Tutorial: How I jumped out of a MOVING CAR in "one" take! (After Effects)

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Steve Ramsden here and today we are going to make it look like I'm jumping out of a moving car in a "single" long take, 1917 or Birdman style!
This stunt-based effect was actually suggested in the comments, but it's also one that I actually tried back when I was about 17 and I was making a home-made action film with my friends. In the original scene my character was being held prisoner in a car and was being taken for questioning, and when the car slows down at a bend in the road, I jump out and escape. Now this demonstrates how this scene would usually be done the easy way - you break the scene down in to several shots and it is simply a quick montage so you think you've seen something that didn't actually happen.
But as usual we wanted to go one better this time, because I'm always trying to do a lot with a little and create impressive effects on a budget. So instead I designed this shot as another 'fake long take' experiment, similar to my previous video where I jump out of a window in one take ( • WINDOW SMASH one-take ... ) which you might enjoy as well. In fact while you're at it, why not hit that subscribe button to see lots more fun DIY Moviemaking experiments like this!
As the camera needed to move quickly and stay wide the whole time once again we decided to use a small action camera on a pole for this effect. This scene was made harder though because not only would I have to jump out of the car, but so would the camera in order to see me land on the ground and allow the scene to continue!
To begin with, we broke this down into sections we could film for real and found a location which would work for what we wanted to do. Obviously we need to start with one shot filmed in the moving car, end with one shot out by the road, and I planned a few other shots in between to help stitch these two main takes together.
When filming we decided to work backwards, as the action in the car and the scenery outside would need to match where I ended up. Therefore the first shot we needed was actually the final shot - me landing by the roadside and seeing the car speed off down the road. To do this we had the car waiting to drive down the road, then the cameraman and I ran down the grass and I tried to time a jump in the air with the moment the car drove past. Finally we got a take where the timing looked good, and as we figured the scene needed an ending, I quickly look at the car, realise I've escaped and then make a dash or it over a nearby gate and into a field.... and if it looks exhausting to do this a bunch of times, that's because it was!
The second shot we got was inside the car and this provided the first half of the scene - the camera is in the back, and it establishes I'm in the front along with a driver who is taking me somewhere I don't want to go. Next I quickly undo my seatbelt and open the door very slightly, and the camera whips out though the window as if it's following me out. We took the headrest off my seat to make everything easier to see. After a few false starts, again we got a shot we thought would work of the action, and the moment where the camera moves past the window divider is where our hidden cut will come.
Next we parked up and got a shot of me jumping out of the stationary car and landing on the ground.This is the shot that we are going to take our jumping figure from to join the two long takes together. To make sure we'd got enough options for a background, we next got a shot of the car driving along the road at full speed with the camera out the window on the pole. This gave us a great dramatic shot and showed the distance the camera would have to supposedly travel to end up out on the grass.
And then that was everything filmed and it was time fire up Adobe After Effects and cut out these various elements so we were just left with the bits we need.
You can do this either with the roto brush (for rotoscoping) or with the pen tool for drawing masks. in the end I did it mostly with masks as I found it a little easier. So this was a ton of layers but it was all just done with just the pen tool and some trial and error, so no fancy plugins or extra software needed at all - just a lot of patience!
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[@CoolioHumphrey]

We need to see Steve's action movie he made when he was 17

[@daleelad]

Yes we do

[@TheMirrorMan-k2j]

Innit

[@JudiChristopher]

I want to SEE it too.

[@albertsitoe7340]

The dislikes on this video were just people who have no appreciation for skill and dedication, I loved this!

[@RapidActionAnimations]

That must have taken a lot of thinking and planning! Excellent execution on this!

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

Many thanks, yes it took a while to work this one out - we even went back on a second day for an additional shot, which was the clean door opening (luckily weather was the same and we matched angle of shadows)... Trial and error is key!

[@Tooth_Fairy]

@@SteveRamsdenKZbin can't imagine the effort needed, kudos to you man!!

[@TheCountryCottageGardener]

Fantastic. I don't think my laptop could handle all the editing in this one 😂 am happy when I just add two of me in one shot lol. Thanks for sharing 👍👍

[@rickadus31]

Same here

[@TechDiveAVCLUB]

Yeah this is a good one! I like General guides because they are pretty software agnostic

[@TheCountryCottageGardener]

@@TechDiveAVCLUB I love your channel. Haven't found one I couldn't do yet 👌👌

[@designer9137]

Dam I thought I was the only one

[@SmookieYT]

Your grandpa is a legend for helping you out with another video!

[@josh.8104]

That's an impressive effect for a budget production, makes it look like a bigger (more expensive) stunt. It's so quick that I don't think anyone will notice that reflections don't work that way 🤣

[@TheMusicRecordingNetwork]

this is 100% bad asssssss..... wow

[@GabrielWehrle]

Wow, that was incredible! Wasn't sure how that would all turn out at first, but as always, the end product was very convincing! Excellent work

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

Many thanks, very kind!

[@garygrinkevich6971]

seriously better quality than most cable tv productions, I would love to see you do a video breaking down client pricing on a shoot like this with all your gear, and editing time there is not enough appreciation for the amount of work that goes into even simple and mediocre video production, all the graphic, motion tracking, color, and rotoscoping work for a 40 second scene the time of 3 grips you should be billing thousands for your production quality. nice work.

[@darealliam4421]

I want to watch that old movie you made. I like seeing people having fun together making something cool

[@chuknano_music]

Wow!! Fantastic!

[@moreuse]

omg its so tedious, and you actually did the scenes. the stitches cleanup / merging also really good/clean. the colors needs more work but its already good

[@neo7538]

all of that for a quick few seconds. amazing

[@sixstanger00]

One of these days, I hope to see a feature film "directed by Steve Ramsden," and I will so be here for it.

[@TommyRosati]

Wow! This may be your best video yet. It's pretty advanced (in my opinion), but very well done. I may try this effect myself sometime.

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

Many thanks! Yes it was pretty tricky but fun :)

[@Taterfried]

Love it!

[@FrankElDragon]

nice work!!! only one thing the reflection on the car window should not be mirror 6:42 it should move in the same direcction right to left and should be actualy reflecting the front side of your face, but it goes so fast you wont notice it!!! i actually only noticed when you where explaining the edit!!!! keep up the good work!!!!

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

Urgh never even thought of that! Well spotted haha

[@FrankElDragon]

@@SteveRamsdenKZbin welcome!!! love your channel!!!

[@cessers]

Your best one yet, Steve. Fantastic job.

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

Very kind!

[@starblazer64]

Bravo on the tutorial and stunt effect!

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

Thank you!

[@alicewu6674]

you are so talented and full of new ideas, and most importantly, you have that persistence to turn all these into real!! Amazing

[@olirixmusic1787]

That was so good man 😍🔥

[@Mohak254]

hey you should make a combination of the window smash plus jumping out the running car (smashing the window and jumping out of the running car)

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

Plus hospital haha 😂

[@Mohak254]

@@SteveRamsdenKZbin 😂😂

[@jhowardsupporter]

@@SteveRamsdenKZbin Please make a video with fake cocaine.

[@PCcardboard1354]

@@jhowardsupporter to go to jail right

[@stanleybochenek1862]

Jumping out the window of a moving car is more dangerous than jumping out door

[@RSpudieD]

Nicely done! All those masks between shots really make it work well!

[@marcdevinci893]

Love your attention to details!

[@brothermoto1964]

Brilliant work 👏

[@resident1793]

Fascinating stuff man, great job 👏

[@animationy5784]

your videos are just so well made!

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

Many thanks, just trial and error and simple tools :)

[@joshuasavage1335]

Loved this, would be really cool if you could blend it with your portal tutorial so you jump to another dimension as if you had noticed some sort of rip in time-space before you left the car :)

[@AnimationGoneWrong]

Some great work, Steve! It's amazing how much you can get away with in these action shots. Masks, blurs, a cut here, some rotation there... TADA! LOL Well done! I haven't tried anything to fast moving... most of my SFX work has been for when it's just my son and I playing multiple roles. But those have worked out pretty well! You've raised the bar!!!

[@johnprudent3216]

Beautifully and cleverly done. I’ve been meaning to get into AE more as I tend to do things in Apple Motion and within Final Cut Pro X itself. Seeing stuff like yours is inspiring

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

Go for it! If you want to check out my mini-course on AE then my free webinar will tell you more: www.diymoviemaking.com/pl/2147517057

[@רפאל-ב]

This is very clever, it's videos like this that made me subscribe, really amazing

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

Great to hear, many thanks

[@cryptohunt2552]

Absolutely genius stuff, Sam. I have subscrided.

[@chasideho5410]

This is simply fantastic.

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

Many thanks!

[@Dr.smileclinic]

Glass smash and landing super heroes my fav bro.

[@charliechaplin4431]

I appreciate all your work sir, It helping me to learning filmmaking ❤️

[@abhishekvaru]

Will Definitely try this out for my further Episodes !!!! Thankyou for Guiding !!!

[@Isakbuvik]

love your videos!

[@TheInsidernewshindi]

Keep going well done bro

[@francisl-beats312]

Waaauuuw bro! You're so amazing

[@IronRidge.]

Big fan your special effects nice

[@henricozandonai6155]

You're very good bro! Congratulations!

[@CATENARY.]

Amazing work as always!

[@virtualinlife1996]

That was so great, thank you. :) 🎉🎉🎉

[@ranger51262]

you are amazing...

[@سەروەر10]

Good job man keep going 🌻♥

[@BassmeantProductions]

Awesome work. Maybe a color correction on the door window? It's so brief but it's possibly too bright or not blue enough?

[@nyus2093]

Amazing brother

[@karl-marxschweinsteiger1828]

Woooow amazing brhu

[@Effigies_Renders]

Excellent work

[@RusticB]

Fantastic work and so much attention to detail!! Me and my crew just do it for real 😅

[@MarziaGaggioliOfficial]

Amazing!!!!! I love it!!!

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

Thanks 😀

[@rychartist]

Wonderful!

[@sakiloki4618]

I am interested in your AE essentials, however, I am new new never done anything, looking to start a course somewhere, still investigating. However, I love your videos and will return to learn from you after I had taken some kind of course. I am looking to make this a career change and get out of the workforce, any advice would be appreciated. I am 59 years old and don't have the time to look down the road 10 years from now. Thank you

[@thebezierguy]

Really good effect. The window reflection goes the opposite way, though...

[@NAUCEwitthesauce]

Wow that was amazing

[@enjoymentofcinema1893]

❤❤❤ Awesome

[@_cazone_]

Sos un Genio, me encantan tus videos. Saludos desde Argentina

[@tatygraphy]

Cool… thank you for this video. I think your reflection on the car window have to start from the other side. 🤔 I see that you live in the Uk 🇬🇧 far from London?

[@DreamJacob]

Thank you very much for the tutorials!!!!!

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

My pleasure!

[@skellywolfplayz2413]

these tutorials are the best !!!!

[@OMEGANiru]

Hard work.👍

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

Sure is

[@APRICEPRODUCTION]

As a visual effects guy I really like this guys techniques :) used rotobrush and rotoscoping a lot over time, and i know it can be tiring getting those shots you need. It's great fun when you see the final result. Whereabouts in the UK you located? Looks like my way York

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

Thanks, based in Oxfordshire but we shot this one in Cumbria as I'm up there quite a bit!

[@FronbondiSkegs]

thats amazing !

[@apollo-9725]

great work

[@nicksalve]

Very nicely done!

[@krishnataveras8734]

excellent work.. I just wondered who the hell can dislike this video?

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

It's probably the car driver haha

[@EJfilmsvfx12]

Nice planning

[@SorakaOTP462]

holy shit this was actually insane.

[@1jayyoung]

Good one!

[@ierenematias5701]

Impressive!!!

[@raulsantiago3347]

Nice job guys...

[@DanielTuriman]

Incredible

[@nanoshock23]

Enormous! !!!!!!!!wowow

[@xlr_op]

Nice man!

[@Gamingwithslinky]

Instructions unclear Jumped out of car into another car and now I am held captive

[@rajah1367]

Great...... Great... Dear brother.. 🌿🍀☘️

[@mayank2564]

This was such a great tutorial

[@dantrixter]

Bloody brilliant ! Just started practising with the pen and masking ! New sub here 👍🏼

[@dantrixter]

@Sabelo Lucky I’m using adobe premiere pro

[@dantrixter]

@Sabelo Lucky to be honest I’m just sticking with prem pro as I’ve just started getting the nack of it ! It’s not been easy lots of KZbin videos and trial and error !

[@AobatrozFilms]

Amazing! As always.

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

Thank you! Very kind

[@on_a_SideQuest]

Good enough for sure. Only jarring thing is the camera suddenly stops moving. Should have done a take of you rolling on the ground where the camera moves over you as it slows down.

[@GG_TUBE]

Great ,greetings from Serbia

[@1989bedo]

Why would the window reflection be flipped?

[@PeterSolanoOfficial]

That was DOPE!!! Cool

[@ancientbeingsproduction]

dope one. subbed.

[@blucewang.4541]

thanks for sharing

[@arantesFilms]

So good..

[@artursmihelsons415]

That was amazing effect. Before that wondering, how it's made.. 👍

[@GeorgePapelishvili]

+1 loyal subscriber

[@ghulamhabibsaqib]

Wow very nice best video

[@itsmiri9]

very nice

[@TK42138]

Impressive work.

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

Glad you liked it!

[@sylhotimedia6192]

Wow 👌

[@royjf10]

The 2005 version of the car jump was really good! And I LOVED seeing the bts footage from your old movie, Is there anywhere where we can watch the whole thing?

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

Thanks, yeah they were great fun and pretty inventive for the available technology. I think they are on Vimeo!

[@AllanGildea]

Superb!

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

Many thanks 😀

[@ancientbeingsproduction]

you've taught me more

[@oxygenirani2876]

Perfect

[@tejrhiphoprap6673]

Can someone hire you for movie editing? Because I really love your way of putting things together ❤️

[@ChefGeorge]

very clean..congrats

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

Many thanks!

[@Helderhugo]

Nice job

[@Joelbaldwinthegamer]

Very clever

[@RetroSam89]

Brilliant job, the only thing bugging me is the reflection when exiting the car. It wouldn't be reflecting from the opposite direction.