Looks Awesome can’t wait for tomorrow.
Keep up the great work!!

you always bring the house down.

Looks cool. Really like to see how you made it.

That ending made me lol my a$$ of seriously

Like your humor.

GPSchnyder

Yoo, u rock…awesome!

Wauw, looks great..can’t wait

This place just gets better and better…

OMG ANDREW U freaking RULZZZ!!
Tahna So cute..!
Nice job..!! cant w8 for tomarrow….
the end was FUNNY

BTW..
– love your Jacket :] –

I love it.

I just love how the car gets wrecked in the front, and Sam’s really weird and scary pose when he gets hit. Great work!

MM.

Anticipation is building up even more… !
Great work!

Respect! You are my god Greetings from germany andrew and sam!

btw … what is it Tahna yells just before Sam get hit by the car? I’ve watched it over and over, but I’m at a loss…

The Faceslap is so cool and oldschol, Kramer you know how to thread yor team, youre a real boss

SAAAM! *THUDDD*

what camera did you use?

oh man, i cant WAIT for tomorrow!
and by the way, where can i find that old tutorial?

http://www.youtube.com/user/catman103

looks cool
like your humour indeed
Great effect

Nice to see more of the crew, and you the director

Hey Andrew.
Nice ! Looking forward to it.
When are you doing a tutorial of how to get Thana’s phone-number ?
And maybe with an add-on : her mail-address.

Seriously….. that was freakin’ epic! Great work team.

I freaking Loved it, Andrew! :]
It was Really cool to see the whole team, live!
i always slap my cast if they dont listen :]

oh..and p.s-i think u forgot the tag on your new jacket :] lolz :]

Man, you really know how to keep you team together! B-slap those pesky-no-good-dollar-hungry villians!

Can’t wait ’til tomorrow!

Tahna keeps looking at your back when you are talking, Mr. Kramer. That is funny

I’m interested in which cam did you use, too.

I am sat at work and just watched your car hit clip….. Now my boss wants to know why I just spat my coffee over my desk/pc and diary laughing…

Nice end seg AK…

Damn…this is going better and better….Very very cool images…
But one thing : shouln’t we hear the tyres when Sam is hit ?

Romain From Paris, Fan of VideoCopilot.

Maybe you can do a tutorial fo the face slap part?

Just kidding

that’s great!the front of the car broke hitting him!
the quality is WOW, can’t wait!!

“Tahna keeps looking at your back when you are talking”
AK IS HHHHHHOT!

Flashback: I am one of the very lucky guys who have seen that old clip and tutorial Same car, maybe same driver ? … but I notice Sam took your place in the starring !

There are some very nice improvement on this new version, like the car wreck / damage effect that are not in the old version.

I also notice that Sam is very flexible just after he got hit by the car… or may that be a post production effect ?

Once again, you took this car hit effect to the next level. Great work

@Joel and Toneto: You can find the answer of your question and many others over here: http://www.videocopilot.net/contact.html

@Ellius The old tutorial have never been released, it’s not available, and will probably never be.

Cheers,

Marc.

Damn time zones i gotta wait two days…. damn

hey you really hit Sam , i think he is bleeding

I noticed Tahna is now checking out Mr.K’s butt in this one… I think I need to watch it again, to see if Tino & Sam are watching K’s bits too, since thy normally checkout T’s…???

Youse guys are funny!

Awesome work cant wait but honestly did you get the idea from my youtube after effects hit by car tutorials =]? lol http://www.youtube.com/dillonp23 haha

Wow, nice! Love the small glass fragments that fly off after the hit. And by the way, not that this needs saying because it’s pretty obvious, but Tahna is smokin!

Bones

haha funny man, tahna is hot!

Looks awesome, but I think there is something not quite right with the sound when Sam speaks. Then it even looks like Tahna says “I love you”. Did you ADR the entire thing?

Can’t wait to see how you deformed that car…

To be overly critical, if you step frame it you can see Sam’s shadow is fake, and his face is quite obviously roto’d, but when watched in motion, you can’t tell any of this, which is pretty cool. I too noticed how flexible he is in this. Puppet tool? I think this would be a perfect application of the puppet tool, and much cooler than doing some sort of monty python animation! Hmmmm… that sounds like a cool tutorial idea…

man looks awesome.This is first time i see someone to interact with car.The car is damaged.Cool! :):) I’m waiting

yeap.. he looks kinda roto’d. still cool tho. can’t wait to see how you bent the hood bit.

that was ill, also that girl is actuly AMAZING,

but even more to the point your hoodie is sickk,…. Who is it by?

Awesome as usual, Andrew! Can’t wait!
BTW – Is Tahna Sam’s sister? Cousin? They kind of share similarities.
Uh…around the eyes and nose, that is. No offense to Tahna, of course. But if you picture Sam in a wig and squint really, really, really…um…
You know what? Forget I asked.
Sorry Tahna.

The sound from the dialogue between Tahna and Sam doesn’t match.. We see her move her lips but nuthin comes out… Except that, great as usual.. I’m curious to see how you deformed the hood of the truck after the hit.. 3D maybe…

Kepp up the good work man

ps: Really nicce sweater dude…

So I’ll be getting this tutorial as a birthday present tomorrow! That is AWESOME! Thanks Mr Kramer for all your work!

WOW! looks great! i think it’ll be more cool if you insert car hon to make it more realistic. B)

Man that was AWESOME!

Hey Andrew, im kinda new with filming so i wonder, did you have 2 cameras when you shot the scene, or did film it twice? Im thinking in the beginning when sam talks to tana.

HEY ANDREW,

What happened to your Left CHEECK i could see a dark spot over there…

Was that a reverse action from your friends after the Shot?

HEHEHE!!!!

Andrew дуже дякую за уроки.

She also checks Sams `goods` as he walks away from her in the first part…..

If they are related was this filmed in the deep south?

And if so why was there no banjo track?

Haha, that was a nice shot!
Can’t wait for tomorrow!

you used “kick+snare” for slaping…
it is better to combine snap with clap, or sample yourself hitting Sam for real :]

Dude.. As always – awsome
But why have you punch all of this guys? including Tahna? ;P
Mystriousssssssss….

very cool

Nice, very nice. I like your humor. I think that is one of the secrets of your succes. It’s always entertaining

Greetings from Germany

This is looking so fricking nice. And not only Tahna but you’re tutorial is nice too :p Awsome job. And a very nice hit. Specially your comment at the end made me laugh so hard it scared my neighbours. Can’t wait to see the tutorial.

sweet! i’ve been waiting for this tutorial ever since you announces it like one week ago!

like people above, i’d say that when you watch it frame by frame you can see the shadows are fake and roto, but whatever, in real time motion it really roxx!

cant wait to see how you did to create that effect

actually i was wondering if you filmed tahna and the car together, or if you filmed them separatedly, since she’s not blurred at all and the car really is!

awersome demo, can’t wait for tommorow to watch it!

she looks like she is telling sam what to say… she… kinda moves her lips to sam lines,,,

You guys did it again. That looks so damn real. Cant wait for the tutorial and thanks alot. I like your jokes!

@ Joel

Here’s Andrew’s camera setup: http://www.videocopilot.net/blog/?p=143

That sounded like some Indiana Jones Punch effects at the end haha.

Wow, it’s very nice to see that the car is wrecked after the hit!

Man, I can’t wait to see the tutorial!

Wow! You really took it to the next level.

Man……You are very FUNNY…!!!
& I Mean it.
Thanks Andrew & waiting for the TUT…!!!

just awesome! Can hardly wait…

Hey! such a hot member! i really like the way Sam laughs.guess he must be one funny ,all smiling dude.kinda guy that makes the pack laugh to each minor joke.
can u do a tut on text effects using Tahna ‘s phone no?
imagine a scene of sam trying to kiss Tahna the he does ‘the wicked demon warp!!!” I would save Tahna this time!!!

Kramer, name is highly recognized at trapcode!! Some too, jus like me is insiped by your technix.

ACHA MOTO IWAKE!!!!( Keep da fire burning(in swahili)

The hood gets buckled and everything!!!!! I think I will passout when this gets live.

Finally after two years and countless emails to VCP begging it will be here! I can’t wait.

I didn’t know Sam could talk…

wow , it’s look awesome , very great the incident

Wow. Very nice effect. I know from my some experience that the only way to achieve that is to roto the hit person. So if you did it in some other way I will be suprised alot . Can’t wait to see how you deformed that car . Anyway the shot is soooo realistic in real time watching !! Good job. So only the sound is odd at first but after few times watching it I got use to it .

Greets from Poland,
Martin

Great one Andrew!

Enjoy

Andrew….you are the man! Your team is the best. Everyday I find more and more people and sites crediting VCP and AK for how you have influenced thier work.

The end slap really shows the humor and the fun you all have doing this stuff. I watched it several times…nice laugh for a Monday morning, thx !!!

Looks great; can’t wait.

Not to be overly greedy, but there is also a shot in your reel that shows a car accident from inside the car. Any chance we could get a tut on that sometime?? Pretty please!?!? I actually need to do a shot like that for a project. Thanks again for the awesome work you guys do.

P.S. The footage is so beautifully crystal clear. I may have to step up to HD.

you do realise that sam is going to get you back sometime….if you keep mistreating him he will get you…..lol…..joking….sam wouldnt hurt a fly

oh my god! sam talks! *press mute sam button*

Nice hoodie Andrew.

Looks like a cold day in America?

Awesome Andrew! Love the deleted scene at the end!

Hey, Thank you, i have one video of car hit, but…is very bad….

Edgar

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=rlzXU8QDGiE

I love the way the hood of the truck crumples up upon impact. Very subtle, yet makes it VERY VERY believable. Can’t wait for the tutorial!

On 312F it is visible cut off half Sam face, not really nice;
315F color correction of the shoes is necessary, looks too bright , though a bumper of the machine already directly above them.
Deformation of a cowl – awesome!
324F-328F – The driver has brought down the person, 3 meters drag it on a cowl, but he don’t worry about it. Just look at his hand, it stiil lays on a car door!
Always want to know, how they do that trick! Can’t wait tutorial!

COOL!!!! Nice job dude!

puppettool eh? well stepping by frames makes me excited on doing that stuff too, I’ll try before ya tut. but the cars hood?

hey awesome clip,
i needed your advice on how you made that punching sound in the end, it sounds very real, did you combine various Designer Sound Fx sounds or you made it?
thanks a lot

ps:lot of punching sounds on the net sound very fake.

Only one thing to say…Tana u are so hot..!!!…again GREAT JOB, keep going VC Team!!! you rocks!!!!!

As far as the ADR, there was a little more to the scene but I cut some stuff to make it faster. Perhaps I will post the extended version if I have time. The scene actually continues on as well…

Poor Sam, he’s the brunt of all disasters, because I knew that Sam goes through all these things I couldn’t stop laughing!

Great work guys! Can’t wait to see it.

That was so cool I’m waiting for the tutorial. And I really want to know how did you get that cool punch sound? I’ve been trying to find one for ages.

Looks great! Very funny…. Fede de Argentina.

Good Lord!!! Tahna was very very pretty… ^_^ and im loving it ^_^
nice andrew!!! *Slaps* haha… ^_^

http://www.videocopilot.net/reel.html

There is the old Scene!!

lol

I did a car hit a while back but it looks no where near as cool as this one. Cant wait for the tutorial. Check out my car hit I did last fall.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UobxabpUGF4

I did a “car-hit” a year ago, thought it turned out pretty good. Well. After watching this… heh, I think I´m going to try it again.

Well, I have one thing to say, “YAY, TINO!”

I also did a “car-hit” effect a while ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZndBuyEfMVs
As you probably can notice, i used a shi**y dv-cam

I can’t hear the sound in the video.. I’ll try dloading QTime later..

Fair Play Andrew, that’s great fun!

What a beautiful camera. Love it.

-Jeff Briant

Just love it! A very nice short clips!

We never found out if she accepted sams proposal!

Hey great effect!

Look this video I made with a friend before your tutorial.
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=p_UQoBlCKyg

Awesome. I’ll see it tomorow.
Keep it up Andrew.

HAHAHHAHHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA

haha

right after the car “hits” sam, you can see him becoming very flexible :]

nice attempt though, curious on the tutorial

Funny one this time
Pretty cool Andrew
Thanks again

I dont quite get why people feel the need to critique the video?
If you can do it better, why are you waiting for a tutorial?

Not suggesting that everything Andrew Kramer does is perfect or untouchable, but surely the point is to benefit from the professional knowledge he passes on, rather than try to bring him down a peg or two.

The effect is undeniably awesome.

You see thats why you should always look both way when being part of an Andrew Kramer video tutorial. HAHA!

At first I was worried about Sam’s well being but then looked back at your older tutorials and realized he has a super human healing ability. Thats why he was able to be chilling on the truck after the video was done. PHEW!

nice, i like how the front of the car bends when it hits Sam (feeling sorry for him…………………..not) anyways, nice effect, waiting forward for the tutorial and nice acting by the Tahna..

keep up the good work as always

p.s.: nice humour:D

Hey Andrew,

Very nice job (as usual).

Just like Joel (see above), I’d be quite happy to know which cam you used for that clip…

Many thanks for all your work.

Who’s car are you sat on at the end?

huh…all i saw in the vid was tahna lol

Andrew that is a Great Job and the effects are awesome. Love ur work and that new girl is Hot!!!

As Andrew can’t remember Sam in this Blog-Post… I guess it is no visual effect poor Sam RIP

i like how you did the damage on the truck ,that looked real.

This is really great, cant wait to see it. I wanna share this one with ya a really nice car hit..fake of cuz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rc9NCZtCi0

Love how the hood bends

i love the end that made me laugh lol can’t wait for the tutoiral to come out

Poor Sam

i jus tried this at home (after looking thoroughly for a don’t try dis at home warning but there wasn’t any, so i guess it was safe to procede) so i set up the shot with my cousin in the road, using a car instead of a van. It worked great…really spectacular, the hood bent, glass shattered and everything…just have one question….how to I get my cousin to move again?

lol j/k

Also….assuming that Andrew planned to hit sam with a van, i’m sure the slap scene was short before :p

lol. that car was very sneaky

Andrew, I wouldn’t show this one to your wife…..Check out where Tahna is looking after you come in and out of the frame….

Hey Andrew,

GREAT stuff ya got there! The footage looks amazing!

I was wondering what camera you used for this shoot. Sorry if it’s already been asked, but the picture looks amazing! Thanks man!

Poor Sam, to brutal ..!! Love the end!!:D

waaoww andrew!!! OTTOMAN smack !!!

You have to put Tahna in the CONTACT LIST !!!

Little off track, but your video looks much like film.

Would you mind telling us what Lens / adapter you used?

Pleeaaaaaaaaaaase

I love that you make a smaal story beafore the FX shot. It gives the FX more meaning, and is more fun to watsh. The effects is just a tool to tell the storry, and not the storry it self…
god work!
-Daniel (Norway)

So… Is this that “that one time… cause you hit your head” one time?
Ouchie.

Can not wait till tomorrow!

ps. Tahna is totally checking our your butt at the end, Andrew

around Halloween, i shot my boss getting hit by a bus. i made it more challenging for myself by shooting both plates handheld. i then stabilized one plate and match moved it to the other. i think it came out great, until my boss asked me to throw some blood splatter in there. i thought it came out lame, but he loved it…
http://revver.com/video/409660/man-hit-by-bus/

lmao! i love the “Sss..ss” part.. Anyways thanks again for the hard work man.
Peace

Looks amazing. Can’t wait until tomorow

Who is the owner of the car at the end ? :p
Anyways, funny end, and great result.

Looking forward to seing it (would love more of those endings/extra materials)

looks good! bring on tomorrow…. one thing after watching this vid…. we need more of Tahna in the tutorials!! haha

take it easy

looks g8….i guess u hav used green screen on Sam…he is lookin little shorter in front of car as compare to Tahna n why she keep lookin at ur back while u talkin?ask her..he he!

Reminds me of a great little film from Australia’s Blue-tongue films called Spider:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2073149075

The effect not only has some very creative in car panning near the end, but really sells a car hit effect. Not sure how they did it and the stars are both stuntmen I think but…

Worth a watch.

Cheers,

Chris

ps. Sam, you shoulda Dodged and you wouldn’t have gotten Ram’d

NEXT TIME ANDREW, YOU HAVE TO BE AN ACTOR!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@ Andrew Kramer: I would love to see an extended version of that clip. I also would love to see this kind of clips for every future tutorial. Keep up the amazing work!

PS: Why are you hitting your comrades every time I see you (except the Valentine’s Day video with Katie)? First the Designer Sound FX promo special extended bonus thingy with you hitting Sam in the face, now this one. Is it because you know how to roll, baby?

Andrew,
Is Tahna going to be doing any more tutorials with you? She’s way better looking than Sam! Sorry Sam, you’re cool though guy! Nice clip, can’t wait for the tutorial!

Phil

God has blessed you Andrew

OMG, I love you guys!

Andrew,
I like the idea of this tutorial. I like what I’ve seen so far. I had an initial feeling that something wasn’t quite right with the shot. Mainly at the initial contact. Like Chris, I thought of Nash Edgerton’s Spider. The effects were done in part my Morgan Jones of Australia. Check out his reel for a breakdown:
http://mo.rgan.com.au/reel/reel.mov

The fact that she really is being pulled at a high speed with a wire rig makes her motion seem right.
~Kingsley

@chris

That film was brilliant. REALLY clever.

The tutorial looks amazing It appears the driver had a motive though. Otherwise he wouldnt just keep on driving like nothing happened… hehe.

Blue-tongue films are an awesome group…nash and Joel Edgerton are my heros…check out nash’s amazing stunt reel and other delights (spider) at:

http://www.bluetonguefilms.com

sam and tahna look like relatives :S

Pretty cool stuff Andrew! You allway inspiring me. This time: Crew-Slapping!

Rudi
http://www.revostock.com/ViewProfile.html?&ID=493

awesome its was very realistic

This my ‘video-copilot educated guess’ of how i think the effect was pulled off.

Andrew photoshops Sam out of the scene (or alternatively masks him out) puts him on a pre-composed layer, then uses the puppet tool to bend Sam onto the hood of the car. Also takes a couple of shots of the scene with Tahna and the moving vehicle and seperately Sam walking out onto the street.

The bending of the hood may have been done using some composting of static objects most probably extracted from the car.

Tihee =) Forgive me Andrew, this is only my guess…i could be wrong….but i’m sure there are more ways to do the same thing….=)

Actually there is no bending in this shot or puppet tool. Although I will demonstrate that part in the tutorial and ways to use the puppet tool. Sam is all original, just rotated to make it more extreme. No photoshop used. The hood was created with images but you’ll have to wait and see how. There is a good amount of roto work to be done…

HEY NICE VIDE WHAT CAMERA DID YOU USE.(YOU PROBLY WON T SAY ANYTHING
)

@ SOME PERSON….

If you look at the FAQ section, Andrew mentions which camera he uses.

Great stuff, can’t wait…i can see there is some roto to do as i also see movement in sams arm as he is hit by the motion of the vehicle…but i guess the aim is to get it looking as realistic as possible even after the car hits sam…having him interact or simulating the interaction with Sam and the vehicle…

Good Acting Sam!…I could swear it looks like you’ve been hit by a vehicle before…hehehe….=)

Anyways, i might say something that’s totally way-off to what ur gonna show us in the tutorial so might as well save me the shame…

Andrew, do you exercise? cuz i can see you’re a skinny guy

Looks good. The only small critique I’d offer is that you break the 180 rule when Sam walks away. Its necessary, I guess, to separate the dialogue from the effects shot and its not too jarring.

Quick question. Have you come across the issue of H.264 slightly washing out the colors in video compressed with it? I have a work-around that involves messing with the video track settings using quicktime, but it prevents the clip from streaming. Any suggestions, Andrew?

a little off topic but that girl is beautiful

well don’t take my word for it or anything.. but I heard that Tahna is really Mark Jacob’s (the dorky Technology Officer of VCP) sister and that’s the only way he got the job was because the VCP team was trying to get with her and well.. looks like he is the Technology Officer after all right?! :-]

lol, good work Andrew “Dice Clay” Kramer

so we need the puppet tool to do some stuff and do we have it in AE 7 PRO?

I know you slapped your friends, but Tino looked as if he wanted to slap you back
And??? Sam laughed as if he was dreaming about retribution

LOL HAHA, Great stuf Andrew, look forward to the tut.

Thanks to everyone involved in the new tutorial.

there is an error, the guy of the car doesnt react check this

http://img99.imageshack.us/my.php?image=123123xf0.jpg

lol

sam looks like a muppet

First the Bullet and now this, Mr Kramer you spoil us!

Also, did I spot Tahna checking out Sam’s butt just as he exits the frame?

Inquiring minds want to know.

I can’t believe I didn’t notice before, but you crossed the line!!! Aaargh!!!

When you know the rules, you can break them.

Consider these scenarios for breaking this rule:

1. When objects or actors are in motion
2. Introducing new geography

Breaking rules just to break them is not a good idea but in order to see Tahna’s reaction the rule was broken.

For all of you who have no idea what we are talking about check out a book called the 5 C’s of Cinematography. It’s and older book but the information is gold.

Wow Andrew! you are awesome, you’re actors are awesome. Great job. I hope to see tutorials coming for a long time.

Looks cool. I see how you didn’t smack any of them at the end.

Hey ,
This message is for Sam…. I want to thank Sam for his contribution in making this tutorials…. I don’t know how many have thanked you, but i seriously think…. without you it would have not been possible… So thank you for being the innocent lab subject, always being used by Andrew for some experiment. And also i wish you luck and also a speedy recovery.. considering the fact that Andrew, this time got you hit by a car .

And Andrew, thanks a lot man for all the amazing dvds and tutorials…Love them…

Best of luck for the future.
Regards
Sudhanshu

ok let’s not play the critique game here.. for anyone who just watches VCP tutorials just because they look cool and doesn’t actually know anything about cinematography.. like myself, cough.. the 180 rule is just simply some weird obsessive compulsive law that characters should maintain their position respective to the viewer solely either on the left or the right of an imaginery (see what I mean) line that splits between the characters throughout the shot.. so when Toucan Sam leaves, Mark Jacob’s sister is on the right, but before she was on the left.. (ahhh, now you get it).. and this allegedly somehow disorients the viewer.. note that such ludicrous thinking is usually confided to people taking cinema classes and what not where they talk about senseless cinematography stuff.. I–just look at the pictures.. and if the book has no pictures–I close it.. ok, umm now if you really wanted to pick something out you might have wanted to say well wait a minute.. the velocity at which Mark’s sister was traveling towards the car, and the velocity at which Toucan Sam was flying to the right when hit did not match to the overly trained eye.. being that there was no change in her velocity (no time remapping) to match the apparent camera blur of T.S.’s movement.. which would thus indicate to you that a horizontal directional blur was applied.. it’s kind of like having multiple fps in the same shot.. and that doesn’t happen.. you can’t be at 24 fps and 50fps in the same shot at the same moment.. unless you are making a really cool movie.. which is what AK always does.. so therefore it is highly acceptable.. and besides.. the focus goes to Sam being hit by a car and so you don’t notice the little stuff; and was it just me that recognized that particular/ cc particle world was used for the metal sparks on the floor? and you know I also have a feel the wheels were directional blurred too? o well.. I, thank AK for all that he does.. imagine what kind of untamed forums, and late night IRC chat rooms we’d be on begging to learn AE when we have VCP.net.. I don’t know about you but VCP has saved me a ton of time, effort, and unnecessary stress–plus he has hot babes in his videos–keep it up!!

Just to be clear Tahna is not related to anyone that works with VC…

darn, it was just a rumor then.. thank you AK :-]!
and to note, my girlfriend wants me to tell you that
she thinks you are the most gorgeous guy ever
and if I didn’t say it she was going to kick me and
the laptop out of the house lol–yikes :-!

First time we have actually seen you guys talk…good choice of words.

Tahna’s not related!? …Cool!…

Hey Jive T…i did notice the sparks at first but thought it was sparks from the tyres (which didn’t make sense) but before posting anything about it i reviewed it and saw that it was meant to seem as if it were coming from the impact from the front of the car. And then some trubulence was added to the particles to make it look like it was affected by the cars motion but that looked kinda weird…but the particles then kind of just dissappear…is it supposed to be the case?….i would expect it to bounce of the road and rest there….

But that’s all cool anyway…it looks totally rad…even for a VCP educated guy like me….

Hey i forgot to ask, do we have to rotoscope Tahna in the scene…it kinda looks like another job again…but if it makes it realistic enough theeeeeeeen….sigh…whatever…bring it on…

now the only reason kicking me and the laptop out would be such a threat is that around our home when AK releases a new product the night before is like New Year’s Eve.. infact we call it New Release’s Eve and we gather around the fireplace, drink eggnog and even have a mistletoe.. now getting back to reality lol, we should have a VCP forum because this site is just the best site on the internet.. I would moderate if you let me Mr. Kramer.. for only 3 pence too sir.. but you’re right Paul S., AK can make anything look good.. he’s like one of those people that come up to you and tell you about e-commerce and Mcdonald’s and residual income–except he actually delivers LOL.. and btw.. I would definately wear like 98% of all the t-shirts that were submitted especially 3138, 3336, 3341, and like 1-3380.. personally my shirt would’ve said something like “wiggle(it,just a little bit)” or “come on, I wanna layer” or something funny like that but my goodness.. those shirts were just something else.. it just goes to show how great this site truly is.. oh, and I just checked and it does look like the particles are bouncing off the ground.. so I am assuming a floor was placed on the ground in particular and just set to bounce and the particles opacity/life keyframed over time.. or there could have just been a squirrel with a bucket of intergalactic space matter that was paid by VCP to throw them out of the car’s front bumper as AK shot the scene.. but I mean what do I know.. it could be just an effect :-$. and btw, VCP has a high amount of fans all over the world as you can tell since some posts look like they were translated.. gees, if AK keeps this up him and the team will be in Hollywood before they know it!!

Some of these blog posts are starting to read like a book!
Come on people keep it…
short, to the point, and friendly, but most of all keep it 2 paragraphs MAX!

Thank you, That is all for now.

Good one Team, entertaining and we learn something to boot.

thanks, I’m looking forward to seeing how the car’s hood was done.

thanks for the hard work

- Derrick

lol. yeh – i hope to god that we’re roto’ing the car, not Sam..although i suspect both as Sam rotates a bit..also Tahna walks into the shot so thats more roto…anyone say ‘greenscreen’? would certainly make things a lot easier!

-Luke

Slapped by Andrew Kramer! Better than an autograph!

Oh gosh! Love the video! My personal opinion was that the car maybe driving to slow. I don’t know, maybe it’s all about taste. Anyway, love the slap at the end!! HAHA, I didnt really expect that. You made my day – as usuall!

well Derrick van Niekerk im guessing the bent in the front hood was done using the liquefy effect.

she was soo totally checking you out at the end.

Awesome Vid

That is awesome. The tutorials aren’t only awesome because of the new knowledge, but you crack me up so much. I call people in from around the house just so they can listen to the jokes at the start and end of tutorials lol.

OMG This tut is great !!! I think with a litle bit of a braking from the car will be better . Keep up the good work

LOL Andrew this girl was constantly looking at you !

All good from Bulgaria .

great shot! is it possible we’re finally using the puppet tool from cs3? cant wait for this tutorial. just one litle thing: in the end im missing that squeeking sound of the car fully breaking, like this for example: http://my.break.com/content/view.aspx?ContentID=205459

thanx again!

What camera did you use… that picture is crystal clear…. *jaw drops*

wow, wat a punch Andrew, U really have the Power !!! hehehehhe

Ok now that Sam is dead, All the tutorials from now on will be with Tahna right?

Andrew, here its soon 12.00 pm!!! So you better post it!! Im gonne film the footage soon!!!
!!!

!!!!!!!!

*Harry*

There was an erlier article about the equipment.
Here:

http://www.videocopilot.net/blog/?p=143

Wow for a camera!!

There is a mean bad edit in there when she’s talkin’ and nothing’s being heard. I know your tryin/ to teach us and all but tell Sam he could do better than that!

From the Hate Sam Clan!

I am willing to bet Tahna will wish you had pixelated her head out by the amount of comments on here… Beginning to sound like a Trek convention and she is 7 of 9

The Red One starts at about $17,000 just for the body. Add in the Lens, Powerpack, Hard drive, Monitor/LCD, etc and you are looking at a good $35,000. The lens alone is 6 or 7K. I’m sure my wife will let me finance one right away. In fact I’ll take two.

hi andrew that tutorial looks like another great one!

I am so impressed, my videocopilot dvd arrived today, i only ordered it on friday! and im in the UK
A well presented dvd, this really is the perfect companion piece to a a amazing 2 years of learning.

Anyone who has been impressed with this site, buy the DVD you wont be sorry

tara

a car hit!!!!
why you don’t use a Crane hit or some kind of Truck
because sam need some like that you know
oh i’m just joking
thank you man i can’t waiting

Well I think I won’t be very creative, but o_O It is truly Awesome !!

You keep impressing me day after day, can’t wait to see that tutorial.
And as it’s already been said, Tahna is …. wonderful ^^

See ya.

PS : Sam U rock too

where the hell did you get that freaking cool hoodie from??

Oh yes been waiting for this one for a while really need it for my next production.

Ps. you got him.

omg!! she look good! thats all i wanted to say

@kris: thats not all. yes, shes awesome. but whats about sam. all are always crying that the girl is nice and that andrew is the best.

but head down, sam is just cool. always there and make that funny thinks!

So, a tribute tu Sam!

So, now i am looking for the tut… not there… hm

i love this……

for ALL those people who ask about “what camera?” etc… PLZ PLZ read other posts, or search the site – I find it extremely rude you don’t give others the decency of reading the info provided… NO FORUMS either, it’s part of the VCP Rules!

Almost the 4th down here in Oz VCP… waiting patiently for a new tute… youse rock!

you guys always make me smile… =)

That is sooooo cool…I can’t wait to see how you did it…… and I loved the slap in the end…..Kind of reminded me of the Three Stooges……LOL

I love this kind of stuff! Great work! Only thing I would add is the driver slamming on his brakes. A good tire screech as though the driver saw Sam too late and attempted to stop.

For those of you who wants too se the original “hit by car” clip, you can find it on the Reel.

Just go to “Contact” (at the top right) and then scroll down to just before the FAQs. There you can find the reel with a little promo featuring a bunch of clips, including the original hit by car clip, and i must say – this looks way lot better.