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BLOG SHOW: Fear of Heights

In this special behind the scenes episode of the Blog Show, we will take you through setting up the shot for an upcoming tutorial. The technique allows you to create a 3D camera from a single 2D track!

We also discuss the benefits of temporary post production so you can reshoot before the set is taken down.

284 RESPONSES TO "BLOG SHOW: Fear of Heights"
Diego G.
March 18th, 2010 @ 12:52 pm

when will the tutorial be out? It looks phenomenal!

March 18th, 2010 @ 12:52 pm

Really glad you decided to bring these back. I’m a big fan of the video blog.

March 18th, 2010 @ 12:52 pm

Sounds like a pretty interesting technique.

March 18th, 2010 @ 12:54 pm

Excellent teaser! I can’t wait to see Sam jump!!!! Sorry Sam, Andrew corrupted me….I think it all started after he hit me with his Directing Mallet….

chris93
March 18th, 2010 @ 12:55 pm

just great….
wating for the new tut.

Tom Maslow
March 18th, 2010 @ 12:55 pm

Man, you real help guys like me and my friend, who with no opportunities to shot good film do very well with such good tools! THANKS A LOT! It’s awesome!

Darren
March 18th, 2010 @ 12:57 pm

Andrew, what dolly brand are you using? Is that the Indie Dolly? If so, how do you like it?

March 18th, 2010 @ 12:59 pm

Andrew! LMAO I’m I haven’t watched the show yet but I was just about to leave a comment an ask what happened to the blog show! LOL

Brian
March 18th, 2010 @ 1:00 pm

Whoa! Haven’t seen Sam in a while – looks like he’s back with a bang! Loving the Blog show! Keep up the good work, Andrew.

March 18th, 2010 @ 1:02 pm

I’m a big fan of the video blog! I hope we get a good consistent amount of vlogs!

Stefan
March 18th, 2010 @ 1:04 pm

Amazing episode! I’m really exited about the new tutorial.

Daniel
March 18th, 2010 @ 1:04 pm

Andrew,
You should really do a 3d tutorial about the blog show intro. The cracking ground stuff. It`s awesome.

March 18th, 2010 @ 1:04 pm

Hey, I need to watch this when I get home (I’m currently at school).
Why don’t you put it on the Blog Show page?

men232
March 18th, 2010 @ 1:07 pm

Go go go Andrew

Eamon
March 18th, 2010 @ 1:07 pm

Your jib-dolly-rig looks awesome. All the elements fit, the upward lighting the shadows cast on the building, sams shirt flayling in the wind. The only thing i would have changed is the halation amount on the cars below. The brake lights and headlights that far away should blur out.(light pentagon style)
Also you already did the car hitting Sam…why not reverse rolls and instead of smashing pavement have sam get revenge….you know….by causing massive traffic backup, and on-lookers, and cops. Why, Sam could very well bring that city to its knees with just one jump.
p.s: Love that you CG, “BBQ” and foreground clutter.
-eamon

Rutger
March 18th, 2010 @ 1:08 pm

Love it Andrew! Glad you made one again :D Looking forward to the tutorial! :D

Kevan
March 18th, 2010 @ 1:09 pm

ooo.. this the next tutorial? i’d like to see it.
and how about a tutorial to make the intro/outro with the ground breaking?

braamling
March 18th, 2010 @ 1:10 pm

wow, I really loved this blog show! I really would love to see more!

Geyck
March 18th, 2010 @ 1:12 pm

Ok, now we’re getting too fancy with all the gear.

I just finished watching Sure Target 2. I can’t keep up! (ST2, good stuff by the way. Big improvements.)

March 18th, 2010 @ 1:12 pm

Andrew, will you sign my directing mallet?

Magua
March 18th, 2010 @ 1:20 pm

From the looks of the on set monitor, you had a 5 or 7D set up on the jib. Are you compositing from the compressed H.264 footage (transcoded most likely to something else), or are you using a different camera for the actual project?
Cheers

Darrol
March 18th, 2010 @ 1:21 pm

Anyone else notice the subliminal BBQ around :30-:35?

March 18th, 2010 @ 1:23 pm

whats with the random titles :D

InnovativeFilmGroup
March 18th, 2010 @ 1:25 pm

What size green screen is that?

Craig
March 18th, 2010 @ 1:26 pm

Andrew,

I am a gear head and couldn’t help but study the gear you were using. What camera were you using?

How do you like your Kessler Crane? I use one as well (8ft)and it works very well. I was curious about the tripod you were using and the extra support that you seemed to have attached.

I was disappointed that you were not wearing a VC T-Shirt. Shame on you.

Jonatas
March 18th, 2010 @ 1:30 pm

Almost lost this one lololol

jonboypro
March 18th, 2010 @ 1:30 pm

I never leave comments but I have to say you guys at video copilot are top notch. Thanks a ton for all of the quality info that you offer. All the best. jonboypro

QUATRO
March 18th, 2010 @ 1:32 pm

LOL! The directing mallet xD
Awesome idea, Mr. Kramer!

ehsan
March 18th, 2010 @ 1:33 pm

hello andrew .i am from iran.you have web site verey good.

Jonatas
March 18th, 2010 @ 1:34 pm

Andew you’re so funny man….lol
Because that we love you..

March 18th, 2010 @ 1:35 pm

I saw the BBQ. I am surprised that it wasn’t properly motion tracked. maybe next time.
thanks for the tips Andrew and the VCP team.

Lam
March 18th, 2010 @ 1:41 pm

Keep following Kramer and one day you will be able to make movie like Avatar ^.^

Jonatas
March 18th, 2010 @ 1:41 pm

I saw BBQ too lol you fun man

kuunami
March 18th, 2010 @ 1:44 pm

I don’t think you need to do a full tutorial on this but a quick breakdown on how you put it together would be really cool and helpful.

Kevin Lee
March 18th, 2010 @ 1:44 pm

Looking forward to the new tutorial, I need info on doing just that Andrew! Say what was on the computer screen behind you? Is that you and the wife?

ehsan
March 18th, 2010 @ 1:44 pm

we are team for after effect:ehsan,hasan,yousef,samadi.we love you for your web site and you.thank you.you have web site very good.we are from iran

March 18th, 2010 @ 1:45 pm

Yeah- for some reason i invited some peeps to my crib for burgers and beers after watching this vlog… what gives?? XD wicked cool experimental cinematography btw!

March 18th, 2010 @ 1:46 pm

Man, I’m glad you guys got the server errors figured out, this tutorial looks absolutely incredible, I hope you didn’t beat Sam too much with the mallet. ;) I want to know how you made the traffic. :)

March 18th, 2010 @ 1:50 pm

I’m looking forward to this new tutorial….
thank you very much, Andrew Kramer. :)

Morty
March 18th, 2010 @ 1:51 pm

This is awsum! You should do it more often, I enjoy the blog shows a lot!

furko
March 18th, 2010 @ 1:53 pm

Hi
Andrew wowww very cool You have very great stuff!!
You have a very big Widescreen Monitor
23-inch or more?

March 18th, 2010 @ 1:55 pm

Awesomene!! :D
look awesome andrew.. cant wait (:

Ari Lieb ben Avraham
March 18th, 2010 @ 1:57 pm

This looks awesome! Thanks for returning the video blogs Andrew! We love them!!!

FixMix
March 18th, 2010 @ 2:19 pm

Hey Andrew,

I could see that you shot with your 7D. I just got that camera too and was wondering how you treat the footage in post. Do you convert it? Down-rez?

I’d really apprechiate your input on that!

Thank you,
Felix

March 18th, 2010 @ 2:20 pm

Phenomenal work! love your studio! I’m actually very close to your location, I’m in Corona.

c-r-u-x
March 18th, 2010 @ 2:39 pm

@ furko:
It’s 24″ and absolutely every postproduction studio in the world that I’ve been to uses these Dell monitors.
I literally haven’t seen a single postproduction house without a Dell WFP 2407 or 2408 or so.
I’m actually typing this right now looking at a Dell WFP 2408.

Short but great Blog Show, I’d love to see those more often!

Paul K
March 18th, 2010 @ 2:44 pm

is the house made with 3ds max?

Feru
March 18th, 2010 @ 2:50 pm

Oh man I like your Studio; it’s great for making whatever!!! It’s amazing Andrew!!

March 18th, 2010 @ 3:12 pm

your tutorials are off the chart…when do you fine time to sleep.

Lyndon
March 18th, 2010 @ 3:14 pm

Video blog is awesome,
Admin Edit: Too many Caps.

Dave Fleury
March 18th, 2010 @ 3:32 pm

I am jonesing for some ribs all of a sudden?!

illd
March 18th, 2010 @ 3:36 pm

Cool shot! I wonder how you tracked the shot, I saw no markers on the green..

March 18th, 2010 @ 3:38 pm

Looks pretty interesting, you’ll do a tutorial on the composition of 3D scenes? … I think it sounds very tedious, but you always surprise us Andrew … God bless you brother!!!!

Alex
March 18th, 2010 @ 3:45 pm

Am I the only one that noticed at 0:32 there’s a floating “BBQ” next to the monitor. or is that meant to be there?

Jayden
March 18th, 2010 @ 3:49 pm

Andrew, what dolly are you using? And do you like it as well? And the cars are moving the wrong way around, the lights are facing backwards when they should be facing forwards, and it just looks like the car is moving backwards.

Denis
March 18th, 2010 @ 3:50 pm

Doc. Andrew,

I see that from the beginning you always use Windows-based computers, why not Mac? There’s something wrong or you don’t like in the Mac(Apple)?

or maybe … whatever :)

March 18th, 2010 @ 3:54 pm

can’t wait! Nice warestudiohousethingâ„¢! ;)

Vizion
March 18th, 2010 @ 4:13 pm

I wonder how much all that stuff cost. I wish I could get stuff like that :]

Adam
March 18th, 2010 @ 4:18 pm

Nice warehouse/studio you got there ppl :) Really looking forward to see the tut.

March 18th, 2010 @ 4:18 pm

Where can I buy a Directing Mallet? I’ve been always using my fists! It hurts a bit. Are you planning to sell a VIDEOCOPILOT Directing Mallet? One to go please!

March 18th, 2010 @ 4:20 pm

Glad to see the blog is back!!!

March 18th, 2010 @ 5:09 pm

is that the 7D?
and what lens do you suggest for me?
and should i get the 28-135mm IS USM or the 18-135mm IS lenses?
thanks!!
(:

mixter
March 18th, 2010 @ 5:21 pm

Hi andrew, im from colombia, excuse my english please, …. let me know when you going to do more tutorials to special effects movies….. thanks friend

Simon Steele
March 18th, 2010 @ 5:27 pm

Looks awesome. Was that X-files on the other monitor?

March 18th, 2010 @ 5:30 pm

I am still excited to play around with my gift, cant wait.

Jhon
March 18th, 2010 @ 5:31 pm

Awesome! Blog Show again!
Looking forward the tut… :)

March 18th, 2010 @ 5:35 pm

@Simon Steele: You got it! Season 4.

Dee
March 18th, 2010 @ 5:38 pm

U are the Bomb!! No one Can NOT top you…
I love your work!!!Keep it coming

Cheryl
March 18th, 2010 @ 5:40 pm

A tour of what type of computer you have, and the cooling system you have on it, ie. custom water loops etc.

March 18th, 2010 @ 5:54 pm

Wooww really cool !! can I ask how much does this kind of ‘tripod’ cost ? and can’t you make one by yourself, .. no ?

March 18th, 2010 @ 6:10 pm

keep making these!

RJ Aligaen
March 18th, 2010 @ 6:28 pm

Hey andrew, i really appreciate the things you do. you have helped me a lot. anyway, will you please included in your tutorial the good if not the best exporting formats for videos and projects in after effects and premier pro. i would really appreciate it very much.. thanks…. =)

March 18th, 2010 @ 6:43 pm

Andrew thank you for all your tutorials, I advance a lot in my projects
thanks to you! I thank you enough!

Marçal Solé
March 18th, 2010 @ 6:59 pm

Sir, you are an inspiration to me.

Bailey G
March 18th, 2010 @ 7:14 pm

Mr. Kramer, I was wondering if you had made any short films with your special effects in them and if they were online or if you could send them to me?

March 18th, 2010 @ 7:20 pm

Looks like its gunna be a great one!
Looking forward to it.

Jacob
jmbmedia.com

animrshaw
March 18th, 2010 @ 7:41 pm

Sometimes an idea pops into your head that makes you chuckle to yourself, and you end up working on it until 2am…

It’s not spam, though does involve a special type of meat – the Samburger (sorry Sam):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51jKv68Lf0k

Jenovation
March 18th, 2010 @ 7:51 pm

Awesome, you have the same camera (7D) and the same screen as me! (Ultrasharp DELL)
Looking very good by the way, hopefully there’s a tutorial in it to explain us how exactly you matched the dolly/crane movement with the AE camera movement.

David
March 18th, 2010 @ 9:22 pm

so….. is it the 7d then?

Avinash India
March 18th, 2010 @ 9:24 pm

Hi Andrew, its great to watch another blog video after a long time.. could you please show us how to make the blog show intro video? the one with the ground break open thing. even a few tips will do.

March 18th, 2010 @ 9:37 pm

that’s cool i like it

March 18th, 2010 @ 9:56 pm

is that the 7D?
and what lens do you suggest for me?
and should i get the 28-135mm IS USM or the 18-135mm IS lenses?
thanks!!
(:
reposting because you probably didn’t see it xP

Brad
March 18th, 2010 @ 9:58 pm

That’s great!

What camera are you using?

March 18th, 2010 @ 10:16 pm

I wish the GH1 had a video out…. god damn I wish…. Anyway, that looks awesome Andrew / Sam.

I have a homemade Jib made out of Hockey Sticks !

OHHHHHH CANADAAAAA

PhilCastle
March 18th, 2010 @ 11:41 pm

Andrew the best!

Nick
March 18th, 2010 @ 11:54 pm

BBQ…I’m just saying…

t16
March 19th, 2010 @ 12:03 am

I always used a hammer but I guess a rubber headed mallet is just as effective…. thanks Andrew.

Majin
March 19th, 2010 @ 12:22 am

i’m looking forward to it. it’s gonna be great! is it possible to have a tutorial about how you made the video copilot “logo”? with the breaking and flying up ground too?

Edris Mohammadi
March 19th, 2010 @ 12:23 am

Very Thanks Anderw For New Plog Show !
Ilove Blog Show !

I love Andrew !
Just Anderw

I am Edris Mohammadi From Sanandaj,Kurdistan,Iran.

Fran Belda
March 19th, 2010 @ 12:43 am

Amazing!

If there is ANY justice in this world you are making tons of money out of this. Please keep it up!

Cheers from sunny Spain.

March 19th, 2010 @ 1:21 am

everytime i think you are on the limit, you break it!
fantastic!!!

Plockroy

Lazy Monkey
March 19th, 2010 @ 1:41 am

Damn, your equipment is amazing! I wish I could have a crane like this. ;__;

March 19th, 2010 @ 2:13 am

hi andrew , thanks for this video.
i will create studio same as you. :) ;)

March 19th, 2010 @ 2:25 am

Awesome, can’t wait for the Tutorial.

Seriously Andrew, you should do your own comedy show. You’re far more entertaining than most of the so called “Celebrities” around at the moment.

March 19th, 2010 @ 2:26 am

Hey Andrew, That was the BEST blog show yet! on site stuff like that just makes it more professional to me. I see more studio and think this is so much better than a kid with a camera and a program.. Anyways keep em coming!! I love your tutorials, they’ve helped me so much and now I’m working my way into education. I would be doing something boring if it wasn’t for these tutorials!! I’m going to become a 3D computer animator, maybe we’ll end up working on a project together someday.. Anyways in rap up of this long comment, Great video!!! you should do more of these!! and I’m loving the site!! Thanks for all of this great free content!

daniel
March 19th, 2010 @ 2:26 am

is it possible to film this, whitout advanced gear like you have? and is all made in after effects, or is some of the scen made in 3D program?

Niklas
March 19th, 2010 @ 2:30 am

Hey Andew, where did you by that green screen, is it possible to order it online from somewhere? :)

Vladislav
March 19th, 2010 @ 2:55 am

Oh my god! Looking at your studio, I get an orgasm!

March 19th, 2010 @ 2:55 am

BlogShow again, nice. Thank’s Andrew.

Rui Pedro Sousa
March 19th, 2010 @ 2:56 am

Excellent work again Andrew. But i do have a question i am trying to figure since the first tutorial.. There’s a Shortcut keyboard u press whenever u want to resize the comps window to full screen or fit right away… can u tell me what’s that shortcut on PC and mostly on MAC where i work?

Thanks.

Alexy621
March 19th, 2010 @ 3:18 am

WOW andrew! You are BLUFFING ME!!!!

March 19th, 2010 @ 3:20 am

Very Good Andrew Dear,

benjamin
March 19th, 2010 @ 3:26 am

Andrew i soo love your work man. you are really amazing.
Keep ut the good work.

Greetings from the Netherlands

ZIP
March 19th, 2010 @ 3:41 am

Daaaaaaamn !!! Man ! A lot of thanx to you !

Vary vary big thanx ! from UKRAINE !!!

smith
March 19th, 2010 @ 3:46 am

Yeah Andrew, we – The freaking gear heads – we BEG You! Tell us what camera r u using + what lense, and what crane + stuff… PLEASE :) Just one post and it will make all of us happy :)

Dory Yasmine
March 19th, 2010 @ 4:20 am

hahaha i like the BBQ! wt were u eating Andrew??? :P

Joachim
March 19th, 2010 @ 4:21 am

Man! You’ve GOT to make more of these =D. I love them!
And this one in particular is very interesting. You have so much cool stuff.
That hillarious face expression, when you said that the hammer costs money, made me laugh =P.

Greetings from Norway!

March 19th, 2010 @ 4:24 am

The video is looking awesome but when will the tutorial came out..?

Eric
March 19th, 2010 @ 4:40 am

Poor Sam.

I would love to have a camera dolly. I could stand not having a greenscreen if I could get a dolly.

Mike Currell
March 19th, 2010 @ 5:18 am

Yo Andrew – cool

BTW Eric, a pretty simple and cost effective dolly can be made with – 1… a sheet of ply to act as a platform for the tripod…..2…4 pairs of roller skate wheels or similar attached to each corner of the ply …..3..2 lengths of PVC piping for the tracks. You can get them in 3.6 metre lengths. The roller skate wheels track nicely on top of the pipe. No where near as good as AK’s bling but steady enough.
Cheers
Mike

Chris
March 19th, 2010 @ 5:33 am

awesome studio and but in your last shot (min 1:53) in your show you can see the rails from the crane and you must change this if you would be a perfect movie :)

Ross
March 19th, 2010 @ 5:36 am

Was that a 5D or 7D? And what ISO, shutter, and iris settings do you find best for the least amount of noise in low light conditions?

Sebastian
March 19th, 2010 @ 5:40 am

So let me get this right. You buy a studio. Set up a green screen. Set up a scene in After Effects. Make everything line up right. Use force with your directing mallet. And all this while all you had to do was convince Sam that his life sucks and give him the key to the top floor of a high building. Now that doesn’t sound difficult, does it. Sometimes you just overdo it man.

Nevertheless,

I LOVE IT

sahis
March 19th, 2010 @ 5:54 am

bullet dodge , maxpayne style diving ,bullet time , evrything that is in matrix movie make a tut on that when ur free ….

March 19th, 2010 @ 6:07 am

Hi nice video andrew ;) good work!! But when is there a new tutorial ?^^

Greetings from Germany

Matt in MO.
March 19th, 2010 @ 6:10 am

Great video Andrew. I hope you don’t release a tutorial though. Its a simple concept that’s been covered numerous times before.

I would like a tip though on how you tracked the shot though without any markers… :-)

Mikko Hassinen
March 19th, 2010 @ 6:13 am

Blog Show FTW!

We want more, we want more…

Caio
March 19th, 2010 @ 6:21 am

Very nice .. i want this studio.

Speedbreaker
March 19th, 2010 @ 6:23 am

@Matt: There are markers on the floor in a little lighter green.

March 19th, 2010 @ 6:49 am

thanks andrew sir ! always waiting for a blog show more than tut. want more ..

@ sabastian

no u did not get it right. it was a joke dun take it too seriously.

@ Matt

its not that simple lol! dun be selfish there are many people who are eager to know the technique.

Alex Wedlake
March 19th, 2010 @ 6:55 am

You are so lucky Andrew and team. Id love a crane and dolly and amazing cameras. For now I’m borrowing someones FX1000e which is great but its not mine :(

Tobi
March 19th, 2010 @ 7:21 am

I have been following your site and your tutorials and I have learned a lot. Thank you

Greetings from Germany!

stephen thomas
March 19th, 2010 @ 7:45 am

Ok, think I’ve worked it out, so if you want to wait for the tutorial and be surprised, I’d suggest you don’t read on…

Shoot the footage on green screen as shown in the above video. Motion track points on the floor, such as the end of the tracks or the darker green mark in front of Sam. With the composition, create several layers from images of the sides of buildings, city street and the rooftop. Make them 3D, then put them into position to make out the shape of the buildings. Parent all these buildings to a 3D null and apply the motion track to the null. Create a new camera and move it backwards or forwards in Z space to match the movement of the real camera. Apply finishing touches, like moving cars on the street, light coming out of apartment windows etc to add to the realism.

Am I right?

jose
March 19th, 2010 @ 7:49 am

Looks great, Mr Kramer, cant wait!…and its goog to see Sam again in your tutorials.

Greetings fron Guanajuato.

Tarrizz
March 19th, 2010 @ 7:50 am

Haha… Keep vlogging!

Warren
March 19th, 2010 @ 8:26 am

Ha! Had the same HP keyboard for over 7 years, threw it out recently. Aren’t the letters/numbers on that thing not completely worn off?

P.s. I think you should do a feature with that BBQ, it sure looks hot! ;-)

March 19th, 2010 @ 8:33 am

very cool show. it inspire me so much. hope for you good work. you are so awesome.

kenneth zautcke
March 19th, 2010 @ 8:50 am

Sam splats from towering ledge sounds like a good title…can’t wait for the hammer to come down.

Brad Gillespie
March 19th, 2010 @ 8:52 am

You should definitely make more vlogs of your studio, i am very interested in seeing the behind the scenes over at video copilot and I think a lot of other people are to.

and the “cost money” lol, is that infact the glidecam that costs 3,000? haha, I am looking to pick that gem up soon.

March 19th, 2010 @ 8:57 am

Jump, Jump, Jump…

March 19th, 2010 @ 8:59 am

Hey Andrew Whats up! hehe…one question…wahat camera do you use in the crane ?

March 19th, 2010 @ 9:21 am

I love these chroma key special effects, I have my studio set up with chroma key. Would love to see more of your crane and dolly. Did you build them yourself?
Also can you tell us more about the lighting?

I used chroma key for my 3 minute mini movie I-M-PLANT that I’m working on.

This is just a try out but also made wusing chroma key
http://www.vimeo.com/9625008

amrull_melodic
March 19th, 2010 @ 9:40 am

yeah Andrew….. Is amazing….
I’m Wait Your Tutorial….
And I’m a fans of you in facebook…
Ha.. Ha… Ha…

Arnaldo Alves
March 19th, 2010 @ 9:51 am

muito legal andrew nos aqui do brasil acompanhamos seu trabalho muito bom continue assim

March 19th, 2010 @ 9:56 am

Hello. Andrew Kramer, you my teacher on video-tape editing! You the best!

In some months will start my project in which similar technologies of video of shooting will be used. I speak ‘ Similar ‘. Because I not the expert in this area. I only the enthusiast. And consequently for me shooting of films is something new. That I never in a life tested earlier.

Andrew, I thank you for all! I think, the given message you not прочтёте… In fact a lot of such, as I. Which from the bottom of the heart wish you to thank for all. And consequently you do not have opportunity to answer everyone.

I from Russia. Forgive for my awful grammar. I not so well know English language. I understand it, but not грамматей, unfortunately.

P.S. WE WAIT TUTORIAL, IN КОТРОМ, I HOPE, YOU WILL TELL AND WILL SHOW CREATION OF THE GIVEN STAGE IN AFTER EFFECTS! THANKS! =))

March 19th, 2010 @ 10:09 am

you guys should make a short film or something, and blog / tutorial it start to finish!

Damien
March 19th, 2010 @ 10:43 am

I need a DirectingMallet™ by VideoCopilot®!

Joe La Scola
March 19th, 2010 @ 10:56 am

Awesome man, can wait for the tut.

oras
March 19th, 2010 @ 11:06 am

hay just missed you in these days lol

was happy to hear from you agian ^^

March 19th, 2010 @ 11:14 am

Nice studio, and yeah poor Sam. but… Why a Dell?

Dorion2210
March 19th, 2010 @ 11:32 am

looking forward, and why does the word “bbq” pop up in the beginning :p

March 19th, 2010 @ 11:34 am

Hey Andrew ,what happend to the short you shot for AE2 it would be great if we can see some footage or some frame grabs please personal request.

Michael Dim0w
March 19th, 2010 @ 11:38 am

It would be great tutorial dude…I expect it with impatient !

Steely
March 19th, 2010 @ 11:46 am

Dear Andrew.
I Love the Video Blogs and do hope that you make more of them they are so cool. I would like to know how you plan your projects and shoots ready for compositing in After Effects. A tutorial on planing and shooting would be brill. I love being able to see your studio and would love to see more of the behind the scenes stuff!! Thanks from Coventry in the UK….

Ron in Calgary
March 19th, 2010 @ 12:09 pm

Aweseome Blog Show Andrew … the “Air-purifier costs money” double-take, is priceless.
What type of camera is on the crane?

Stanislav S.
March 19th, 2010 @ 1:02 pm

That is awesome! Very educational! More Behind the Scenes would be priceless!

March 19th, 2010 @ 1:14 pm

i need to buy myself a directing mallet !

Jeff
March 19th, 2010 @ 1:34 pm

I like this type of behind the scenes stuff, refreshing to see from professionals

Teigen
March 19th, 2010 @ 1:52 pm

thats awesome:D from norway:)

Lyndon
March 19th, 2010 @ 2:22 pm

Admin Edit: Your comments are stupid Lyndon :)

Just Don’t Forget About The Other Tutorial Drew! I LOVE The Glass Shatter Text Effect!!!

iCandy
March 19th, 2010 @ 3:06 pm

wow looks amazing! and now i found out why you’re so amazing, you have the same keyboard as I used to have on my old computer :O I should get it back and be as amazing as you =D

March 19th, 2010 @ 3:39 pm

Awesome. Can’t wait to see more like these

March 19th, 2010 @ 4:48 pm

Greetings from Argentina!, waiting for your excellent tutorial.

a QUESTION!, Im trying to mount my little studio, so I wanted to know the descriptions of the lights that you use in your studio!!, someone could send a lightning basic configuration ??? thanks!!!

March 19th, 2010 @ 6:25 pm

it’s that crane home made? if it is, you have to make a tutorial to get that thing!! haha, best wishes andrew, like always.

Silicon
March 19th, 2010 @ 6:44 pm

Haha i love the bit where Andrew is like , this thing actualy costs money then doubles back looking lol made me laugh to myself.

March 19th, 2010 @ 6:48 pm

woww I can not believe that for the movie Avatar, use Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro and Indesingn,
knew they were good programs production, but not so!
thought that for such productions based programs were used Autodesk technology,
-ah sorry for my English-

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/customer-stories-video-film-and-audio/adobe-and-avatar/

March 19th, 2010 @ 7:46 pm

Wow Thats how Andrew Kramer looks like!… lool You know when you always heard someone’s voice but never seen them… Your head automatically draws a picture of what they look like….. like from the sound of their voice. Yea you look completely different lol Its like I always seen your pictures and finally met you in real life… but not like a blind date thing, just…. or maybe I should of Google you. I have now… just wondering why I didn’t before… yea okay…. Andrew Kramer kool video!!

Gift all the way from London baby! yeaaaaa

Iggy
March 19th, 2010 @ 9:35 pm

Hey Andrew!! You gotta flip that 150 right side up or you’re going to blow the bulb!!

ben says…
March 19th, 2010 @ 10:06 pm

so… anyone watching american idol, mega use of twitch and other vid copilot products/ideas in their contestant rundown opening vid from thrusday 18.3.2010

i’d love to hear all the times andrew watches tv with his wife and points out, no way, that’s from me!

hope your fam and little one are doing well.

Salman
March 19th, 2010 @ 11:45 pm

Ohh amdrew u r great thanks

aidan
March 19th, 2010 @ 11:50 pm

cool to see, shooting techniques are handy to know, thanks andrew!

March 20th, 2010 @ 1:08 am

Looks so good andrew!
Nice to see how you actually get these shot :]

Vicky Shah
March 20th, 2010 @ 1:25 am

Hello sir good afternoon this is amazing.
And I’ll waiting for this tutorial.

Kamron
March 20th, 2010 @ 1:46 am

Hey Andrew, that BBQ & walk through supers were really hilarious, it was unexpected & that’s really ur style, lol. As u suggested be4 very soon m gonna buy canon 7D. Thanks for ur support n help in my career. ANDREW ROCKS

Boaz Asaasira
March 20th, 2010 @ 3:34 am

I would like to watch more behind the scenes from this project.
Big up Andrew

shuva
March 20th, 2010 @ 3:36 am

HI Andrew.I am Shuva.I am waiting for this..

martin
March 20th, 2010 @ 4:17 am

Yeah.. lets see those vlogs again please. AK rocks!!

melle
March 20th, 2010 @ 5:14 am

The BBQ is great:D:D:D

March 20th, 2010 @ 5:31 am

hey andrew , who is create your music?
and again thank you

March 20th, 2010 @ 5:41 am

The director’s mallet could also be used as a meat tenderizer. Throw Sam on the BBQ after the jump and we got a pahty (that’s party with a Boston accent)!

Just wrapped up a project using acrion essentials 2, Optical Flares & Twitch…The client “ate it up”.

Thanks for the inspiration and amazing education. I’m getting my doctorate at “Kramer U”.

March 20th, 2010 @ 5:43 am

There is barbeque set in the warehouse.. nice.

NACOTIC
March 20th, 2010 @ 7:31 am

wow.. thats pretty nice :D it’s cool to see your studio or your working- area … may u could in future upload a studio- tour? ;-)

btw: u like billabong, ha?

Jinnkaro (uganda)
March 20th, 2010 @ 9:01 am

i luv this 1. cant wait for the tutorial. thanxs

Atomic Ideas
March 20th, 2010 @ 12:17 pm

I love the Blog Show, or whatever you decide to call it. It’s nice to see the “behind the scenes stuff”

Matthew Wise
March 20th, 2010 @ 1:06 pm

You should make a tutorial for creating backgrounds for green screen work.

Thanks Keep up the great work and products!!!!!!!!!!!!

March 20th, 2010 @ 1:48 pm

that’s great!.. I have started with you and going on with you ;) I like these blog shows, keep it up. Were they scully and mulder on the other monitor? :D

kai
March 20th, 2010 @ 2:17 pm

very cool!
you seriously should sell those directing mallets, i know my mom would buy one.

:)

john
March 20th, 2010 @ 3:51 pm

amazing =)
words can’t describe any thing about the big code andrew kramer and videocopilot staff best regards from egypt

leandro
March 20th, 2010 @ 4:50 pm

Hi Andrew.
I’ve seen a lot of people shooting video with the 7D.
For instance; I saw the other day a few pics where Roberto Rodriguez was shooting a music video with a Canon 7D.
Have you used it for any tv commercial at all?
Also what can you tell me about how the shutter affects the video? there is a video at vimeo where somebody is saying that – in order to have a smooth video or not choppy – if you shoot at 24P you shutter needs to 48 or 50 … What about 60P? is it about 120?
Is that correct?… What are you using?
I’m trying to save money to get, and in the meantime I would like to gather some info.
Thanks ….
and BTW your set up it’s very neat

March 20th, 2010 @ 6:24 pm

COOL! But what’s with the Billabong Duds? Should be a VC t-shirt!

stivler
March 20th, 2010 @ 6:37 pm

I love it when we get to see behind the scenes, so inspirational. You have given so much advice Andrew but let me give you a little if i may, you might laugh at this.
The shutter door in your studio is over 3 meters long? If so, and it looks so, you need to have 2 roller shutter contacts from the alarm system on it, one either end. I have never been able to leave an informative comment on your site till now, lol.
Great work, thanks again!

Stephen.

Tjoes
March 21st, 2010 @ 7:11 am

Hi,
Did you do the text animation in the video clip: David Guetta featuring Kid Cudi – Memories ?
Because it looks like the text animation in this video blog at TC 00:33 sec. (BBQ)
And who are the two beautiful people in the background of your second monitor?

WALLACE
March 21st, 2010 @ 11:15 am

VERY GOOD, I LIKE THIS…….please to continue….

i’m from brasil, manaus , amazonas

Toby Hitchcock
March 21st, 2010 @ 12:05 pm

Andrew!

We need to see more of the “behind the scenes” and your “workflow” videos. You are such an inspiration to all of us. Being able to see how all of this stuff comes together would be HUGE! Even if it’s a little flip cam or something. I don’t know…hire some teenager to walk around and film you all day and cut it together real quick and then post it up! We would love to see more of this stuff! They would prolly do it for free! ;-)

Thanks for everything! – Toby

Marco
March 21st, 2010 @ 12:22 pm

AHAHA, great,,,canon 7d well work!

March 21st, 2010 @ 12:24 pm

Hey Andrew…where can i see some of your professional work, i mean things that you didn’t post on videocopilot..

March 21st, 2010 @ 1:12 pm

Hi Andrew.
I really like your work.
In germany you would say: “Einfach Klasse”.
Excellent work :)

greetings from germany

qbay3000
March 21st, 2010 @ 1:41 pm

man what a cool green screen!!!!!!!!

March 21st, 2010 @ 7:09 pm

Love your stuff.

Jumanous
March 21st, 2010 @ 8:34 pm

lol to the directing mallet. Nice one.

TJ
March 21st, 2010 @ 9:16 pm

Very interesting. I’d love to see this tutorial.

And
March 22nd, 2010 @ 12:07 am

hurray another blog show :)

March 22nd, 2010 @ 2:18 am

Tu sais je n’arrête pas de vous bénis tous, et en plus Que Dieu Vous Bénisse

amino
March 22nd, 2010 @ 4:41 am

its great but i think u need somthing some like someone oush sam away and dropped down any way if u come to egypt i will be happy to see u …..i like y project hope we can be a friend :)

Luarasi
March 22nd, 2010 @ 4:48 am

Andrew,it’d be awesome if you included a tutorial about green screen where probably would be involved 3d tracking with Boujou or Syntheyes. Something like where to place the tracking points for later 3d environment montage, like the one with Sam Lloya standing on the edge of the building.

amir
March 22nd, 2010 @ 4:51 am

i wished you also had a precised tutorial about this kind of keying…Great video though.

March 22nd, 2010 @ 5:12 am

That’s a great work! It’s one of my dreams, to work in a production. Hey anyone of you who can help me work abroad??? hahaha you can email me at sherwin.cruz@yahoo.com

PeXoN
March 22nd, 2010 @ 5:18 am

Hey Andrew,I was wondering when will You do the next video blog, it’s been awhile. You should do more of these behind the scenes stuff, it’s awesome. Much respect from Serbia;-)

roro
March 22nd, 2010 @ 5:59 am

i hope the Warner or Peter JAckson will never see your GREAT job else we will loose you for ever.
You’re a man who makes something good of your life. Continue !

Eric
March 22nd, 2010 @ 6:45 am

Don’t Do It, Sam!!!!

But on another note, Love the Studio! What crane/dolly/tripod/lighting equipment are you using? It looks like a great set-up.

E. Drake
March 22nd, 2010 @ 7:16 am

why can’t i watch the full video. after about 45 sec to a min, it just stops. any suggestions?

Sebastian
March 22nd, 2010 @ 7:40 am

Like you way of work. Professional. Congrats!

AdamV
March 22nd, 2010 @ 8:54 am

Moar (more) blog posts like this please! I love behind the scenes videos. :)

March 22nd, 2010 @ 9:50 am

I believe that you should make a making of kind of what hardware you use on the next blogg show? like your rigg as well as the kind of lights and the like. I really found this interesting as well as the look behind the VCP scenes more of a break from your normal PC based training

Beau Holland
March 22nd, 2010 @ 10:50 am

Noticed you were useing a 5D or 7D on the crane by the look of the video monitor display. I have a 5D and use it regularly, did you use camera in the actual shoot or was it just for the blog post. Reason being… well do the cameras key out the green screen?

March 22nd, 2010 @ 11:28 am

X-files off hours? You just dont know how to quit it. Luv the work.

March 22nd, 2010 @ 11:33 am

Hey Andrew your tutorials are awesome!…where did you lear all you know about after effects ?
greetings from Argentina

Rickos
March 22nd, 2010 @ 2:04 pm

It’s not the first time i see Sam trying to commit suicide… What’s wrong with him??