TUTORIAL: VFX with scale models - part1

[@havanother1]

Very thorough and professional tutorial. Excellent - no details missed. If people can't get a good result following these instructions, there's truly no hope for them.

[@RocketLabFX]

Your video is the only one on youtube that had realistic looking blades with motion blur. That video I'm talking about is years old, then one day you made another video showing an even better version with the promise of a tutorial soon, finally, after almost 3 months of waiting there's a tutorial, thanks.

[@1Robertwaterworth]

Great choice of topic. Most people don't realize how often practical models and miniatures are still actually used in the production of VFX still today. This video outlines just how relevant they still are. It also makes it clear how accessible it is to the small indie film maker. Would love to see you make a tutorial on matching a miniature for a set extension. Keep up the great work.

[@MatthewLingren]

Subscribed! Seriously though, I can't thank you enough for this little miniseries. I'm no master of 3D animating, but there is so little on KZbin about working with real, physical models. Hats off to you good sir.

[@MeBeTheDB]

SCOTT NEWMAN: My new personal filmmaking hero-! Thank you to the Nnnth Degree for sharing your know-how in order for the regular folk to create visual 'moments' ... and it is said moments that people are striving to be part of in their cinema experiences. The proverbial 'water that you've put back into the well' is serenely appreciated, amigo. Keep at it and keep dreaming at 30fps. What you're doing MATTERS for many generations to come ... BRAVO-! D.A. (a fellow filmmaker)

[@IndependentVFX]

+MeBeTheDB Hey D.A, thanks so much the great comment - it means a lot to hear heartfelt feedback like this.

[@MeBeTheDB]

+IndependentVFX Thanks, Scott ..! I'm a commercial director of over 600 spots & a produced screenwriter ... and seeing your outstanding work reminds me of the many times I went to the old ILM when working for 20th Century-Fox and later, worked for Douglas Trumbull in my mid-20's as an assistant editor on an in-house 'SHOWSCAN' piece in the 1980's. In short, I've been in the business my whole working life ... and seeing your realizations in old & new techniques is ever so energizing. I still sing out a hearty BRAVO-! for your work and contributions. It matters -- keep at it. D.A.

[@thekaiser4333]

+IndependentVFX -- A Russian military helicopter in western territories? I do not believe this is legal.

[@MeBeTheDB]

Nor was either war ... but -- wait, Afghanistan has a $1 TRILLION MOTHERLOAD of raw Lithium & Gold ... www.mining.com/1-trillion-motherlode-of-lithium-and-gold-discovered-in-afghanistan/ ... and don't forget the Poppy Fields (Heroin) that our own U.S. MARINES are GUARDING for their betters. (FYI: 90% of the world's Heroin comes from Afghanistan. Go figure.) www.corbettreport.com/exciting-investment-opportunity-in-afghanistan-record-returns-expected/ Then of course, in IRAQ -- free oil for the Big Oil / Bankers ... www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2005775/Iraq-demands-return-17bn-missing-oil-money-stolen-US-2003-invasion.html So, forgive the comment in this outstanding effects tutorial -- but it ALWAYS comes down to MONEY. Period. Through thousands of years. What one rich man can steal from another rich man and get away with it. How-? WAR, baby. Always WAR. D.A.

[@IndependentVFX]

MeBeTheDB, thanks so much for the encouraging comments, it really means a lot to receive comments like yours. And thanks for your support!

[@madcowrebel4216]

This brings me back to the behind the scenes footage of STAR WARS and there use of models. Excellent quality video, as always vary professional and keep me coming! Cheers

[@juliocucknubbin1489]

The special features of the Star Wars films only make me appreciate George Lucas and his team more.

[@PrashantBhardwaj]

hats off to you, every thing is very clear,pure tutorial video sir,i have't seen this quality video ever before in this categories .God Bless you !!

[@GWSFilms]

I still can't get over how great this looks. I'd definitely like to give this a shot with a scale model plane!

[@IndependentVFX]

***** Thanks! Ive seen a few other people have a go at it and it the technique seems to give pretty good results

[@maturechristians]

Very, very, very well done. I'm an instant subscriber. I can not say enough good things about your videos this is the second one I've watched. Awesome, very detailed, very well thought out, very good step by step instructions. You have one of the best channels on youtube in the FX community easily hands down.

[@IndependentVFX]

Wow... thanks for the great comment! I appreciate it.

[@mrKWJones]

Brilliant tutorial, exactly what I needed for my film! Thanks!

[@IndependentVFX]

Part 3 (the final installment) of this tutorial is now up! Be sure to check it out

[@AllThingsFilm1]

Great walkthrough. Thanks. Onto part 2!

[@IndependentVFX]

Thanks so much for your feedback! Yes, I agree getting realism out of a digital 3D model takes a LOT of crafting and setup time. A scale model can really help you get the basic parts of the image together and then you can enhance and do the rest with digital techniques. Downside is miniatures dont always give you the animation flexibility you want... requires very careful planning for each shot.

[@Bobomulo]

Lovely, can't believe I found this just when I was scratching my head wondering how to do something similar

[@IndependentVFX]

Thanks Robert, and thanks for the great suggestion on set extensions with miniatures. I must admit - I am no expert on miniatures, but that would be a great technique to try out. Im always blown away by the miniature work and set extensions that were done on the James Cameron "Aliens" film back in the 80s. Truly inspirational stuff - and I hope those techniques dont get lost in this current age of digital film making.

[@nello1591]

I'm glad I came across your channel! I really like the idea of using models to do VFX and less cgi. Very cool classic film making techniques

[@Bramleyhousemedia]

Absolutely LOVE your tutorial style!! Everything you need to know is explained, yet you manage to keep everything simple in a way that the info can be absorbed. I've been messing with using 3D Computer generated models in live footage, but was not very pleased with the results. There was also the issue of having to learn how to use a 3D package as well!! Will definitely be looking forward to the other tutorial stages!

[@SFXMARS]

Very professional, excellent attention to details and well explained. Thank you very much for the amazing tutorials.

[@IndependentVFX]

Thanks for taking the time to comment! Glad you enjoyed it, I hope you have found the rest of the channel.

[@IndependentVFX]

shooting on a longer lens helps the colour key because you see less of the "chroma" background, or a smaller section of your blue or green screen. This means that there is less colour variation when it comes to keying. A wider lens would see a larger portion of the chroma background and would capture more variation and makes keying more difficult if your chroma background isnt perfectly even. I hope that makes sense

[@Allenvisuals]

Well done Scott... very well structured tut and very clear and easy to follow!

[@bbrachman]

Excellent tutorial. Very clear, concise and to the point. This type of tutorial structure should be noted for all new tutorials. With the number of tutes on the net, how come there are very few that are this good?

[@IndependentVFX]

Thanks Prashant, I really appreciate it and thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.

[@IndependentVFX]

Thanks for your patience hungryhippo! I promise part 2 wont take as long to complete. Stay tuned

[@RDvideo99]

a roughly 5:00 you don't need to carefully mask out the whole edge if your heli is goin' to be in one part of the frame (e.g. you don't need to carefully mask out the right hand side if heli will rise to the top-left hand side)

[@EdEditz]

Very cool tutorial series. I shared it on my facebook page.

[@IndependentVFX]

Thanks EdEditz! We appreciate that and hope you enjoy our channel.

[@levwii]

Your Tutorials are DOPE - I subbed your channel !! Keep up.

[@IndependentVFX]

Thanks!

[@3dmonkeybizz]

Bloody excellent tutorial!!!! Many thanks!

[@DopeBoysProd]

really smart !!! GREAT WORK

[@MGSBigBoss77]

Neat tutorial i liked it alot, very educational.

[@IndependentVFX]

Absolutely Th3DEAD, thats something I overlooked. I totally could have painted the stick chroma green and just color keyed it out.

[@IndependentVFX]

ETA on part 2 is aprox. 1 week - Im going away on a vacation this weekend and then will hopefully have it up mid next week

[@manecolooper]

hats off! best of the best!

[@Xtrememous]

MORE TUTORIALS! AWESOME!

[@gorfulator]

Thanks Scott! Subscribed!!

[@KevinJC1991]

why the long lens? so the model looks far away? depth of field issues with a wide angle (meaning the fore of the model is in focus while the back of the model is blurry)? I've seen professionals use wide angle lenses specifically to make the model look larger, like the beauty shots of the Enterprise in Star Trek the motion picture, and the stretched perspective can do that nicely

[@ThePharohOfGaming]

Dude, this is AWESOME! thank you so much for putting these tutorials on youtube! Do you think that you could do a video on how to make realistic blood hits?

[@IndependentVFX]

Hi there - weve actually had that request a few times. It will get added to our list of things to cover.... but it might be quite far down the line in the future. Thanks for commenting!

[@Pegwarmers]

That looks great.

[@stonedtouched]

Excellent work! Thank you...looking forward to more! =D

[@IndependentVFX]

Thanks! Please be sure to share our channel

[@bezlin]

Nice one, Scott

[@IndependentVFX]

@akaREPTILIAN - no, Im not implying that at all. Most VFX in films are entirely computer generated. There are some that still make use of miniatures and then enhance or add to these shots using digital techniques.

[@DarkDigitalFilms]

Absolutely brilliant tutorial, i loved it! Really great work IndependentVFX, im really glad you put so much time and effort into making such a clear tutorial. One thing though, I think it might be better to do the matte painting in Photoshop, its much more precise than just masking in After Effects and there are a lot of handy tools to get the image extracted nicely. But yeah, thank you for the awesome tutorial, ill be subscribing :)

[@akaREPTILIAN]

Nice tutorial. Well explained.

[@BradleyStilwell]

Wicked Scott!

[@IndependentVFX]

The color range effect can work better in certain situations.

[@elef2005]

That makes perfect sense!

[@Jamel56]

¡Awesome! Thank you very much. More release please!

[@jesstv888]

youre a genius! hats off

[@IndependentVFX]

Jessmer Abing Thank you!

[@jesstv888]

no i must thank you! the fill effect is brilliant made my comp more realistic. Hope to see more from your channel

[@ehab007bob]

in keying why not just use (keylight effect ) ? also making the background transparent why not use p.s and save as png ?

[@marksworld1986]

Great video :-) Can i do this with a spaceship model and space backdrop. Should i then try to do the shooting in front of a green screen with daylight or indoors? i am a newbie and wanted to try your example first before going on to space but since my short movie i am aiming to shoot, will contain many different miniature effects, including this one, since Star Wars and nearly every good one has them. It saves costs aswell. Would be great to know where to get more infos on the subject to really know about lighting, shadows, scale and compositing it together, perhaps even forced pespective and what other tricks are involved, like a dolly and different camera techniques- Sorry for so many different questions but i hope i can get some answers, even over private message :-)

[@IndependentVFX]

+mark jon Davies To do a spaceship miniature, it might even be better to shoot against black (depending on what you need to put in the background). But you might be able to do a 100% in-camera effect. I would recommend you check out the work of the Skotak Brothers www.4wardproductions.com they did some amazing miniatures work on the ALIENS film. I woudl also recommend getting the special edition box set for ALIENS and watching all the miniatures featurettes on there.

[@AlexGarcia-cs9uz]

+IndependentVFX Thanks for the tutorial! Would it be a similar process to do this with a plane? I want to do a Dr.Strangelove type effect like they did with the B-52s Thanks!

[@IndependentVFX]

Im sure it would work, you might need to move the background though

[@VFXfunda]

Great Tut awesome

[@IndependentVFX]

Thanks DarkDigitalFilms, thats a good suggestion. The reason I like to do it inside After Effects is for flexibility - one can make changes in a comp and immediately see how it looks in another comp. But perhaps Photoshop would offer more precise and organic options. Thanks again!

[@Maniac221]

A footage with your helicopter modelto download was great

[@LMDigitalMovies]

Amazing bro:D! Keep these tutorials coming:)

[@nourvisionMaroc]

Thank you for this Tutorial.. good job

[@umarthebeast]

MOAR tuturials!!!!!

[@StephenBekker]

Great tutorial! Dankie!

[@IndependentVFX]

***** Jy is baie welkom!

[@sable1wolf1]

I swear this guy is the best.. I still cannot believe that wasn't real..do you offer a paid training course .?

[@IndependentVFX]

Hi David... no course availabel yet, but please check out the rest of my channel and share it with people in your circles. The goal is to turn the channel into a more regular full time activity, so the more support I can get the sooner that can happen! Thanks for the kind words

[@IndependentVFX]

Thanks Bruce! Appreciate it

[@ShadawJournal]

pls do more tutorials like this. appreciate it much.

[@skrotov]

Hello =) thank you very much =) you are amazing =) i really glad that i have found you =)

[@IndependentVFX]

+sergey krotov Thanks Sergey, enjoy the channel!

[@skrotov]

sure =) i will =)

[@androidking2237]

from where can i find this pictures to make this sec ?

[@SmartAlex1203]

Can I please have the pictures used for the background?

[@CebuLightsandMusic]

does the canon 100D/ SL1 have manual control on video?

[@MrBta]

Hey, i wish you reply me so fast...just a question how i get this plane like you in egypt

[@ComputersAreRealCool]

I don't know much about cameras, but isn't 400mm lens super zoomed in (telephoto), considering 50 is about "normal"

[@IndependentVFX]

Yes, a 400mm is considered a telephoto or "long" lens. Absolutely correct

[@titanmotion478]

What if my cameras NATIVE iso is 850, should I still go lower ?

[@IndependentVFX]

Use the ISO that gives you the best results and the least amount of noise

[@gangadharmuthyala6155]

which software you use for vfx effect?????

[@Sirrom0206]

Good morning, This is a great video& very clear. I’ve watched this 6 times already! Where do I download the blades?

[@IndependentVFX]

Thanks Sirrom0206 - Ive added the link to the blade models to the description underneath the video.

[@Sirrom0206]

I have almost all the tools but I just don't have the skills to pull this trick off.

[@IndependentVFX]

I dont think so. You would either have to buy an older copy of After Effects, or subscribe to Adobe Creative Cloud.

[@KGB95140]

why not paint it red stick? To remove it easily after.

[@Prabhath_the_Dawn]

Wow, that was really awesome :) Could you please create a similar tutorial for Blender 3D too? Cheers :)

[@LMDigitalMovies]

FIRST SOUTH AFRICAN!!! :D

[@Modhumitamondal]

Nice topics

[@devamedia]

very good

[@saigescopes]

can you get full arfter effects free that isent trial

[@Vhs-fuq]

dam your good. I like you style of work flow

[@Tinochan7]

very easy to learn . i need u to teach me sci fi or laser gun pleas!

[@basantbilung1522]

Sir , From where I can get helicopter's body ?

[@IndependentVFX]

Basant Bilung you gotta build yourself a scale model kit. The one in the video is a Revel 1:48 scale Mi-24 hind

[@IndieActFilms]

What's the ETA of part 2??

[@IndependentVFX]

Haha! Thanks Flyn. Good guess. My office window is right next to an overland train station.

[@techu1045]

Awsom

[@hazemobeid1375]

Amazing work! I have subscribed, but I see you haven't uploaded any new tutorials lately! Don't keep us waiting, mate. Cheers.

[@IndependentVFX]

Hazem Obeid Thanks for subscribing! I know, I need to post something soon!

[@kirankesarkar4826]

awesome.... subscribed instantly (y)

[@impshyco]

What program you used to record ?

[@IndependentVFX]

legoman PvP - I just use Quicktime to do my screen recordings, and I record voice with a Zoom H4n recorder.

[@impshyco]

ok thank you !

[@malayranjanmallick7047]

hello can you tell me which application is dis plz

[@IndependentVFX]

Adobe After Effects

[@kumailhasan934]

HI,How to get helicopter footage?

[@IndependentVFX]

The idea is to follow the tutorial - build a model, get or borrow a camera and shoot it. Its a lot of fun.

[@kumailhasan934]

thanks for this awesome tutorial. keep it up !

[@shaheerhazmanfitri9840]

Hi..do you have a raw footage for this?

[@IndependentVFX]

No, not anymore - the original footage is gone. I must say, my original footage for this was shot quite highly compressed and wasnt the best. The best would be to shoot on your own on a more modern camera

[@shaheerhazmanfitri9840]

okay

[@yousef_design]

this is amaizing video but where is the heliocopter

[@abhinowyt8564]

compositing

[@ZzVolcomsZz]

Canon 650d FTW

[@nguyenkhuong1082]

like - subbed.

[@IndependentVFX]

Nguyen Khuong Awesome! Thanks

[@javierpowell4705]

I can't help but feel unnatural with the blades, perhaps a more painstakingly way to make them natural is to blow a high speed wind through the model blades then add them in on the correct spots. Probably not worth the effort in a full length indie film but if you're going for quality it might be worth it.

[@akaREPTILIAN]

Are you implying that most FX production actually uses real models, and then somehow incorporate into 3ds max and animate it? I thought they build the 3d model from scratch.

[@fuckingpippaman]

Really dude hat off. This is some serious shit!

[@pxel8198]

Export the alpha channel of the rocks instead of masking them

[@abhinowyt8564]

9:44

[@isurusandakelum2846]

could you please put your helicopter video to practice

[@PhanKsor]

Bạn ghép hay quá, bạn rãnh ghế vào nhà mình chơi nhé

[@tapesidegaming7417]

tie fighter time