Portal: Terminal Velocity

[@Thycket]

I remember watching this a long time ago...and it still looks amazing to this day. Great Job.

[@JCraftvfx]

Thanks. Yea, I just rewatched it myself the other day, and I'm still proud of it. Looking back at it now, I'm wondering how the hell I managed to do it.

[@Circus-and-Circuits]

Truly awesome.

[@pedrosinger6369]

Same

[@keitra666]

Thycket i remember watching this almost 4 years ago :3 Video is still awesome

[@ddch4z]

same

[@2Garins]

Looks like a living hell for VFX Editor...

[@georgiabennett8533]

Guy: You alright? Friend: No. I just got launched at a high velocity at a fence. I don’t think I’m okay.

[@At_Amsterdam]

Love how you guys made it look as realistic as possible! :)

[@finalcutking]

jason looks like a lot of work went into this video. Very cool and entertaining to watch!!

[@ElAl3sKa]

The fact that you guys did your own version of the portal gun is just pretty amazing, both of you did such a clean short. 💖

[@AlonGamshi]

0:24 we looked at the operational end of the device

[@JCraftvfx]

through months of planing, clever shooting, visual effects and tallent

[@jfriesen2]

It's 2019 and this video is still amazing!

[@JCraftvfx]

Well if you're talking about when I shoot out like a canon towards the end, that's my CG stunt double. But the stuff inside and I'm falling between the portals, I was just sitting back on a stool while moving around.

[@3DperspectiveJS]

This is, BY FAR, the best portal VFX video I have seen. I love how you don't shy away from showing tons of views through the portals. Most vids I have seen try to show the actual portals as little as possible. And the fact that this was done 12 YEARS AGO??? that is crazy. Excellent work on this awesome video.

[@JCraftvfx]

That was the very next thing on my list to do, a side by side comparison. Then after that I was going to do some actual breakdowns of shots. So look for that next peeps.

[@cocoavideos]

Saw this for the first time today...really cool the way it is all seamless and I laughed out loud of the guy continually falling. I've seen a few other "portal" youtube videos, but had never seen this one. Well done!

[@JCraftvfx]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it

[@TotDeMax99]

Could you make a Green Screen footage for the portal effects??

[@MaxNeton]

eu quero deixar minha marca aqui, eu sempre via esse vídeo na minha infância

[@Fflurie]

So, his whole house is made of moon rocks? Okay!

[@drviper102]

portals don't only work on moon roxk, it just works better on it

[@jasonvoorhees8899]

@@drviper102 a portal either open or doesn't , how could one be better or worse ?

[@drviper102]

Humam Slayer I can't remember the reasoning behind it but im pretty sure they mention in the game that moon rock is a better material for the surface for the portals. Idk it's a 2 year old reply to a 4 year old comment

[@voldy3565]

@@drviper102 They also work on concrete.

[@hiface1123]

NEBULA KINKKU boy, I love my moon roxk!

[@JCraftvfx]

my gun? my skills? - everything was created from scratch in 3D

[@JCraftvfx]

the more that I've been thinking about it, the capital "O" is kind of dumb so I have decided to change it.

[@lookwhatidid312]

Wow! That was really great. Stunning visual effects. Way to go, fellas, amazing work - and really fun to watch, too!

[@MightyElemental]

Now that's what I call special fx!

[@reeceperry8152]

Dang this video still holds up pretty well

[@JCraftvfx]

if only 4k cameras existed then. I look back at this now and I'm still taken back that I was able to put this together.

[@reeceperry8152]

@@JCraftvfx That would be incredible

[@JCraftvfx]

tutorials. I learned some of it in school, but really, alot of self teaching and problem solving

[@danielkrasno]

Just rewatched it again after a few years. Even today the effects are absolutely AMAZING! and 10 years ago? I don't even want to start. They were SO good that 11 year old me believed it was real for a week! 😂

[@Ramuh16]

Bueno, ya estamos preparados ante este tipo de situaciones cuando tengamos la portal gun xD

[@ThePambot]

Wow, what an amazing video and special effects!!! Thanks for taking the time do make this! It was amazing to watch, especially for a Portal lover.

[@R3DBACK]

that was fucking awesome!

[@freddezappa]

jeebus christ! This needs to be seen! ill spread it as far and wide as i can! This might have been the best editing ive seen on the youtubes.. cudus and my hat goes off to you sir! keep up the awesome job!

[@mibicom]

fucking best fx i have ever seen

[@LiveLM]

true

[@Optimus97]

What a classic.

[@nitroboysantos1730]

What did you use to throw him

[@JCraftvfx]

Autodesk Maya. 3D modeled stunt double I animated.

[@Idominusrex]

+Jason Craft the best one I have seen

[@xxcoreyvlogs4573]

+Nicholas Crawford lol it is fake it is from a game no portal gun can not shot portal,s

[@Idominusrex]

It is an animation, you dong

[@emsmems14]

Yes, but, there is a portal gun out there that is just for show but, you can't get it anymore.

[@Alt3R]

I remember seeing this video when it first came out, I loved it! Scrubbing through this video frame by frame and it looks seamless as hell to this very day. Super impressive work for a video that's 10 years old!

[@richjordy]

Fake

[@FnafTheorysandMoreFNAF]

No suit sherlock

[@josedelbosque3086]

If you thought this was real you are an idiot

[@ColdRain112]

couldn't figure that out on my own

[@ashgaming8176]

RichJordy okay we don't care

[@MossXM]

I cannot stand people who find any way possible to criticise someone's amazing video. This is flawless, best 'real life portal gun' video out there. People saying 'not realistic' or 'fake' are just complete low-life twats. Amazing video guys.

[@buddyroach]

the best portal video ive seen. i can tell this took LOTS of planning in order to make it as flawless as it was. must've had several cameras set up. lol

[@Elektrobastler]

great job! this looks so real, better effects than many movies (which probably have a much larger budget than your youtube-video). really cool!

[@Rodathy]

You guys deserve a medal for THAT cool editing!

[@brokenchair853]

I remember watching this as a kid and I loved it. I even thought it was real. Great job at tricking my young pea-brain!

[@JCraftvfx]

You're welcome! I even look back at it now and I'm still amazed at how well it still holds up.

[@JCraftvfx]

its actually 1:44, when were looking up at him, this was the mistake. the footage was accidentally flipped in post and what were seeing is the reversed image of teh footage from behind since its in 3D space. (if that makes sense) I wouldve updated this version on youtube, but you cant simply over write it.

[@MrBryan90]

Possibly the best creation I've ever seen on YT.

[@YoyoMann]

Best portal effects I have ever seen looked so real! Good job!

[@GonkoMiso]

Very well done you even got the portal physis down and the design of the portals very nice the texture turned out wonderful

[@fiercedeityfan]

Dude, words cannot describe the awesomeness and amazingness in this... Very well done...

[@PlanesWader]

Unreal! I know there has to be some simple camera slide of hand, but you do it so well that it's seamless to my eyes. Everyone has to see this. Who knows? Maybe you'll actually fool some people into thinking it's real for a while :D

[@eugeneblackman]

This is very well done. I can't understand why anyone has disliked it. It would've been good if you had a pool or lake for the last portal.

[@JCraftvfx]

nope, at :52 it's at the angle it should be, you'd be looking at the higher point from that angle. The top of the portal is closest to you and the bottom is farthest away from you. A lower point wound put the portal upside down/ flipped the other way. I based it on the angle in which the gun shot it.

[@Nikitty24]

One of the best videos based on a portal gun I have ever seen!

[@GTjamone]

This is one of the coolest videos I've ever seen. Just started playing Portal 2 with my cuz a few weeks ago.

[@ElXando1993]

Best made Portal video on youtube. By far. Good job.

[@torchiest]

Definitely the best "live" homemade portal video I've seen. Very clever.

[@chuninc]

i love how it's done with barely any cuts, very well done

[@jollyjollyO]

Wow! That was insane! you guys must have put SO much work into this! Kudos!

[@leo8pops]

Awesome! You guys nailed it! I just know a blockbuster feature film is in your horizon! Great job!

[@DML897]

Editing was really good on this.

[@lilaznoreo]

Really made the portal gun seem real. Nice job!

[@sturich06]

WOW! That is AMAZINGLY BRILLIANT! Must have taken a while to do.

[@zactoid7]

Definitely the best Portal video i've seen.

[@TimeForAReview]

Oh my gosh man. I've watched a lot of these video game vids and while cool I usually can't help but feel it was a waste of talent, but WOW WOW WOW> This blew all those out of the water. Bar none, the best VG film I've watched yet. Everything looks like it really could have been just a Found footage film. 10/10 stars. I want more.

[@Soulfur]

I still love watching this, and have been since ~2013 or 2014ish, you did a really good fucking job editing this. Old videos are always very cool to look at present time

[@JCraftvfx]

Thanks! I even watch this now and wonder how the heck I managed to pull it off.

[@NisgaaSavage]

the creativity really makes up for the visual effects

[@ashtongiertz8728]

What's that supposed to mean? The visual effects were awesome!

[@OmniNogard]

Epic dude. The acting was fine(may not be best but better then most B movies i seen.). The CGI on the gun made it look life like. Makes me wish the gun was real.

[@GTjamone]

By the way, someone is missing out if you aren't working with some super special effects team, this is so professionally done

[@jracepilot]

That is, HANDSDOWN, the coolest video I've ever seen! I love it!!

[@JCraftvfx]

After Effects - Compositing, Maya - Animation and lighting, Zbrush - Texturing, PF Track - 3D Tracking, Photoshop - Stills and texturing, HDR shop - for HDR photos for lighting the gun

[@BollixFrolicker]

Wow.....That's pretty damn brilliantly epic my friend. You've got yourself a permanent spot in my video collection and a new subscriber :D

[@nitroboysantos1730]

I like how when you were shoting and you shot the portal you can actually see the camera guy through the portal and how he kept going through and through the portals

[@kartikeykunwar]

8 years old but still sells it

[@JCraftvfx]

about 2 years of my time, 2-4 hours each night. Mainly due to the 3D tracking part of it. If I had gone the more practical route with, static cameras, a physical prop and camera cuts this could've been done easily under a 6 months time.

[@Welmosca]

Jesus...I just....damn that was beyond amazing...Great job man.You're great.

[@JANENERS]

That was SUPER Awesome!!! Love it alot! It felt like real life, right? I want a Portal gun so bad. And, I know its kinda dangerous too, but kinda fun.

[@JCraftvfx]

some parts you can do, like the editing, and maybe some chroma keying if you have any of that. But I'm not sure about 3D tracking and adding effects, I haven't used Final Cut for some time. You'd need a 3D tracking program for sure if you're gonna have the camera moving, PF Track or Boujou work good. And a visual effects program to add effects, I used After Effects for this, which I recommend. You can pretty much do everything with it.

[@Lillian2167]

That's actually quite clever! Really enjoyed it! Well done lads. :D

[@Emexrulsier]

That was pretty cool some very impressive effects.

[@PyriteGamer]

This is REALLY well done, your skill has potential :) This is utterly epic. And I'm going to have to go against @joksta5 for as the acting was actually good, hey of course it wasn't perfect acting isn't something that comes easy :). Keep up the good work

[@Mark21X]

Those are all complicated and very difficult shots... great work!!!

[@Keo3]

Wow this is really realistic man! Keep it up

[@jameslai7034]

This is the best portal video I ever seen!

[@nasanchez964]

Wow, this is the coolest thing I've ever seen on youtube.

[@chaota4066]

Hella cool. looked like you had fun making it. My Hubby loves this game and I have spent hrs watching him play.

[@Markzyan247]

now THOSE are some awesome effects! :D

[@meghterb]

Easily the best Portal video. Now I want to play it again.

[@alexscott75]

Its funny watching this three years later to when I first saw this and how I thought it was amazing at the time, but comparing to the quality now on KZbin, especially the audio, you can see how far we've gone in these few years.

[@MsWhitekanna]

Beautifully edited and executed :) Totally sharing!

[@R0GU351GN4L]

Awesome effects, very well done.

[@Oderik]

Wow, that's pretty amazing!

[@LordWamphyri]

So much love for this video! Awesome talent there :)

[@JCraftvfx]

yea, I couldve spent the time to fix that in post, but really, i thought that there was so much going on, that who cares, you probably wont see it.

[@MossXM]

This is definitely the best real life portal video.

[@udoudo100]

Best VFX I've ever seen... amazing

[@KessyKandi]

Oh, the time it took to edit this must be phenomenal...

[@jennconspiracy]

That's HILARIOUS! Very well done, I like it a lot!

[@AintBigAintClever]

Aha, clocked the mistake at about 1:00. Awesome video.

[@ClementinesMind]

GOD, I just LOVE IT! Great skills, big talent, amazing idea :D

[@kaekimaster]

Great Work! First time I thought it's the new Source Engine for Portal 3 that makes this video so realistic.:-)

[@katicasey4610]

This looks really cool. Great job!

[@ricardocalheiros5192]

Nice work! Fantastic and realistic!

[@LegoRobot19]

Amazing special effects!

[@xaviermanbat6675]

Very impressive and entertaining Thank you for showing us your clever and talented work

[@LiveLM]

awesome visual efects!

[@fireowls]

2 years and countless hours of work for a 4 minute clip.... man we really take things like this for granted...Great job man i really appreciate the effort you put into this, best of luck throughout your animating career.

[@JChaboissier]

just amazing !! and your actings are not so horrible as one says ;-) great great job!

[@ZZgS]

This is extremely well done