How To Create The BLACK VOID From STRANGER THINGS

[@InCameraTV]

Oh, quick disclaimer; this was filmed last year way back before lockdown and social distancing rules introduced in the UK just to let you know! Also, as we approach 20k subscribers we wanted to thank you all again for the crazy support you've all shown the channel so far, THANK YOU!

[@cgnomazoid]

That’s a long turnaround, just curious, why so long?

[@frankmaston]

Love this channel! Thank you :)

[@undersitu]

I love what you do! will be great to see how you make a submarine or underwater effect on camera!

[@manorueda]

Thanks to you!

[@InCameraTV]

@@undersitu Funny you should say that! You're going to love what's coming soon.

[@williamdavis2721]

I was the Art Director for the first season of Stranger Things. You guys nailed this. The one thing you are missing is that it was freezing cold on stage the day we shot this and Millie was a real trooper splashing around in the cold water. SFX tried to heat it, but it was too shallow to retain any heat.

[@InCameraTV]

Thankfully we did this one in the summer! Thanks so much for watching 🙌

[@AauroraPictures]

Season one is still the best overall season to date. Very impressive

[@CallousCoder]

I immediately from the opening shot recognized the reference to Under the Skin. And the lady does look almost as beautiful as Scarlet Johansson. I adore this horror/sci-fi movie. It’s worth the watch. And a didn’t Millie wear a wetsuit underneath her wardrobe?. That really retains the body heat.

[@DinosaurBytes]

I'd say the fact I didn't realise Pete wasn't originally in the film, until he surprisingly showed up in your studio, is testament to how well you pulled off the effect!

[@InCameraTV]

Oh Pete wishes he was really there with Scarlett! But thanks, glad you liked how it turned out!

[@caddywampa6602]

@@InCameraTV Given that the guys in the movie all got slowly digested alive floating in the black goo of the void, he oughta be glad he wasn't there :D

[@fatemaalmansoori1]

@@brandonsmith8964 47o

[@reidaltrance]

Yep , I found out was Peter when I saw the inflatable horse , I was like : I don't remember that in the movie lol

[@bondfool]

You’re such a natural presenter. This is up there with the most professional, polished channels on KZbin. I feel like I’m watching “proper TV.”

[@InCameraTV]

Wow, what a lovely comment; thank you so much! We pride ourselves on wanting to deliver high quality content to you all so it's great to see comments like this!

[@johanwilhelmsson1199]

Man, the fact that this channel exists almost makes me giddy with happiness. Such a goldmine! And after binging all the previous videos the other day, after discovering it, it's such a joy to have a new video to watch.

[@InCameraTV]

Wow, thank you so much; glad you're loving the channel. It's your amazing support that means we can keep getting these videos out to you!

[@johanwilhelmsson1199]

@@InCameraTV On a slightly less gushing note, I must say that besides the fascinating subject matter, the fact that the episodes are extremely well shot and edited is amazing, and surprisingly easily overlooked (which I guess is a testament to the quality, that it renders itself invisible). And as a bonus - for me - all the rigging shots bring back memories of the summer I worked on building theater sets for an amateur theater festival (in Västerås, Sweden), climbing around on ladders, hanging lights and things like that. Also, not having seen Under the Skin, it took a good while before I realized the intro was tampered with. :)

[@ahmedshakib3883]

The film "under the skin "with the soundtrack and black void scene is haunting and exhilarating at the same time, the black void just pulls the audience in.Great job as always .Peace.

[@InCameraTV]

It's a brilliant, underrated film! Thanks for the comment, glad you liked how it turned out!

[@rancidkippa4589]

"pulls the audience in" I see what you did there

[@ahmedshakib3883]

@@rancidkippa4589 I had no idea that it was a pun. Thanks for pointing it out.

[@CallousCoder]

I adore this movie. I actually thought Scarlett was British because of it. Then I read she’s a New Yorker. I love her in these indie flicks, it really shows that she’s more than a beautiful action heroess. I love her role in JoJo Rabbit too.

[@CallousCoder]

One more blow 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂

[@PMX]

For the first couple of minutes I was thinking: where did you find that Scarlett Johansson look-alike??? 😅

[@actual1029]

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[@egodreas]

A tip from a VFX artist: instead of crushing your blacks to get rid of all unwanted detail, try shooting a clean plate of the empty set, then subtract this from your footage to create a perfectly black background. Might require some rough roto to hold out the actor, but should get you a much better starting point for further grading

[@AwesomeShotStudios]

As the Bard said "There are Stranger Things Under the Skin, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy". Nicely done, mates!

[@JordanWright17]

hahaha the intro scene is amazing, actually gut laughing, well done guys!

[@InCameraTV]

Pete saw Tom's performance as Norman Bates and wanted to one-up him in the race for the Oscar nomination

[@whiteheavn]

just so you know I typed a very specific long keyword on KZbin to find this cause i randomly thinking about how they made this scene in stranger things after years of wondering about it

[@CallousCoder]

We keep the cables from the floor… Back in 2009 I was the special effects and prop maker for this TV show the next Uri Geller. And I Just consulted a talent and I walked back to my workshop offstage and walked down the little dark steps and slipped. I fell backwards with my back landing on the steps and my head hitting the main stage. Knocking the wind out of me. So the sound guy called in and the room lights go on. And we saw that the hazer on my side of the stage had sprung a leak. And there was easily like 10 liters of water. And the water was only about 1.5 meters away from a couple of 380V distribution boxes that laid back stage. So the crew came in with towels and mobs to clean up the water. And the rehearsal for the live show airing 4 hours later was done with the room lights on. Much to the producer and director’s frustration. Water on a black floor is truly invisible.

[@hassantalpur6792]

Guys! It's been 3 days or so when I last checked and your sub count has increased by 6 thousand the growth of this channel's growth is amazing I bet you'll be at a 100 thousand before the end of the year

[@InCameraTV]

It's been crazy recently! Here's hoping! 🙌

[@hassantalpur6792]

@@InCameraTVinshallah you will

[@myguitardidyermom212]

Now I want to make a low budget sci-fi movie with practical effects... The only thing I've ever filmed in my life is my dog being dumb.

[@hhjhj393]

I have an idea in my head that REQUIRES this. Geez......... I have this idea in my head and I decided to do some research which led me here. I need a black void though. Either my black void needs to be completely black or at least just the "walls". I need it to appear like it just goes on forever. The floor I need it to be wet, soapy/foamy, and I need mountains of wet clothes.

[@LeoTV100]

I was very excited, when I saw Scarlett Johanson, imagined how you guys know each other from somewhere and she just visited you one day in the studio for a cup of coffee or something and decided to help out and then BAM! You got me in the first half, not gonna lie.

[@nobody-tj1mv]

Ok, so the intro was really really good. lol

[@InCameraTV]

haha thank you! Glad you liked it!

[@mochtesh]

I wish you would have showed how you manipulated the footage in post to make the void look the way it ended up and how you mixed your footage in with the film.

[@pm8rsh233]

Even though I don't work in the industry, this is fascinating to watch. I've always been a fan of watching how movies are made, especially the 70's/80's when miniature were the done thing.

[@kiyohshi]

These videos are so sick wtf, you guys are underrated & deserve the algorithms blessings!

[@InCameraTV]

Thanks dude, glad you're loving the videos and the channel in general! Let's hope the algorithm keeps being nice to us!

[@MathieuStern]

Answering questions I didn't knew i desperately needed !!

[@InCameraTV]

Thank you! Hope you liked how the final shots turned out!

[@lasha1233]

@@InCameraTV why didnt you guys just put the silk on the stands before aligning them in the corners

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[@Lugnut73]

i have "Under the skin" and i've watched 2 or 3 times. i was watching the first few minutes of this film, and was thinking, i don't remember seeing a guy with a rubber floating device in it, great job! 😂

[@screencheatum842]

I work in VFX, and the best VFX are accomplished with getting as much footage in-camera practically as safely possible on set. It's always fun to see how stuff gets done practically.

[@InCameraTV]

Absolutely! Hybrid all the way 👍

[@actioncom2748]

When I saw those lights over that pool of water, my "beautiful hands" started to sweat. I'm glad you used three redundancies for safety.

[@InCameraTV]

It is a scary concept but Tommy knows what he's doing, risk assessments and all. We played with it in the edit but this was 100% safe from start to finish 💪 Thanks so much for constant support 😘

[@LiottaSeoul]

DUDE! Before even watching the video: This so spooky! Two weeks ago or so I was looking and searching and searching and trying to find out how they did it in Under the Skin, even rewatched and paused the movie 2 weeks ago. Thank you for this!

[@InCameraTV]

Well hey there you go! I hope the video answered all your questions!

[@LiottaSeoul]

@@InCameraTV For sure! Do you guys think I could possibly achieve similar results without rigging lights up in the air, but reflecting lights from the ground up into the air against a cloth? This would make the light very soft and I would cut massive corners and costs, problem would be light spillage or pollution, though, right?

[@jacklilley9968]

@@LiottaSeoul hey liotta you saure could try, using some floppy flags etc would stop direct spill, or even some black sheets if you're pushed. Thing is the light would be alot softer as it's not directional. Alsonyoud want to make sure there are as few spots on the cloth as possible for that nice even light.

[@LiottaSeoul]

@@jacklilley9968 Thanks for the friendly reply. I never got the notification! I'll be trying this whole thing in a couple of weeks! Fingers crossed!

[@TheWindowtree]

Fantastic! The beginning scene was an absolute masterpiece

[@ytsm]

This took far too long for me to realise you switched up the wee Scottish fella! Very nicely done. The match-grade is legit!

[@InCameraTV]

Then our work here is done! Cheers! (P)

[@ytsm]

@@InCameraTV you're almost done... Now do a swapsie of Ray Winstone in Glazer's, Sexy Beast. Haha 😎 Great channel, BTW. I just subbed. 👍🏼

[@deanochannel]

This is really really cool, subscribed :)

[@InCameraTV]

Ayy thanks dude, glad to have you onboard!

[@NikHem343]

"share this with your enemies" lmao. Nice work!

[@kellywild5460]

This is by far my FAV episode! Keep it up guys! This channel rocks!

[@Dousch]

This channel feels like a collection of the coolest behind-the-scenes secrets I usually only get to see in my wildest dreams. Stranger Things hardly having any behind-the-scenes content whatsoever only reinforces this feeling.

[@stevenpuckitt212]

It's especially nice since the push for everything to go online has basically killed most BTS content for anything beyond bloopers and deleted scenes. The days where you get Harry Potter, LOTR, American Werewolf, etc. quality BTS from a film release is all but dead.

[@cosmicnation]

This is very cool! Now I want to know how you cleaned this up

[@InCameraTV]

Definitely not the fun part 😉

[@krokelhead232]

You people deserve more attention, that's absolutely awesome content.

[@nextlevelcraig]

This was so badass! Right as he started adding water, I was like "How are they gonna empty it all when they finish shooting?" 😂

[@InCameraTV]

Thanks man! 😁 Yeah it wasn't pretty (T)

[@willdarby9134]

Hey such a helpful video

[@mistymccoy2285]

That's amazing! Thank you for posting this, I've been wondering how this was done for a very long time! Love this! ❤❤❤

[@allstarleagueet]

a++++++ for you alls effort bruhhh crazy that u only have 30k subs

[@GabrielsLogic]

This looked absolutely incredible. Amazing work guys!

[@InCameraTV]

Thanks so much, glad you liked how it turned out!

[@artpereira]

I’m glad you highlighted Under the Skin as where Stranger Things got that look from. Clearly not enough people saw that movie

[@InCameraTV]

So underrated

[@jefftallman3126]

Found this channel today and immediately binged all the videos, so happy to have found such a great channel. Keep up all the great content!!!! P.S forever waiting for y'all to go full send and recreate the hallway scene from Inception haha.

[@InCameraTV]

One day 😃

[@octoberphoenix]

Definitely the channel I never knew I needed to watch, brilliant stuff.

[@YitisI1985]

This is the best channel on KZbin right now! Very entertaining for fans of cinema.

[@InCameraTV]

Thank you so much, glad you're liking the channel!

[@sergiomelendez285]

I found this to be pretty interesting. It also makes me wonder what the surface would be like if you used something other than water. There are a lot of interesting non-toxic fluids out there that could be used, with interesting properties. e.g. Maybe finding a fluid that didn't splash as easily, could add to the creep factor of someone running through this liquid, which seems to act like water, but it isn't splashing.

[@tankgrrl]

2:19 instant Like. I laughed so hard. 🤣 Also +1 for the Swordfish shirt.

[@InCameraTV]

Haha, thank you; glad you liked it 😂

[@MisterRubbernose]

These tutorials are really awesome, great for low-to-no budget home filmmakers if I do say so myself.

[@InCameraTV]

Glad you like them!

[@henryd98]

This channel is so dam great, mate. Absolutely underrated.

[@InCameraTV]

wow thanks so much, we really appreciate it!

[@AdamViklund]

I haven't seen 'Under the Skin', so during the opening scene I was thinking, "That girl looks kind of like Scarlett Johansson... Is it? No way they could get her... I swear that's her though." Great job on the effect, and integration into the original footage!

[@ge2719]

they definitely "got" all of scarlet for the movie.... you'll know what i mean.

[@RayOddname]

yayyyyyy that was so on point :D

[@TheDisTract]

Jonathon Glazer is a genius. Great video of an awesome effect!

[@matteveritt1692]

How on earth did you drain the pool without flooding everything??

[@InCameraTV]

We used a water pump but it was sloooow given the shallow depth of the pool. But worth it!

[@ASCENDER]

Can you do a tutorial on blood hits/slices/etc? All the tutorials on KZbin are SO old and none of them with the talent of your team.

[@InCameraTV]

It's definitely something on the list!

[@hairyguysketches9799]

Me: Dang, my leg hurts a bit today, I should probably watch something to help. *NEW IN CAMERA VIDEO DROPS* ME: New priorty detected! Plans for next 20 minues cleared!

[@rbrentw]

under the skin is a crazy movie, soundtrack is creepy - would be great for Halloween background music.

[@stillvisionsmusic]

Wow, with content like this it’s no wonder you’re growing fast! Great and inspirational stuff!

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Haha you guys are the perfect mix of weirdly funny and in-depth informative!

[@FilmSpook]

You folks are brilliant! Awesome work! 👍🏾💗

[@grimnky]

Love this! Keep it up guys

[@InCameraTV]

Thanks Luca, glad you're loving the video!

[@Gryzeus]

Brilliant work!

[@paulmcasey2814]

Superb! 🦄

[@arcadianpunk]

2:19-2:20 has got to be my fav thing about this vid

[@anthonypc1]

6:55 When English folk say aluminum my American ears perk up thinking a new metallic element has been discovered!

[@anthonypc1]

@Carl Stone Haha I say it correctly too! As it's spelled in North American english.

[@daiz2006]

Dude this is amazing!

[@frankfriendsproductions891]

This is so inspiring!! Great work all around!!

[@cheems24]

would it make sense to use a spotlight mount on the light source? or would that be too harsh?

[@ainaras33]

Could this black void effect be recreated at night? Just filming at complete darkness and an overhead softlight? Or is it best to stay in an enclosed space?

[@tommymartin5127]

It really depends how you want it to look. You could achieve something similar outside, either with the surface available or one you create, but it would have to be pretty big to stretch into the darkness. The beauty of an interior space is control, over sound, climate, the public etc!

[@MistrBlistr]

Theres an obvious quality difference between cuts

[@wizardray2089]

This is brilliant! Love it! Thank you!

[@InCameraTV]

No worries, glad you enjoyed it!

[@DaftRebel]

so... how many meters of pool did you fabricated for what lens?

[@eifionjones8513]

Amazing! A black void inside a white void. Great to have a paddling pool in the studio

[@InCameraTV]

Huh, we never thought of it like that! And it would've been a great pool if we weren't too busy stressing 24/7 about getting water everywhere

[@eifionjones8513]

@@InCameraTV The tension is palpable

[@popfugl]

Could the lights above the "pool" be replaced by mirrors reflecting the lights from the sides for better safety - or do they have to be so close to the pool?

[@InCameraTV]

Potentially. Though suspending glass above talent sounds dangerous too! R at assured, this was a very safe rig. And all our fixtures are surge protected 😊

[@johannes914]

Would a small mirror put under the lens do the trick for a cheapo setup?

[@CodyLScaggs]

your channel is amazing! your content is so pro! Thanks for all the guidance! When you say elements are available on Patreon, what do you mean by elements? Like prebuilt graphics for videos? Thanks again for all you guys do.

[@InCameraTV]

Downloadable elements of things we've shot e.g clouds, pyrotechnics etc.

[@CodyLScaggs]

@@InCameraTV Great thank you. I'm considering the $21.50 subscription right now. Can you tell me, will the older elements from previous months ever become available again, or are they available to purchase somewhere else? I only just discovered your channel a few days ago, and really like what you're doing.

[@vegardpedersen]

Very impressive! Great work, it looks really nice!

[@ClintByrne]

How did you get the water out....

[@Not-Only-Reaper-Tutorials]

there are also super-black drops to be employed in such cases

[@Carteblanchefx]

ahahaha! It so funny! Thumb up! ;)

[@danyuld]

Excellent, do the alien hatching in the forest sequence from Xtro 1982

[@jeremyude]

"Reluctantly on Facebook and Twitter" haha I felt that 😅 Could we get your patreon link in the description?

[@InCameraTV]

oh sorry dude, we could've sworn it was in there! check it now!

[@nidebau]

This is your best video yet guys. Keep it up and thanks for recreating effects I almost kinda knew how they were done. But one thing is reading about it or watching some BTS but it's great how you show how many steps are actually involved. Would love to see you tackle some of the in camera effects of older movies like Citizen Kane.

[@UnexpectedCreativeStudios]

Great video guys. That intro was a work of art. 🤣 For your next trick I'd like to see you do the sinking into the water shots. 😁

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Great! This video has everything, you want to know about your search.

[@TotallyGoodatGames]

This is awesome!

[@InCameraTV]

Thank you!

[@jemmamartin4803]

we love stranger thinggggss ehehe from Ella x

[@martipants870]

Lovely stuff!!! Enjoyed the Ghostbusters bit ;)

[@InCameraTV]

haha, we like to chuck a few easter eggs and references in here and there!

[@aWorthlessLiar]

Just discovered you guys and as a recent production school graduate this is definitely the awesome stuff I definitely never got to learn in school 😂

[@jayanthonyolson]

I love this channel so much. Thank you for all the info in these. I'd love it if you could go over your camera gear one day, it would help immensely to see the tools you use to create these beautiful things.

[@InCameraTV]

Funny you should say that, we've started work on a series of vids on kit we like 👍

[@jayanthonyolson]

@@InCameraTV Yessss I can't wait! Keep up the wonderful work. I've been working hard to become a filmmaker and this videos are immensely inspiring.

[@magaz]

I’m definitely ignoring the “don’t do this at home” warning before I move into a studio on the first floor of a building... this effect would be great to use as an intro to my channel...

[@InCameraTV]

Go forth! Let us know if you pull it off!

[@magaz]

@@InCameraTV will do, I’ll put a video together of how much of a disaster it ends up being... it’ll be a much smaller setup than yours, I’ve got just over 3 meters width on the background to play with... I’m sure it’ll be fun though!

[@KristianaMatisa]

Hey! Amazing video! But I have one question - how did you get the water out afterwards?

[@InCameraTV]

An electric water pump

[@jonahclimp7585]

Love your videos. What a hidden gem channel. Keep it up!

[@InCameraTV]

Thank you so much!

[@TechnicalGamingChannel]

One thing you could have tried would be using a polarizer to adjust the reflectivity of the water and the liner. It might be tricky because the surface of the water is refracting the reflections on the liner which I *think* puts them on weird planes from each other. But a polarizer would probably knock the reflections down on both. It also helps that you're shooting at a 90-degree angle to the surface of the water. This was a great tutorial! Can't wait to see what's next from you all.

[@InCameraTV]

That's the great thing, there's so many ways certain effects can be achieved! And like Tom says in the video, he would've done a few things differently if we had more budget or if we were to do it again! Thanks for the comment, glad you liked the video!

[@TechnicalGamingChannel]

@@InCameraTV There's ALWAYS another way lol. It's kind of mad how often I look back at a project and go "well I would have done that a totally different way."

[@InCameraTV]

I thought the same on the day but I could I find my polarizer anywhere! 😭 (T)

[@alanworks4354]

That was both awesome and funny! Love the Cowboy Beebop shirt

[@iont8172]

This is sooooooooo cool!!!

[@InCameraTV]

Thank you!

[@AshZombola]

That opening sequence is absolute genius! 🤣 I once shot under a waterfall in a place aptly called... ‘waterfall’ in Australia before battery powered location lights were a thing, so massive generators and powered lights, in water, was terrifying! We came up with a washing lone like system for the leads. Nice work guys, always wanted to try this in studio. Genius flagging!

[@InCameraTV]

haha thanks, glad you liked it! And oh god that sounds terrifying!

[@robdomenech]

Well done! I'm curious to know how you drained the water from the set.

[@FoundAndScanned]

There's probably an obvious answer to this, but how did you get the water out of the studio?

[@InCameraTV]

A power drill with a pump attachment and considerable patience. (P)

[@Ed-davies]

Yeah man this was great, I love the sense of humour you guys have! what's the blackout material you're using?

[@InCameraTV]

It's heavy duty blackout drape, or theatre drape. Then the thinner stuff hung from the kino's is called Bolton in the UK.

[@Ed-davies]

@@InCameraTV awesome thank you! I can’t wait to see what else you guys cook up, some really inspiring stuff for aspiring film makers like myself.

[@teparadox]

Dude. I have no idea how I found this channel, but my life is all the better for it. Love seeing how things are done, really cool. Subbed and commented. Wish your channel much success, from CA USA.

[@InCameraTV]

Thanks so much! Glad you've found us, hope you enjoy all the videos!

[@DefendtheSaints2.08]

I often imagine myself in a black void while doing ignatioun meditation 😂. It helps clear the mind so i can focus.

[@cosmasindico]

How did you drain the water afterwards? We need an after credit scene with you and the mop. lol.

[@Sam-hd7iy]

so glad i stumbled upon this channel

[@pennplayz]

Could this effect also be achieved with a green screen and some editing? Obviously you'd lose the ripple effect, but still it'd be a more budget friendly option

[@HappyGobo]

It's all doable in post, just probably not as good.