Hi, Looks great!

Wheres the tut? hahaha…

that is funny

That was lucky for us that you had the quick thinking to open the window or you would have been blow away and no vcp for us .
it must have been from watching road runner or some other cartoons . lol

wow awesome work and perfect colors for me… do you need a pilot? cause you have lots of co-pilots!!!

Looks very nice.

Would love to see it moving, but i don’t think that it’s possible ^^

greets

That looks cool, so realistic.

Could we able to see it when it is all done?

Awesome stuff Kramer… Awesome

seriously
where is the tutorial…
Great work
looks real
but….
TUTORIAL

No tutorial guys… there will be others. 3D tracking still on the way. Remember you don’t need a tutorial to start experimenting.

Wow, nice. I like the blur, looks very realistic.
keep up the good work!

I’m gonna pay for this tut!

Looks beautiful nice job! I would like to see your old helicopter video too and would love to see that still image in motion.

So crazy I just got finished rendering a shadow of a helicopter flying in Cinema 4D :). Love the new site and looking forward to more tutorials!

Wow that looks pretty impressive, it would be great to see your old helicopter video.

where is the PILOT in the cockpit? xD
And the vCo-Pilot? xD or is controled by remote control?

Hmm, am I the only one that is interested in seeing your old helicopter footage? I would like to see it

Hey andrew. Not tutorial. But did you make the helicopter AND your doing all the other things? or are you compositing it onto the frame and adding debris.
Programs to make the heli?
Any way AK. Looking good man your getting bigger and bigger as the days go on. i remember when you only had about 4 tutorials up here… peace man

Did you do the modeling of the helicopter or are you “just” compositing the scene? Anyway looks good. Reminds me of transformers.

you don’t need a tutorial to start experimenting,, well said. But i needed your tutorials to experiment with AEx.
That Heli looks Cool, did you model it or was it the 3d dept.?

I purchased the model, there are some good free ones online as well. I textured and lit the scene in Max. I was going to add a Pilot but I’ll probably just tint the windows. Problem Solved.

you purchased the model,mmmmhh.
that’s weak,mate

Hey Andrew is it a match move then comp on live footage?

Hey! I am frank,your little fan from China!I like your works very much!

when i first look at it ,i thought it was a photograph…amazing work Andrew!

BTW,welcome to China for the Olympics!

It looks really cool great job! Are you going to make the same video as 7 years ago, only better?

im really waiting for your new 3D tutorials Andrew. i have been experimenting myself with Boujou/3DSmax/AE and i cant wait to see your workflow.

This one is going to be a little more serious and intense.

@ sam
“you purchased the model,mmmmhh.
that’s weak,mate”

You dont have to grow oranges to make orange juice

Ben

Picture looks really great (and I’m jealous, lighting in 3D is still hard for me), but… the BG looks a little flat… Is that a texture on a plane ?

The BG is a real photo actually

That looks insane… At least you have a copilot
What did you use After Effects for (except for color correcting)? Or its just Maya?

Good job and good luck!
Ori Lahav

It`s too late,
u like stay up at night?

hey andrew nice work and thanks for every tutorial out there.
and do u make AE tutorials only or do u have other software tuts ??

Nice, just don’t tell us your client is Michael Bay.

Pity theres no pilot inside Andrew

Wow boujou is really cool, you have to teach us the UI rite? lots of commands in it…

@Brad
“Nice, just don’t tell us your client is Michael Bay…”

To me it looks like Donald Trump’s helicopter

Spectacular !

Your client must be very proud of you

BG looking so flat. If you use 3d Max try experimenting with displace modifier and , noise%smoke maps.

The bg is a photo of a real desert, I’m not sure I can get it to look more real

http://www.videocopilot.net/blogstuff/desert.jpg

Cool.

Do you have any sites where the 3D models can be downloaded ? :D:D:D

Love the look of that shot, especially the grain.

This point is great…!!!
I really want to test my skills in projects.
even free projects but i can’t find
could you tell me where can i test my skills in AE ……?
or how ……?
thanks for sharing…..

It looks realistic in still frame but what about animation?

to jens from denmark and everyone who wants to do something similar

http://www.3dexport.com/img-apache-heli-with-missles-6675.htm

I think all the people who are saying the background looks flat are hilarious. They’re the same people that wished their sunglasses came with built in color correction. Jens from denmark: a good place to download 3d models is http://www.turbosquid.com they have models for all the major 3d programs and there’s a lot of free ones on there to play with. I actually just downloaded a free helicoptet model, it’s not the best but it’s perfect for experimenting with

Hey please post stuff like this in the Showcase Forum only! OH it’s the blog! Sorry, the force of habit.

Great work Andrew,I think the background looks more fake than the helicopter.

i want the animation

Excellent stuff.
Would love to watch them, especially that old video. Sounds hilariously awesome!

Looks beautiful. I hope to learn 3D in the future.

Wow….that looks too sweet to be true.

that looks really great!
I wait for your selfmade action movie
This would be amazing

this is sooo amazing!
adrew, could you post the first helicopter clip you made 7 years ago?

Love the subtle sun reflection in the window.

And I love these regular non-tutorial blog posts to keep something new on the page in between projects.

Keep up the great work

great shot!

OMG, NICEEEEEEE Make a tutorial for this =d.

Looks good… but where is the pilot?

I killed him.

Cool, were you going to use Horizon for the background? Or is the helicopter doing the turning and not the camera?

Looks fantastic. Although the background looks a little flat, I’m sure it isn’t noticed while in motion ;).

This is very nice. Will you ever be able to tell us what it is for so we can watch for it?

Andrew Kramer:
I killed him.

ahahahahaahhaahah! coolest comment i ever

The vid is awesome!!

Holy Malony what the hell?This looks fantastic i want to see the final project!!!!

Btw what is the name of the heat effect, when the chopper is flying towards the camera?

Looks real nice, Andrew. If I might suggest, if you wanted to get the helicopter looking just that touch better, you could give it the good ol’ dust n’ scratches in ZBrush. All things considered, it’s one of the cheaper tools out there, and it’d work right in with your 3DS Max workflow.
Right now the heli looks a bit to polished to me, if it’s supposed to be ominous and antagonistic. Just a thought.

Good stuff. I like how the heat is coming from the helicopter’s engine.

Wow, Andrew. Awesome work. Do I dare ask where you bought this model?

Turbosquid?

ya there are a few cool free ones at turbosquid

i liked this one

http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/200104

A tutorial on how to buy 3D models please..

BTW, AfterEffectsJUnkie, that heat effect is just a displacement map, probably using a simple fractal noise for reference. It’s an effect you can likely piece together yourself from previous tutorials.

I love the audio!… well, I like the lot, but subtle things like audio get ignored sometimes.

As always, tops stuf Mr.K.

I think 3D Tracking training coming very soon. And this is very cool Andrew! Thank’s! Waiting for pro tips!Experiments is very good, but you can loose time for nothing.

I mean myself.

unbeliaveble…
that inspired me

Looks really great.

Andrew…Wat if Sam Loya grabs and smashes the helicopter like the hulk ? lol…Great…i luv it.

WOW!!!

Actually, this can be done with a simple expression… : D

Damn you hay Mgoot Andrew Kramer

Hey Andrew that’s pretty cool stuff, did you use Max scaline to render right?
I really like the general tone of the video

looks nice like always. But I think the background looks so flat because it is a real photo

I hope Im not shocking you but photos are 2D not 3D

is there going to be a tutorial on how we can do that for some war footage.

Great clip, now i gotta get back to juicing.-Brucie GTA 4

Wow is that cool! I posted a request about a year ago asking for a helicopter tutorial on how to make something like I saw in Transformers. I know you said no tut on this but I’d really like to get a general idea how something like this is pulled off.

Looks like a copter CG cut scene that could fit right into the Battlefield games

@Roger and everyone else asking for a tutorial or how this was done.

Did you bother reading the comments? Its a 3D model he downloaded/purchased and the desert is a still image. Animate the 3D model (in the appropriate 3D program) to make a turn towards the camera then export it. Put it in AE and add a displacement/heat effect when/where needed, animate the still image background to move from right to left. Done (or at least one basic way of doing it).

Anyone who has watched most of AKs tutorials should be able to break this down on his/her own. It amazes me how little some of you learn from these tutorials and actually rely on having absolutely everything spelled out for you. No wonder we see mostly exact copies of these tuts on youtube with little variation or innovation.

You’ve got one of the greatest FREE compositing and visual effects “schools” in front of you, pay attention in “class,” for the love of Sam!

Hey, I think several of you are acting very rude towards Andrew Kramer. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you. If I was Andrew Kramer I would postpone the tutorial simply because of morons demanding it as if it was a guaranteed service(please don’t though lol). As for all of you who only have the imaginative power to copy Kramer’s tutorials, you’re all pretty dull and should quit any ventures in this field because there are thousands of uncreative minds floating around and quite frankly we don’t need anymore. They are there to extract information so you can use it in your own creative ways. In other words, don’t complain about tutorials that Andrew works hard to complete for FREE.

Andrew, i love ure interaction on the forums and comments. besides the products and tutorials of course.

Very cool Andrew!

will you do tutorials for that andrew?.. great job! astig!

Very cool Andrew.
I was thinking about getting Craft Animation plug-in
have you any advise or know about it?

Can you delete my post above, I miss spelled my name.

wow that is pretty cool… we forgive you for not having any tutorials out lately hahahaha

not only is that cool but inspiring to see what is possible with these programs… good work Andrew!

Forum SN: tequilaman2006

The animation looked great Andrew!

Would really love to see a Tutorial on sumthing similar to that!! Looks AwSoMe dude!!

wouldnt depth of field solve the problem of your flat desert bg?

@lebandit600

“wow awesome work and perfect colors for me… do you need a pilot? cause you have lots of co-pilots!!!”

Actually I’m pretty sure we are the pilots and Andrew is our copilot.

Check this out! Indy Mogul congratulates VC for the lightsaber tuts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHSVjIUml50

Good grief, you guys pine for a tutorial on everything. I bet if he posted a video of a poo he took in a toilet flushing, there’d be a load of people saying, “TUTORIAL!!11!1!” It’s getting a bit old.

Also, please stop asking where the pilot is. Andrew already told you exactly what happened.

This is looking awesome. I don’t think you did, but did you do anything to make the mountains are move slower than the foreground elements to create some depth? I think I’m imagining things, but it looks as if there is some nice depth to the background.

And I agree with a few of the others here. People aren’t reading previous posts so they’re asking questions that have been asked already and many people here aren’t acting very grateful for what we have.

@ the comments made about those who just copy the tutorials exactly: I agree but at the same time I don’t. I do think that people need to be creative and come up with their own ideas, but I don’t think that people can be completely creative when they aren’t completely fluent in the use of their tools. So, it’s smart for people to learn what they can first (that’s what this place is for) so that that when they go to create something that is truly their own, they can really get into the zone and don’t have to think about what they’re doing - they can just do it. Obviously it’s still really important to experiment so I’m not advocating people do nothing but VC tutorials, simply emphasizing the importance of learning first.

Hey Andrew
Sweet job! I just finished a similar job for a client but used a developmental aircraft he designed and is marketing to the military. I modeled in Maya with post in AE. Keep up the great service your doing. I finished my degree about a year ago and I can appreciate the traing that you are providing FOR FREE…so everyone be patient and grateful!

Hey i been working on something like that. With a BlackHawk helicopter like yours not as great and detail but i am getting there, Very nice work indeed.

@Alec,
if it bothers you, don’t read them!

Hey Andrew, did you model the helicopter as well?

That was uber cool! he he

- Derrick

Hi Andrew,

really cool. I can’t wait to watch your new 3D Tracking tutorial.

Cheers,

Thorsten

http://www.StrongMocha.com

Andrew you are the man. The things I have learned from you have propelled my future into a direction I never thought it could go. Thank you so much for everything!

There’s snow way you could have done that without serious effort. Looks good!

*I’ll understand if you delete this lame attempt at a joke*

Nice detail. I like the snow version when the helicopter turns in, how the snow also changes direction along with the vibration.

You are the man! As simple as that.

Snow version is awesome! Did you do all the snow effects to the bg photo in PS?

Helicopter is good…I would of put a 2D plane in front of the helicopter for a reflection in the cockpit window, that was the only thing that stood out to me…

and BTW some of those posts mentioned above are spot on…if you don’t know the basics of compositing (EG. FG/BG) then what have you been learning on this site?

I bet the copy cats don’t even create new project files…they shoot their own plates then take the project files provided by the VCP team and slot it in. Shame.

Also, as gifted as andrew is, there are a team of artists behind him. Where are their kudos? all I read is andrew this andrew that…

the biggest amateur mistake you could think is that VFX is a one man show. Shame

Love the snow version. The BG in the snow version looks 3D, Yes or No?

thanx for sharing, its really eeeuh /me is finding words eeuh its hot… not the snow cause that’s cold, im trying to say… awesome work.

The BGs are images and they are done in AE with an interesting technique I’ll talk about soon.

OK!!! WE DONT WANT A TUTORIAL….WE WANT A VIDEO COPILOT PRODUCUT CALLED “THE HELICOPTER” WITH THE AE7 and 3D TUTORIALS!!!!

Andrew, please don’t come out with a 3D tracking tutorial. We don’t need it. Thanks though.

We? Is there a mouse in your shirt pocket?

Good things come to those who wait

hey Andrew. just watched the desert movie clip… i was watching it slow and right near the end the helicopter guns and etc look like they have heat haze around them. Was this intentional or is it coz’ of the camera shake?? if i was intentional how did u add it? was it some kind of wave warp?
cheers,
James

Andrew, Hassbundu must be using reverse psychology, because we (my mouse and I) most definitely want a 3D tracking tutorial.

Very cool the bg image is done in AE sounds interesting.

Vue can make your real desert like more real.

OMG! You’re my hero Andrew! I gonna tattoo your name on my arm. Joking.

I love the snow version. And that interesting technique for BG is indeed very interesting…

The snow version looks SO good.
The atmospheric elements really all come together to sell it.

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Hassbundu says: Andrew, please don’t come out with a 3D tracking tutorial. We don’t need it. Thanks though.

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I’m checking vc all the time i cant wait for the 3d tracking tutorial!

I like the show version, way better than the other one

the snow one looks like a coors light commercial, with the frozen train

You could put some color on it
the rest i loved.
Anyway
was that a AH 1Z or some other that looks like?

I think your turbulate is a little strong. I’d tone it down a bit or add another and lower their frequencies. I usually get a nice effect using two low freq. that criss-cross; although, it kills at render time; and add just a bit more refl as soon as the real environment kicks in. Nice.

-Will.

What textures did you use for the model? You used 3D STUDIO to texture it?

Ohhhhhh, VERY VERY nice!

That one at Turbosquid that Jayen is referring to -

http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/200104

in my opinion is probably the BEST free Longbow you can get your hands on.

Hassbundu is crazy, bring on the 3D tracking!

Nice project Andrew. I would expect a much more photorealistic render. I am disappointed

Did you try rendering with Mental Ray?

Hey Andrew, nice footage u got there. one thing left me curious though… How did you texturize the model? what program you used? if it was photoshop, could tell us how?
You could tell us by means of a tutorial, a post or a thread on the forum of our beloved (new) site that we know and love.

Best wishes, for all of VC team and especially your familly

ctrl+z.. I think you are not right about my reverse psychology.

OMG.

All you “haters” please stop writing stuff like: “Please dont make 3D tracing tut” and “I would expect a much more photorealistic render. I am disappointed”.

Seriously, AK is making all these tutorials for free, and this negative responding is all you got left for him? COME ON GUYS. Try apreciate what he’s doing. Dont think that many of you would make FREE tutorials even if you had the same skills as AK.

- Jacob Czepluch

jacob.. relax.. do you think if we didn’t love andrew kramer we would be wasting our time on his site?!
I think that you are the smartest person in the world right now.. and my reverse psychology is not working.

Love. Lets share a bit more of it.

yessss.

very awesome inspiring I learned from just watching it,
glad your into 3d max too. if you dont mind me asking
how many ketframes for one 360 rotation of the rotor?

cheers from MN USA
Pat

This is like watching a scene from “Transformers”. Beautiful job!

Jacob Czepluch, I’m not being negative. But have you even looked at the animation AK posted? We all know how good AK is. I’m just saying I expect an even better render in the end. You can’t always expect 100% positive constructive criticism. Otherwise noone would get anywhere in this world. I think many can agree with me.

can you show us the final product of your project after is done? im pretty sure everyone would like to see it
thanks!

The first scene looks better then the snow scene.

The first scene: really great work. Everything looks realistic, nice camera shake, but as soon as the camera goes toward the gun of the helicopter and the flare hits the screen, we can see it’s 3D. I would something out on that. Seems it’s missing some reflection on the gun.

The snow shot: The snow is really nice. I like the details, especially when the camera moves and we see the snow going in the same direction. But, again the gun is missing some detail and the mountains in the back look fake

This is what I have to say… I could say plenty of good stuff and we all know you rock AK, but I prefer giving constructive criticism.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Discussions can be continued in the forum please.

I think we should all hold hands and eat cupcakes immediately! Oh my gosh.. okay which one of you stole my care bear mug?!.. I want an answer!

How long does it take to actually model the helicopter? I know you purchased the model, but if you were to actually model it yourself to that detail, how long would it take?

i love this kind of work and i wish that one day you find the time to show us how we can do somthing like that. its very intresting cuase i cant find a good resourse on this kind of animation. very impressive. is the snow trapcode sir andrew?

Holy monkey nuggets,

Make a dvd of this and I would buy it for $200 for the disc! Great job man, you inspire me daily (or weekly depending upon posts )

I like the snow shot, how did u make it?
Trapcode Particular or 3DMax?

regards from Germany
Oliver

I would pay 200$ for a tutorial DVD too

That looks great!! Specially the snow version!! I’m wondering how did you create the snow? Did you use Particular or something else?

Hello Andrew, great job (I know you already know )
Where do you get the sound? This is one of the biggest problems of “indie film makers”. For example, Almost no one would be able to record an helicopter sound…

Ori Lahav.

HOHOOOOO :d
Very Nice compositing
Specially the snow Version.
We’re waiting for your new 3D tracking Tutorial . :))
Thanks
Good Luck
http://After-Effects.Blogfa.Com

Great work Andrew,…
one suggestion though,…
Heli should have the wheels closed in when flying LOL…
but never the less, great job

i’m really impressed with the way the picture in the backgroung moves with a really nice simulated parallax effect. I always tried to make such effect to have less flat bg, i even tried to use similar technics like the you did in the 3D cam projection tut, but it never came out nice.

Good rendering… nice work… waiting for tut..

Hey, nice job. Actually liked the desert one better, probably because of the bg. I’m missing a litte speed though, the chopper feels a bit slow and heavy, unlike a real fighter helicopter, youknwwhatimean?

very cool A K dont worry about what people say.
I also had a go at this but with a jet fighter check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX9wxNw6v5Q
Thanks dude……

Will I ever be as good as you?
Damn, im thrilled. Looks realy realistic

not impressed… just kidding looks great!

Nice vid, anim, integration, sound.

But I feel a tiny lack of realism. The copter is too clean, ready for the parade. And the paint too shiny.

http://www.guncopter.com/images/gallery/longbow-iraq.jpg

In the snow version copter should be wet and should have water stain on the wind shield caused by the wipers (missing actually)

Dont take it wrong, it’s supposed to be constuctive criticism. I love what you do and can’t do better anyway.

Hey Andrew, nice vids, however lets think about physics for a moment… the speed of the chopper is around 100mph right? or even faster…
now at that speed you shouldn’t really see the snowflakes
moving so slowly, they should move very fast towards the chopper, all motion blurred, almost invisible. What do you think?

That is so awesome =D I know there won’t be a tutorial for it, so could you at least say which program you used? Cinema 4D? 3Ds Max? I must know!

great job Sir! keep up the good work, I hope the … client (to say like that) will be very very happy of your work which i am sure he will

good luck on future projects

really sweet. But, shouldm’t the rotor blades point upwards as they are carrying the choppers weight? (Like in the reference pic)

Andrew, your crazy!! That’s insane! May I ask what kind of car you drive?

Yeahhhh!!!!…good job guys!!!

This is inspiring… this is what makes me work harder. wish we could see the final result.

By the way it would be nice to see some tutorials regarding 3DS MAX integration with AE.