How to Create Hollywood Sets Using Miniatures

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[@dinkleburgerz]

lets goooooooo :)

[@mooncat7009]

really amazing sets, very inspiring!

[@Bablliystarbraizmedia]

sory how i get lens like your

[@guwanidumunasinghe4448]

OMG!! There's 0 chance that I've noticed these were miniature sets without the bts. MIND-BLOWING. I think Sebastian just created a new level of filmmaking and a new way beginners can approach the big film look. Now, no need to scout for locations, no need to prepare a rocket to shoot on the moon(LOL) and less VFX/CGI. I personally love the Canyon set which looks amazing and realistic. Love it when you guys make videos like this.

[@artlist_io]

Thanks for the love! We love getting creative and inspiring others :)

[@frogsshadow4189]

Imagine this with a 3D printer now too. Where you can get any model you want, print it out in a few hours and then paint and weather and you can get any design you want.

[@janfranklin5269]

I don't agree. Many of them lacked the motion to make them feel realistic. The winter set looked especially fake. The wall didn't look like a wall. The trees were to uniform and again, didn't move. Real trees move- always.

[@Kharmazov]

@@janfranklin5269 Well it was basically a wargaming terrain quality so no wonder. IMHO the scale was of the miniatures was far to small for such close up shots. Something more like 1/24 or even bigger would give much better effect.

[@PeakHumanLife]

Ok, dude, that moon "scene" was amazing. The way it played with the light. And the wall... who doesn't like a wall...

[@johnchief270]

Mongolians, Mexicans and Wildings that's who

[@youarelife3437]

Me. That wall shot was the only one that looked fake.

[@harrisoinila]

The moon one was the most realistic. I'm sure that guy is going places.

[@ricky302v8]

The lighting is completely wrong, there is one source of light, the sun, and looking at the crescent of the Earth it is coming from a NNW direction, not west, which is where his light is coming from.

[@der-Troet]

sure :D

[@earlmcraw5606]

The only reason you think that is because you don’t actually know what the surface of the moon looks like in real time.

[@lukavisuals1065]

@@ricky302v8 Try imagining it like this: a spaceship light reflecting on the land, at then your idea will be cancelled in a certain way or another. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jameslacey5474]

All the miniature sets were incredible, however the neon effects for the Avatar world were on another level.

[@thedavidjscott_]

Gosh that canyon is BEAUTIFUL. Life goals right here.

[@shijoejoseph2011]

Miniatures and practical effects are why i believe in movie magic!

[@benzin_videaste]

The « Blade Runner » set is awesome !! That’s my favorite, but all are great !

[@Jestunes]

I love it when he says "I'd like to create a profession that doesn't even exist". The words of a true artist. Thanks for sharing...

[@cordrellcolbert4550]

All of the sets were mind blowing, but the dedication and complexity of the Avatar Set, stood out most to me!

[@blaster-zy7xx]

Seriously? I thought it looked like the bottom of a fish tank.

[@chrishietikko959]

For me it’s a toss up between the moon and the wall. Both amazing, but the wall reminded me of all the joy my miniature train set and world I created brought to me and my family as a kid. I think this might become my new obsession. Thanks for posting!!!

[@artlist_io]

Thanks Chris! It definitely brings up some nice memories :) This is a whole other level though

[@chrishietikko959]

@@artlist_io Without a doubt! :)

[@tombuck]

Wow! This is awesome. Those probe lenses are ridiculously fun.

[@giotrementozzi177]

I liked the moon scene the most that was absolutely amazing the way he was able to get so much detail in a miniature set. The dramatic lighting helped a lot too!

[@rfraiol]

It's always nice to see people that uses diffrent techniques instead of digital assets. All the scenes are amazing. The lighting, the movement of the camera and the assets tell a story that make you feel as you are there. Excellent !

[@artlist_io]

Thank you Robson! Which set was your favourite?

[@BarryPaffey]

For me the the moon landscape was the most realistic, although they were exceptionally good.

[@juanmanuelgonzalez3683]

I am amazed at the amount of creativity and detail of all of the miniature sets. For me the one that stood out was the Avatar set because the lighting had to be just right.

[@artlist_io]

The Avatar set was really something else! 🤩

[@PhotographerPeter]

Oh, wow, this brings back memories, to the 'good old days' before CGI entered photography. I was an expert creating realistic miniature-sets, really loved to create the strangest scenes. If I nowadays show people my work from those days, nobody believes it was done without CGI. My favourite one is the 'blade runner'. The other shots are great too, but they are more like a proof of skill. For the 'blade runner' you need that little bit extra, not only to be very skilled, you need a touch of magic too :)

[@artlist_io]

It’s amazing what you can do with miniatures! Do you have a link to your miniatures work? Would love to take a peek

[@PhotographerPeter]

@@artlist_io Sorry for my late response. Here are some of my old "Without Photoshop" pictures. It is on a very old website of mine. In those days one could build websites with Apples Aperture. www.petersmith.nl/Fotograaf_te_Amsterdam_Photography/Portfolio/Paginas/illustratie.html#0 (The last picture might be a little offensive. Please bear in mind; what you see is made entirely out of Play-Doh, except my own face. This is mounted in it afterwards. And yes, for this I used Photoshop. Love to try these things once more, now with video. Do you guys think there's a market for that?

[@anaguberina3304]

I liked all of them because each has a different style, complexity, and strategy. With each the artist showed his variety of skills and amazing creativity. Each one of them out me in a different mood. Even though it was short, it left a huge impact - it made me want to go back to my filming which I stopped during this crysis. This was s long but 100% honest opinnion.

[@artlist_io]

Awesome! Hearing this inspired you to get back on the creative path is incredible 🙌🏻

[@siddhantmogaveera]

Definitely the blade runner! Very realistic! This video opened with the blade runner miniature shot and for a brief moment i thought it was the actual shot from the movie until after And what a coincidence! I just finished watching blade runner 2049 before clicking on this video. This is so amazing I remember watching that shot in the movie and being completely awestruck and this guy just made it look so easy hats off to the guy! This just goes to show that even the most complex of shots can be achieved with so little

[@artlist_io]

What a great comment 👏🏻👏🏻 Creativity has no limits:)

[@purestpleasure]

I liked the ice wall. Why, because I love GOT!!! The moon was dope too! I liked how you can see all the different shadows as the light passes by.

[@paulahrens3496]

The pairing of the sets with the canyon stock footage was on point.

[@SebastianJern]

It was so much fun and creating this project with you guys!🎬👏

[@artlist_io]

It was our pleasure! Thanks for all the hard work. The sets turned out amazing 😍

[@SebastianJern]

@@artlist_io 🙏🥰

[@EmpoweringMeditations]

I loved the opening shot with the head statues in the desert as it is so surreal and mysterious and otherworldly. I love the sense of loneliness with it. But all of the sets are amazing.

[@artlist_io]

That one definitely looked other worldly

[@Whirlwords]

It is a challenge to just pick one scene; they were all inspiring and masterfully rendered. I would say, from an educational (DIY) perspective, that the Canyon scene stood out. It was good to get a sense of not only table-top prop production but also what could be done in post with green-screen to really manage the dramatic setting and take it over the top. No one would believe that it was a DIY project in a controlled environment. Beautiful. Thank you, Sebastian. Thank you, Artlist for promoting this talent and making it so accessible.

[@artlist_io]

What an awesome comment, thank you! ♥ We always try to promote as many creators as we can

[@tharanitharan6034]

Space miniature set is cool And the mini led light used in it awesome and the lens flare worked well

[@pastoorwilmavisagie2895]

The moon landscape is awesome! What awesome talent and creativity which inspires and challenge all moviemakers to tell stories of greatness and inspiration!

[@artlist_io]

Thank you! Glad this gave you some inspiration!:)

[@nellomaxim]

I liked them all but the one that stood out to me was the canyon. It was really a great blend of assets, model, green screen bg replacement, grading, atmosphere...the whole package...that lens was crazy too

[@RonS]

My favorite miniature set was the blade runner 2049 replicate. Imo it looked really like the scene with Ryan Gosling in the movie. Awesome!

[@artlist_io]

Sebastian did an amazing job on that one! Got really close to the original

[@danielvaldivieso3688]

the canyon set is my favourite looks so real and I like how the shot zooms in and out of the cowboy.

[@manmohansinghmanna2321]

Charm of miniature sets can never be matched by CGI , however high tech it gets even in years to come

[@lincolnnally2061]

I loved the moon miniature because the lighting and its movement made it feel so real. Also it totally reminded me of Star Wars.

[@artlist_io]

It has that special something doesn’t it? 🤩

[@stevelyon747]

Really impressive work, especially the desert scenes. Makes me wanna practice miniatures, sculpting and cinematography. I feel like there's so much awesome shit you could do for cheap!

[@H3ndr1cks]

My favourite part was the moon set. I found it to be spot on and very believable. The lighting was very good as well

[@dominikdziamski2508]

Awesome lightning and shaping of the canyon! Love it!

[@parkerbadger7008]

I loved the canyon set the most. It was well executed with minimal set pieces and using perspective to his advantage. That world felt larger than life.

[@artlist_io]

True :) The perspective and depth made all the difference

[@maikuwakai8315]

The ice wall is very moving. Though, all of them are impressive. This shows some of the possibilities available in advanced film making.

[@kmenyus]

I liked the Blade Runner and the Canyon the most. They looked very natural, with no clue that they were miniatures.

[@SaintMT]

Loved this and appreciate the work that went into each set. The canyon set would be my pick for its seamless blend of miniature with stock footage. The result was very realistic.

[@artlist_io]

Thanks for the comment! Blending practical and CGI is always the best :)

[@discodaglu]

All the creation were awesome ;) I liked the terrain and houses most.

[@b_b_3559]

Definitely the blade runner landscape with the depth and diversity the filter created compared to the other sets and dioramas

[@alejmc]

Wow, these DIY miniature sets are mindblowing. What he says about having top quality shots even with your phone is true, I would like to suggest even a potential one-up to that: now with the 3d scanning capabilities of the LiDAR scanners (or the more pro scanning software that use thousands of pictures to reconstruct) he could actually extract full 3d models and use it for the more wackier 3d camera movements or more complex lighting effects. For these dolly steady camera shots though, I find it perfect like it is.

[@artlist_io]

That would be amazing 😍 Have you tried something like this?

[@TheMeditationGuru]

I loved the man in the Bladerunner one as the hands and head reminded me of the hand of God - amazing

[@RalfDilger_FILM]

matching the model to a real background is a great challenge: thumbs up to the canyon!

[@isaacmaruse7841]

Selft taught..This shots can not get anymore realistic then it is..Awesome work.

[@Agomonentertainment1]

My favorite was the desert, it looked straight out of a movie and it gave me a lot of inspiration as i’m working on a series that takes place in a desert and have been learning from videos such as these

[@Strampunch]

This is awesome! Thank you for showing us how these sets were made! Would it be ok to ask what camera and lens set up did you use for this? Especially would like to know what kind of lens you would use for a forest set that allows you to do a dolly forward through trees. Cheers!

[@MatttAt]

He uses a Nikon A7s III and a Laowa 24mm f/14 Probe lens

[@dearingsvision6563]

Really enjoyed seeing the moon and canyon. These video keeps me inspired. He is learning and countine to push in the past 8 months helps me who is learning the craft still

[@artlist_io]

Glad you enjoyed this one! Stay creative (:

[@bnkproductions100]

Loved the blade runner scene recreation, it was very realistic.

[@kemmyaricha9567]

Its amazing to be able to see someone having the same goal. Am an architecture student with interest in movie production...its really amazing with what he`s accomplished so far:)

[@flognitygaming]

The canyon scene looks so real. I'm amazed that all of this is is done with miniatures.

[@dan-petruvarga3615]

First of all thank you for all the video production videos. Fantastic job from Sebastian. Blade Runner my fav

[@artlist_io]

Thanks for watching Dan! Blade Runner might just be our favourite as well 👀

[@fekovisuals]

The blade runner scene definetly is my favorite. 🔥 I love the colors and the mystical mood that the hands and faces create. Must take days to build - perfect activity for times like this. My greatest respect to Sebastian!

[@artlist_io]

Blade runner might be our favorite too 🤯 Sebastian sure did an incredible job

[@geomcc39]

I just started to build scale model of houses from my favorite movies when we had covid-19 lock down. I find it very relaxing and helps to give a mental release. building miniature houses of horror films & comedy . The moon set look so real it Amazing !

[@jess38383]

Thanks for the great video! Could you share what materials you used for the moon and for the desert surface?

[@ivanblancovilar]

The set I most enjoyed was the Blade Runner one, at first had to look twice. But the Canyon one somehow felt the most realistic one, amazing work on all of them!

[@artlist_io]

Thanks Ivan! Did you feel the Blade Runner scene was the most iconic?

[@lassevason9984]

The canyon scene such feeling of depth

[@andobarks]

The avatar set was my favourite. Great detail with the neon coloured plants and that overlay worked for the fire fly effect

[@Blizzardprod17]

Mine was the avatar I thought that was very impressive Especially the all the colors and the camera movement it’s breathtaking!

[@MichaelNguyenn]

this video makes me excited to try this for myself. He got some impressive results only from 8 months with relatively low budget.

[@fotografkimpoulsen]

The « Blade Runner » set is awesome

[@matteorisaliti4827]

I realy like the blade one, it has such an artistic touch and looks so good. It really seems like it is a real place you can visit. The faces look like they are a entrance to another place out of this world!

[@nils5986]

Definitely the Hugh big Ice Wall from GOT. The immersion is perfect and I dont want to know how long he has to Work on it. ...and now... Fingers 🤞🏽crossing 🤞🏽

[@GansoFlair]

the moon one with the background added is just pure magic

[@CreativeSoundCo]

Seeing the combination of real, digital and effect layers that went into the canyon scene was really cool and inspiring!

[@artlist_io]

Thanks for the comment! Happy to hear it inspired you :)

[@huexley]

That laowa lens is SO cool ! You nailed the use of it !

[@HickLif3]

8 months people. That's how fast you can get THIS good if you really focus. Remember that.

[@DanLilja]

So proud of you Sebastian ❤️

[@byron9285]

That walk through the snow ❄️ and the view from the start to the end love it

[@linadecaseleycarloss5838]

As a War gamer who makes my own scenery I can see the skill in this. Excellent!!! The ice field / snow scene is my favourite as this really pulls you in from the camera approach & the texturing of the rock wall.

[@artlist_io]

♥♥

[@OmekeOkechukwuwisdom-zl1lg]

You are the next generation of vfx and CGI production

[@amirtamrakar]

Avater set look awesome. Because of The lights and overlays.

[@kozmaz87]

Wow... very well done. Small improvement suggestion on the moonscape. You want to use a parabolloid reflector for that because there is no ambient lighting, no scattered light on the moon. You want those sharp shadows to be totally realistic... but this lighting sells the effect to the average viewer as well but for the more picky audience members will point this out.

[@artlist_io]

That's a cool tip :)

[@uchiha9004]

The moon was the best... I don't know why but it really attracted me and I'll be giving it a shot too soon... I'll try some miniature and will try that moon miniature 🙂❤️

[@jorgenmalmo]

The canyon scene is my favorite as it looks most realistic

[@wreng4463]

I have to say you could really have fun with the moon landing conspiracy theory with that set, but my favorite was the canyon set because it was beautiful and looked quite real, as if you could really walk into it and begin climbing! It showed well the 3D effect as the camera moved through it. All of the details of the setup, materials, lighting, research into each set would be fascinating! I would like to hear about his camera setup also. Great job!

[@bersil76]

I like the moon scene its quite real because light reaources are well conceived and applied

[@ninjagogetta]

i would love to learn world building to put my cartoon animations in real life truly inspirational

[@URBONED]

Some incredible miniature work. I think the actual filming and CG implementation need some work to really sell them. Constantly using the same camera move (a push in) gets repetitive and draws more attention to the scale/detail in the miniatures. Films like 2001, Star Wars and Blade Runner would do long exposures for every frame so that the aperture could be as closed as possible to maintain as much depth and detail as possible to hide the scale of the miniatures. I have to point out the moon shot immediately drew my eyes to the fact you had stars visible on the darkside of the Earth, which should be pure darkness (because there's a planet in the way of the stars), then the Canyons was a little heavy on focus effects where the foreground is completely soft and the background is in the focus which isn't the way a real camera would capture that scene if it were real and to scale. When you have a lens focused to infinity for a landscape, everything from the foreground to background will be in focus, except for things right in front of the lens (like a meter or two max). The focal length will also effect this, where a wide angle lens has a sharp focus range whereas a telephoto lens will have a much more shallow depth of field. This isn't intended to be super critical because I envy his skills, but these are just some obvious places for improvement. I'd recommend shooting some real life sequences and make some foreground miniatures as set extension. That way you are using a real video you shot, opposed to finding stock footage to work off of.

[@artlist_io]

Thanks for the comprehensive comment! Really appreciate you taking the time to write this :) I think we can agree on most of this

[@Raj-uc6ts]

Im from India, love your work its educating us thanks a lot bro ❣️. loved your desert miniature wow man its so realistic and mind blowing 💯

[@artlist_io]

Thank you so much 😀 Glad to hear you're enjoying these videos

[@jahvarmclean3061]

This looks really amazing.

[@flaviorinaldi7450]

this is first time i checked out artlist without looking for best music for my videos

[@kavanrana8500]

The Blade Runner 2049 set is very famous and excellent!

[@brettralph3403]

All Art is merely an illusion, I once read somewhere and as a Commercial Artist of forty years, I tend to agree. I'm learning to make dioramas, of mostly Australian History, as a hobby nowadays and am like a cat at a fishshop's window when it comes to appreciating a vid about set making. Creating an illusion. I'm always inspired by them and I understand all the work the camera doesn't show. Like making fifty conifers that look like a forest and all the little details in scale, to trick our eyes. Bladerunner's set, in my opinion was the classic example of "less is more", using space to create the illusion, fooling our eyes to believe what we see. Thanks heaps.

[@JC-yy8ih]

I really liked the setting of Blade Runner with the effect that the lut had

[@chrisaguilera1564]

Dude that was incredible. The scale is amazing.

[@souvikphilums]

The Avatar set is hands down the most experimental and mind blowing one. This EP was an absolute gem, can tour these museum of art for hours aka mini sets. Will ❤ to see another BTS of the neon lighting and the negative fills used in that shoot. Wonder what the results would without a strobe lens and on a budget. Will we get to see more of this?

[@artlist_io]

Thank you! :) Check out our IG for more BTS from this project - @artlist.io

[@whaioraproductions]

the light from the sun is coming from different directions, moon shot and forrest

[@TheTropical1993]

amazing . the moon is my favorite

[@goldeneyefleming]

superb please the miniature is always the best because is real! REAL!

[@_AmalPeter_]

Because of this imagination level, madly waiting for his future works🔥❤️

[@rashidadan2533]

Good job bro

[@regnoshan3628]

This is my childhood dream job 😍, i luv all sets you made.

[@mdturnerinoz]

Impressive even if there's no way I could do the same (I do have the Laowa barrel lens which is awesome)!

[@artlist_io]

Sebastian has only been doing this for 8 months now! Start today, you can do it 💪🏻

[@VisualrenderVFX]

My fvourite was the Canyon, cause the integration of elements and it was pretty clever to tought in two diferent planes in depth that play as reference points to give some parallax effect, I think it seems kind of simple but is actually the best scenary, so realistic

[@cordrellcolbert4550]

This is incredible work so glad to see this

[@artlist_io]

Thanks for the love! More videos coming your way :)

[@dafreelancer8978]

The canyon was my favorite. This guy is a genius.

[@charliesmith2931]

Blade Runner is my favourite, but they are all awesome.

[@RetroRoboland]

The work in this video is so inspirational and the finished shots look amazing

[@artlist_io]

Glad you think so! Thanks for watching :) Which set was your favorite?

[@RetroRoboland]

@@artlist_io The Avatar set was my favourite

[@baggiodsouzaensilome]

I got the link from Instagram. Happy that I did see the link...... What I like the most is that you said it was 8 months since you began this. That is what I liked the most.....anything could b attained when passion is involved....and while all the mineatrues were wonderful....one that I loved is that of the avatar set. Keep going brother.congratson the great job.❤️. Love n wishes from India.

[@artlist_io]

Thank you for watching ♥

[@MRprod.]

Difficult to choose only one favorite as they all have their complexity but i choose avatar for all the details and lighting added!