ILM Inspired Motion Control - An Interview with Matt Winchell

Matthew Winchell talks to JP about his impressive self-built motion control rig. Matt's build is a reproduction of John Knoll's setup that was used to film miniature shots of the Razor crest ship in Mandalorian season one. We discuss this project and its challenges, as well as other interesting projects that Matt is working on.
Matt's RPF Build thread of his motion control setup:
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Matthew Winchell Website: www.matthewwinchell.com
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External videos referenced in interview:
Inside ILM: Creating the Razor Crest
• Inside ILM: Creating t...
How ILM Made The Mandalorian's Razor Crest Motion-Controlled Miniature!
• How ILM Made The Manda...
Star Wars Episode V: Tauntaun Maquette Featurette
• Star Wars Episode V: T...
Millennium Falcon Asteroid Field Scene - The Empire Strikes Back 1980 (1080p)
• Millennium Falcon Aste...
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back | The Battle of Hoth | 4K HDR
• Video
Fighting Off The Children Of The Hydra's Teeth | Jason and the Argonauts | Creature Features
• Fighting Off The Child...
Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi - Space Battle of Endor Supercut
• Star Wars VI: Return o...
The Emmy-winning Special Visual Effects of The Mandalorian: Season Two
• The Emmy-winning Speci...
Light & Magic | Official Trailer | Disney+
• Light & Magic | Offici...
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004)
• Empire of Dreams: The ...
Video and still images courtesy of Matt Winchell
Special thanks to Kyle Mikolajczyk for additional photography.
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[@MichaelSavidgeStoryteller]

12:14 Dang, he put into words what's been so hard for me to explain about why I love learning about practical effects. This is an inspiring interview, exactly what I needed to keep me going! Keep up the amazing work, Matt! You earned a new fan!!

[@KyleMiko]

Yooooo Matthew good job my man

[@perfectsims]

Thank you so much for posting this conversation and content…💜❤️🦅🐝

[@DronkenDrenthen]

Man!!!!!! This is absolutely genious again. You are truly pushing the DIY-revolution envelope through all these videos. Absolutely love your channel and the great pioneering work you are doing. ❤️

[@InCameraTV]

Thank you! ❤️

[@AbandonedMiniatures]

Super interesting! Love what you guys are doing and this kid is insanely driven to do all that at his age. Can’t wait to see more!

[@robholder5825]

Great interview - really inspiring to hear how people out there are pushing boundaries! Keep it up!

[@benbishop1131]

Matt Winchell might be the next Douglas Trumbull. Trumbull engineered the effects for 2001 in his 20s.

[@perfectsims]

You guys are so inspiring…this is amazing guys….thank you so very much. You are going places my friends

[@portland-182]

Great interview! Thank you.

[@carrieorsel1340]

Another fantastic episode. I love your content.

[@InCameraTV]

Thank you! ❤️

[@stinkyham9050]

I was actually thinking about doing this myself. It seemed doable but a lot of work for not a lot of pay back (for me). So I built an arcade machine for my basement instead. Oh well there's always next year.

[@Rayyman]

I agree that effects compliment the story. An effect comes from a need to tell a story. James Cameron is a visionary but the effect leads his stories. I will always like his early films

[@ericbelluche9503]

Yay! I'm so glad that I found your channel and landed on this interview with Matt!! He's such an inspiration and it is awesome to think what he will create going forward. Thanks so much... I'm subscribed and will be following you guys with great interest.

[@spockboy]

Very cool!

[@sbcinema]

If you have the space, there's a very inexpensive way to get incredibly accurate motion control. ( Industrial robots ) they cost a lot new but if they are outdated you can sometimes get them for a few hundred euros.

[@motionsick]

They need software packages to be used for moco. Can be done but not exactly easy. Probably easier to build a 4 axis slider.

[@dhtech2016]

I am playing with an off the shelf slider and PTZ head which is all app controlled to try and film some miniatures, I may end up building my own motion control system at some point, the work Matthew has done is awesome, thanks for this very inspiring video.

[@motionsick]

Anyone looking to get into this search for Mantis Motion Control software. Best place to start.

[@williamheckman4597]

Very cool, although I was little disappointed because I thought he built one of the original Dykstraflex Motion Controllers.

[@steverileyretired]

Very Clever young man

[@arun_kumar0]

your videos are just getting better and better and better and better... till today I thought motion control rigs are expensive and only elite class filmmakers can afford it... watching this video, bought that thought down to human level... my gosh do you have any video which we can call "Meh", I would love to see those videos too... 😁...

[@motionsick]

Anyone looking to get into this search for Mantis Motion Control software. Come with 8 axis motion controller with stepper motor outputs. Best place to start.

[@perfectsims]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🦅🐝💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@guyfaux900]

I would rather build my own motion control rig then spend another project sweating through an After Effects renderv tree 😆

[@milovarquiel]

Your content is GOLD!!!!!!

[@BowWowVideo]

Being "inspired" to steal another idea is one thing, to claim expertise that is equal is another and you failed in doing so. I'd say nice try, but there wouldn't be a point to be made, when you provided the answer to any argument. 😉