Remaking The VFX From Deadpool & Wolverine

[@tyler.t.seaman]

Never skip an Alfie video... Never.

[@AlfieVaughan]

Hahaha 🤣 Hope they never disappoint! Thanks a lot :)

[@GhostPoiint]

Always skip to the end of the video when i come across this kinds of videos

[@MrMonkeyorsumthin]

@@AlfieVaughanvery cool first name 😎

[@AlfieVaughan]

@KiwicommanderGaming haha 🤣 thank you! My parents have good taste

[@MrMonkeyorsumthin]

@@AlfieVaughan mine too🤣

[@randomman4628]

I think its important to remeber that the "vfx" for Logan's claws in the new movie are so good because, well, they're not vfx. Hugh Jackman can just eject metal claws out of his hands

[@AlfieVaughan]

🤣🤣🤣 I knew I was missing something...

[@kidsartclub8998]

Underrated comment 🤣

[@mehdighems2529]

That’s common fact

[@mehdighems2529]

I heard a lot of Australians can do this too

[@karenbuss7426]

They just evolved better I guess

[@Triflixfilms]

Not only do you go through this whole editing pipeline to create this effect.... but you record the process AND take the time to edit it into a cohesive 10 minute video. All to show off a 4 second VFX shot lol. YOU ARE INSANE! Thank you for sharing your gift with us plebs haha

[@AlfieVaughan]

Hahaha 🤣 it does seem mad when you put it like that... Luckily I enjoy the process 😁

[@WarningAi]

Great job. But in a future we will ask Ai to do that.

[@AlfieVaughan]

Good luck. I look forward to seeing wolverine with 14 fingers

[@SAR-1346]

@@AlfieVaughan That's actually hilarious 😂

[@rickcoona]

as an "old School" indie film maker, I've got to say... That was AWESOME!

[@AlfieVaughan]

Haha thanks a lot!

[@oGaNe_]

shooting a sextape in the 80's doesn't make you an "old school indie film maker" (sorry that one was too easy)

[@SlessNinja]

​@@oGaNe_ What an asshole.

[@Romed_The_Killer]

@@oGaNe_ someone is jealous here i think :)

[@miguelmachado6988]

​@@oGaNe_"gonna cry?" -Bully Maguire

[@elliotmarks06]

I'm super impressed with your attention to detail here! This isn't just a imitation of the VFX, it's a full recreation, that in my opinion looks very close to movie level.

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks very much! 🙏

[@JohnnyNocturne]

i had literally no idea what you where talking about but found it fascinating. great video

[@AlfieVaughan]

Haha 🤣 thank you!

[@HirstMovies]

you cant deny the opening credits to DP3 ...that scene is just...beautiful.

[@AlfieVaughan]

Watched it yesterday! Great film 👌

[@bruhbruhin_a_sling7775]

Looks really damn good for one guy, making it bulge out slightly of the back of your hand as it comes out would have made it even more convincing but this is really cool

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks! Yeah I'm sad I forgot to do the effects under the skin. I planned to and then totally got distracted doing the claws 🤣

[@Tensor_7]

Worth rewatching over and over again. The 3D + compositing process is the most valuable thing which I've been expecting some to show for a long time.

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks! Glad you liked it

[@jonathanlai3073]

I find myself being the only clapping for the VFX team whenever it shows up on the credit reel. So much sweat, blood, and tears go into making a film that goes unnoticed. Thanks for breaking it down for the world to see.

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video 🙏

[@JoeGrizz1y]

Very cool to see a lengthy breakdown of how someone who go about doing this independently. My only two cents would’ve been to include and composite the movement underneath the skin. That’s the only thing preventing it from looking realistic. If we saw small groove build before it releases, and have the skin appear to be splitting or pulling back the moment they break the skin.

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks! Oh you're totally right... I missed the skin movement completely 🤦‍♂️ Next time!

[@capitalframes]

Every time I thought you were done with the effect, you added another detail and I was like: "that's even better than before!!" I'm just blown away!! 🤯🤯

[@AlfieVaughan]

Hahaha 🤣 thanks very much! It's all in the details 😎

[@josephgrobler2332]

Thank you for such a concise and in depth process run-through! All in 10 minutes!

[@AlfieVaughan]

Glad you liked it!

[@pedrokenzo4670]

Damn, this is so much work, it looks awesome! I do think one advantage the new film has over the old ones is that you are tracking over something that is more or less a solid object with clear edges, which is a lot easier than matchmoving a hand which is constantly changing shape

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks! Yeah you're partly right but they did it on his hands just fine in Logan etc. Object tracking technology hasn't changed much since the origins film. Presumably they just were rushed by production etc

[@Rahul-fk7ub]

damm all technics are industry standard.

[@AlfieVaughan]

Yep! I work at a VFX studio :)

[@tadpoleisalive]

@@AlfieVaughanusing blender?

[@AlfieVaughan]

Technically I'm a Nuke compositor but I use a bit of Blender here and there. It's not part of our pipeline though

[@tadpoleisalive]

@@AlfieVaughan cool

[@ASKVFX]

Hell yeah! Another job well done. I love that this video shows practical problem solving. The final shot looks great and that color chart workflow is 🔥🔥🔥

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks very much! Yeah it produces such great results. Game changer 😎

[@dreamzdziner8484]

The amount of work you put in for this short video is insane . Respect mate!

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks a lot! This isn't even the worst one 😅 I did an iron man 3 video that was weeks and weeks of work 😬

[@dreamzdziner8484]

@@AlfieVaughan 😄

[@israrwani2659]

your workflow is just amazing, you surely going to blowup in few years🔥🔥

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks very much! 👍

[@superstew79]

You put the corridor crew to shame

[@AlfieVaughan]

Haha! That's very kind

[@JackToth]

I adore this video, not many of newer blender artists know what entails a professional workflow for a single shot

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks! Lots of work 😅

[@SebbyClemens]

Dude this looks epic! Keep killing it💪🏼🔥

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks a lot 🙏

[@benjiarnold]

Amazing video as always, definitely looks photorealistic!

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks a lot :)

[@theCreativeSav]

This is AWESOME. Great attention to detail.

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks!

[@LightsJusticeZ]

Wow this was really interesting to watch, I'm very impressed with the amount of detail you went through. It really all comes together so amazing in the end.

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks a lot :)

[@HDGamerofficial]

Every time I thought he was done explaining something, he kept going 😂 The attention to detail is absolutely NUTS 👏👏👏 Amazing job man! The shot looks beautiful and the extremely detailed explanation is amazing!

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks very much! 🙏

[@SuperYahoom]

Very detailed and comprehensive video, your skill is on other level, thanks

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks a lot!

[@GaryThinks-je7yi]

1.) What????? 2.) This is amazing!!! 3.) Based on your level of expertise, I hope you make a fortune!!! You deserve it.

[@AlfieVaughan]

Hahaha 🤣 thanks a lot!

[@stevecristian6932]

This looks great, for me the best claws scene is the one from the x men days of the future past when logan almost wakes up, you can see the claws going under the skin

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks! Yeah that's a great one

[@cosmiccrazy3935]

It feels like the claws way are too clean and perfect to match the actual shot

[@AlfieVaughan]

They're like that in the films though? 👀

[@Superzesh101]

A great project! Thanks for showing us the process, time and effort that goes into all of this! The way they did it in the movie just looks another level! Goes to show how talented people likw yourself are! 😊

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks very much! 🙏

[@magmabuddy]

BRO IS SO TALENTED. HE DESERVES MORE SUBS

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thank you!

[@geomfilms]

That's amazing FX work. Great skills and final result looks really good.

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks very much!

[@PacmanTv]

Very good work bro and detailed explanation

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks!

[@SillyLilDawg]

This is insanely impressive, I do not understand any of this but i’m now motivated to learn!

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thank you!

[@WeVids_x_Youtube]

This channel deserves 5 to 10 mil subs, let's get it to 10 mil before the end of thus year

[@AlfieVaughan]

Haha thanks 🤣 baby steps

[@notretrojim]

I'm going to study VFX at college so your videos will def help me achieve that bachelor's degree

[@AlfieVaughan]

I hope they help!

[@CalebNatale]

Nicely done!

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thank you :)

[@nickc1993]

looks dope. even better when you watch in slower speed in the youtube player

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thank you!

[@rohitandley]

I had to genuinely search wolverine in shorts and really amazed to see no photo of him in it.

[@diofigg3D]

I found your channel today.... what a master PIECE mate. amazing

[@AlfieVaughan]

Haha! Thanks very much :)

[@dawidkowalewicz5845]

I know almost nothing about CGI but the way you do it and explain it is very interesting and understandable and eye-opening :D

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@moeburhanimeez7354]

This is awesome!

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thank you!

[@tonynochill]

This video made me realize I have a lot to learn.

[@AlfieVaughan]

Practice makes perfect!

[@tonynochill]

@@AlfieVaughan indeed! Appreciate the video for real. It’s awesome to see your workflow, and I love how it all came out. Thanks for the fun learning experience!

[@WeVids_x_Youtube]

Your works are top notch, 100% professional, you earned a SUB from me❤🎉

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks very much 🙏

[@br1mdaddy]

we live in a world where some random guy in his living room could do vfx wolverine claws better then huge hollywood studio on large production

[@AlfieVaughan]

Cool isn't it! It's amazing how much you can do now with available software that anyone can access. I cheated a little bit as I've worked at multiple world class VFX studios 😅 but with the right amount of practice and a good eye anyone could do this

[@JustGumii]

As a Teen, this is actually so interesting, I may start learning stuff like this when I finally get a laptop! Your my biggest inspiration yet :D

[@AlfieVaughan]

That's very kind! Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@willexcel]

It's great, and I enjoyed the video and the detailed process; however, the only thing I think is lacking, is the some kind of motion under the top of your hand as the claws move through.

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks a lot!

[@tylerbrockdorf8112]

I absolutely loved this video!!! One critique I have is that the claws retract into his hand and arm so the top most layer of the skin should go slightly up. Still though, your work here is incredible and I could never do this is a million years!!

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks! Yes I was going to do the skin. I thought about it leading up to planning the video and then totally forgot to do it 🤣🤣🤣 next time

[@randylmacwhite9666]

Adamantium love as slivery-white grey mirror finish or chrome silvery white- greyish blue tone metallic.

[@_H8ed_]

the reflection of the hand onto the claws was done well, however i do think they are a bit chunky near the exit/entry points.

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks! Yeah maybe. I scaled them up by about 15% to make them fill the frame better

[@andreedwards4542]

amaxzin

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thank you!

[@CruiseyAus]

amazing and better than anything I could have done, I nice little touch would be to see the claws push through the skin as they extend

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks! Yes I wish I'd done that

[@Neo_00]

I watched the video to its entirety. like I am gonna do that one day.

[@AlfieVaughan]

I hope it goes well for you :)

[@Xspurr]

08:59 I hear you. I feel the same way when I look at an open can of beans.

[@AlfieVaughan]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm not a fan of beans either 🚫

[@PhysicalEngineering]

bros packing

[@AlfieVaughan]

🤣🤣🤣

[@qftsjustin]

I honestly don’t know the tools you use , but the way you describe and show your process makes me feel like I can 😂 I think the claws hold up to the movie man great work !!

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks very much :) I'm glad you can connect with what I'm saying without being an expert

[@jaybanzia]

That was fukkin' wild.

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks!

[@Jerdboy69]

This is great work, very photorealistic, however there's one thing they got wrong in the movie that I don't think you addressed: The claws also don't move with any weight. If you've got big metal blades extending from your hand, the very small movements your hand makes will change. In your version, your very subtle hand twitches when the claws are extended still give away that there's no weight on the end of them. I'd be curious to see if there's a way you can solve for that at all?

[@AlfieVaughan]

Fair point. I guess my acting isn't on par with my VFX skills 🤣

[@josephbugeja3208]

It’s actually really good 👍

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks!

[@jimmyparkermusic]

I would love to see them slightly smaller and then above the wrist, show the skin in the forearm move as they come up out of the hand from inside the arm. My biggest issue with the wolverine claws was always “where are they coming from?”

[@AlfieVaughan]

Yeah fair enough. I wish I'd done the skin moving. I planned to and then totally forgot 🤣 I got distracted making the claws 🤦‍♂️

[@jimmyparkermusic]

@@AlfieVaughan I’m not taking anything away from your work man, yours looked 10x better than the movie 🙌🏼

[@ChaosWolfNinja]

That was actually pretty cool. Thanks!

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thank you!

[@dipootube]

W0ooooooooooWW. Your hard work paid well by the result!

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thank you!

[@FistosZeus]

At first I thought "PROP CLAWS" no, it's CeeeeGeeee baby. REALISTIC CGI.

[@AlfieVaughan]

🤣🤣 they must be pretty convincing to fool you! I'll take it as a compliment 😁

[@stylishgaz5270]

Incredible work

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thank you!

[@Univedit859]

wow man! you nailed it😧😲🔥🔥

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks a lot!

[@FilmLearnin]

Very cool dude 👍😎

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks Grant!

[@jeeadvanced4719]

damn that was a lot of work, thanks for showing us how its done !!!!

[@AlfieVaughan]

Yeah it took a while 😅 Glad you liked it!

[@Tmfade9690]

Now this is talent. Well done man!!

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thank you :)

[@jacobwest7]

Before a.i. you would do it this way After a.i. is advanced enough you would tell it what to do snd have this nice shot

[@AlfieVaughan]

Except AI would give it 17 fingers and 6 thumbs

[@jacobwest7]

@@AlfieVaughan after its advanced enough it would work properly, thats not a reality currently

[@alexanderbe7287]

How about a vid where you fix the claws from the Origin movie? That would be so cool!

[@AlfieVaughan]

That's a cool idea! I'll have a think 🤔

[@mxzzimusic]

Remember guys, this is for just one scene, zo imahine if you got 250+ of such shots. Big ups to vfx teams round the world

[@AlfieVaughan]

Yep! It takes a long time 🤣 most projects at work are 6-8 weeks

[@imperialtutor8687]

Honestly most the vfx shots in Hollywood movies that look poor are due to lack of time. All these artists do incredible work it’s just that a lot of those studios don’t allocate enough time to finish the shots in post. It’s a real shame too because what the audience remembers is not the work that went into the shot but the result and because of that a lot of vfx shots get dunked on even though it’s really not the vfxs teams fault. That movie in particular was leaked early with unfinished cgi models and also suffered from numerous reshoots etc. it was just a mess. The one shot that indeed looks really goofy to me in all of those X-men films is the one with wolverine scraping the Statue of Liberty. That shot looks like crap

[@PaulRizzo]

I completely understood every single thing you said. 😳

[@AlfieVaughan]

Good! 😎

[@Julv_]

Even though as a 3d modeler of 2 years, I could understand only half of the words you said in the video lol. Anyway, this looks amazing

[@AlfieVaughan]

Haha 🤣 thank you!

[@SgtKaril]

Nice work. To help appreciate the profession even more it would be a good idea to mention how much time in total did all the editing for such a short scene. I think it would make people understand cgi budgets in movies.

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks! That's a good suggestion. I'll do that in future. This took a couple of days to shoot and do the effects for

[@jamallawson]

Please do a part two to this video to add blood piercing the skin when the claws eject 😯🙏

[@AlfieVaughan]

They don't do that in the films though

[@AnoopKumar-qj2nw]

Bro it's very hard to edit i appreciate your work ❤

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thank you! 🙏

[@ColvyMolvy]

Those were certainly all words :P Looks legiiiiit

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks!

[@lajeandom]

this was amazing! the whole process is super interesting. One thing I would have changed is the final texture of the claws, I don't know why but they feel a bit ''cartoon''. Almost as if they would fit more on a realistic 3D movie character. I think it's just a question of texture, or maybe it's something else I don't know?

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks! Yeah could be. It's always a bit uncanny seeing CG on a real body

[@reecelundberg]

Not messing around with these tutorials man 🫡

[@AlfieVaughan]

Haha! Thank you :)

[@master__om]

That's very impressive actually, great work 👏

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks very much :)

[@TheTweakyTweakster]

This was so interesting it hypnotized me.

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thank you!! :)

[@chancekamuzanjira2045]

Your the master of vfx.......

[@AlfieVaughan]

🤣 thank you!

[@5ThMoon9]

YOUR VFX WORK IS VERY GOOD

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thank you!

[@TheOne1oz]

I have a7iii and a7c and alpha 1 camera 📸 and i loved

[@AlfieVaughan]

Me too!

[@AlfieVaughan]

No I'm not here

[@TheOne1oz]

I would like to know please which one you prefer, a7c or a7iii, and which one you use more? And thanks 👍🏼

[@TheOne1oz]

And amazing video dude you are amazing artist! 👏🏼

[@AlfieVaughan]

I sold the a7iii to buy the a7c as it's basically the same camera but smaller and has a flip screen

[@PetarLeykov]

Great video mate. This looks so complicated, though.

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks! It's not so bad. One step at a time 😁

[@tommcdowell7789]

If you think about it, Wolverines claws always come out perfectly shiney everytime. This makes no sense, as they are pushing through blood vessels and muscle. Even worse when retracting, as there would be visible blood marks on the exit points. In theory, has blades should have a spatter of blood on them, and when the claws retract, his knuckles are a mess! Can you try doing that? It would be more realistic 👍

[@CrystalLynn1988]

Incredible job. This looks fantastic ❤

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thank you!

[@sst9924]

You are so good mate!

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks a lot!

[@batuhandurmaz6872]

It looks great! Especially almost same as in Origin which I likes more, by time they made it more smaller or it was looking like that, being shiny better :D at least to me. Anyway but for final results I think it become a bit bigger than necessary so it does not suit to your hand (well maybe it would suit to someone else hand?) still I loved it! I wish they pay more on effects, and we can see more haha

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks! They look big in the shot because it's a very wide lens. So when they get close to camera the perspective and wide angle make them appear very large. That's just how cameras work. They're only about 35cm in the 3D scene

[@SynnerX]

The only thing I noticed missing is the blades moving under the skin.... that would be the cherry on top! It's still badass, though! 🔥

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks! Yes I totally forgot to do that 🤦‍♂️ I was intending to and then got so distracted with the blades that I never did the skin effect 🤣

[@SynnerX]

@AlfieVaughan wasn't trying to criticise, just something I noticed and have seen on another tutorial before that really made it look real. This still looks amazing, though! Is it hard to use them in motion? The video only shows them static. Is it hard to make them follow your hands?

[@AlfieVaughan]

@SynnerX It's ok, I agree with what you said! It is a bit harder in motion. I did another video a few years ago where I moved more with them. But the tracking is very difficult then so you usually have to animate it by hand

[@SynnerX]

@AlfieVaughan if you can, and want to, maybe do a full tutorial of all parts. This effect, the blades under the skin and the movement all in one video. That would be SWEET!

[@plutons0productions]

Holy shit that was informative

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks!

[@frozenlicks]

this is awesome dude! As someone who is learning to VFX this is really informative for me. One comment though and this is not about the VFX part but something is still missing and I think I figured it out. There's a lack of heaviness when the claws came out and retracted. I think adding more flinch forwards and backwards on the hand part makes it more believable. Nevertheless this is hands down one of the best Wolvie claws VFX pipeline I've seen on KZbin.

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks! My acting skills aren't quite up to par with my VFX skills 🤣

[@johnprashanth]

i understood absolutely nothing but this was cool

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks! 🤣

[@dimavasilyev8204]

Awesome work mate! just came from dead pool movie 🎥 and thought to myself, I should try to recreate some shots from it, and you already done it 😅

[@AlfieVaughan]

Haha 🤣 Thanks very much!

[@JimmyNahlousVisuals]

Looks great! Only thing i don't like is the curved nature of them, but that's just me being picky. Great work!

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks!

[@Simdogg]

Well done brother!!

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks!

[@gameondude726]

that is awesome...

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks!

[@danielsonderhoff5882]

Thanks for the files on patreon - super cool.

[@AlfieVaughan]

No problem!

[@TOXICYT2016]

this dude spent more time with the vfx on his hand for wolverines claws than Dc did with flash running

[@AlfieVaughan]

Hahaha 🤣

[@Spoppy90]

geez, I considered my self as an advance blender user, boi I am wrong, you humbeled me in 11 mins and 25 sec

[@AlfieVaughan]

Hahaha 🤣 thank you! We can all be good though 😁