[@fagerborg960]

thanks man, that means a lot🙏

[@yoyocou]

wow !!

[@fagerborg960]

🙏

[@rahulmohanty3505]

It's really outstanding, I want to learn from you.

[@fagerborg960]

thanks man! What would you like to learn?

[@rahulmohanty3505]

I'm from India, I just started my career as a VFX artist and also interested in making films but I don't know the process behind all of this. And I really want to learn the CGI thing and how you shoot how you plan all of this.

[@hassaanvfx]

That's a lot of work ! Amazing breakdown!

[@fagerborg960]

It is for sure, thank you!🙏

[@koncreate8744]

Glad to see fellow problem solving enjoyer in the wild.

[@fagerborg960]

haha for sure!

[@satishpillaigamedev]

fabulous 👏👏👏👏👏

[@fagerborg960]

thank youu!

[@samuraigfx404]

Lit stuff 🔥

[@fagerborg960]

thanks! 🙏

[@Txndai]

incredible

[@fagerborg960]

thank you! :D

[@sheraz3D]

The art of problem solving. See you guys in future hollywood movies👍

[@fagerborg960]

so many problems😅

[@sheraz3D]

@@fagerborg960 more problems =more dollars😅

[@unrealengine5900]

Brilliant!!!

[@fagerborg960]

thank you!!

[@surfexcelll]

Amazing 🔥🔥

[@fagerborg960]

thnak you! :D

[@Laronamowo]

good job team

[@fagerborg960]

🙏🙏

[@VFXSHOWDOWN]

Amazing work man

[@fagerborg960]

thank you so much!🙏

[@VFXSHOWDOWN]

@@fagerborg960 keep it up

[@flo0rin_]

soooo good bro!

[@fagerborg960]

Thanks bro! :D

[@jhonatanmorenomoreno9203]

No way! it's awesome, however, what software do you use for lighting?

[@fagerborg960]

thanks man! I used Maya with Arnold for this

[@MOHAMMED-viduals]

wowwwww This is amazing

[@fagerborg960]

thaaank you!! 🙏

[@dhruvbharadva9135]

Awesome!

[@fagerborg960]

thankyouu!

[@none53]

Man its my dream to do so!! Where did you learn this I mean obviously self teaching but still where did you study this? Thanks man. This is Insane!!

[@fagerborg960]

thank you so much! Studied VFX at "kristiania" in Oslo

[@venomlovekitties]

Amazing work bro. Wanted to ask where did you learn vfx

[@fagerborg960]

went to a school in Oslo, but learned a whole lot online as well, through youtube and different courses

[@venomlovekitties]

@@fagerborg960 any KZbin channel do you wanted to suggest for learning vfx

[@theremalian]

Incredible work!! (Had trouble with the voice and sound though) Thank you for sharing, well done!

[@fagerborg960]

thank you! and thanks for the feedback!

[@MaheshHima]

Good work

[@fagerborg960]

thank youu!!

[@HareshSreeBalu]

amazing work and the work flow. it's a big inspiration for me. can you tell me how long it take to complete this all

[@fagerborg960]

project production period was about 4 months, working on and off, also jugglling other projects on the side. Thanks!!

[@sebasdiego1190]

Wich school and whar did you study? amizing work!

[@fagerborg960]

VFX ba at kristiania in Oslo, but learned a whole lot online as well, through youtube and different courses

[@vivekrakholiya1500]

amazing man ❤‍🔥

[@fagerborg960]

thank you!!🙏