Andrew Kramer on May 31st, 2011 3:17 pm
When you want to make an epic trailer, like the one we have been talking about for months, you need some footage of a camera flying through the mountains. It’s pretty much a requirement. For this shot we bought some nice stock footage of a camera fly-through but we wanted to add a little more evil to the countryside. So we used a 3D camera track and added a matte painting of some jagged mountains and even used particular to build a spooky evil Myst across the land. The great thing about this promo we are making is the wide variety of shots and techniques needed to finish each shot so expect some expansive tutorials and information. More to come soon!
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Just like in Pirates!
I hope you’re referring to Pirates of the Caribbean, and not the other Pirates-films :p
Btw. Check this out! http://www.vimeo.com/20035797 Canon EOS 7D, 60D and After Effects.
@Martin Haha, fail !
phantom pt II. great choice!
Andrew, FANTASTIC!
You gonna make a tutorial teaching how to do this?
Yes, tutorial please!
ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!IPGHPIG#FI*EWHFASU(VBJ$(#QPGA$#@
NILS SAYS DO A TUTORIAL! :@
Please! A tutorial from this shots! They are amazing!
awesome! i would appreciate one too, because its just a freakin awesome technique!
Tutorial number 45
I WANT TUTORIAL
its gonna be best tutorial ever.
Enough of the teasing already. How many times could one say he is back in action before it gets annoying. I reckon about one more time
Please make a tutorial on this!!!
Yes, count me in for a tutorial request on this one !
Yeah! A tutorial please on how to add more evil. \o/
I smell a TUTORIAL!
please make a tutorial for us
Tuto please! VC RULES !!!
Andrew, if you haven’t noticed – you’ve got a few followers hungry for a tutorial on this work…Must be good then ae? Keep it up Andrew!!!
Nice! can’t wait!
Great looking. I always wondered how to integrate matte 2d paintings in a motion video shot.
Andrew your awesome man..I Love to work under you! It will be a great experience
See… Now this is what Matte Painting is all about!
Weeeeee! Nice Work Andrew, but I was expecting to see my favorite VC actor swinging a sword like a mad man on top of one them there cliffs
Andrew this is exactly what we need!
We don’t have those around here… only meadows with cows
Check this tutorial out. Quick and awesome!
http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/set_extensions/
Or you just do it the way you want with Vue.
Pfjew… the suspense didn’t kill me after all, it got hit by a falling boulder…
Thank god! I mean Andrew :p
I’m psyched! Especially since we don’t even HAVE mountains around here! So keep it up and greetings from (flat) Holland!
Wow, I love visiting this site and seeing all these amazing creative ideas. Looking forward to the much anticipated trailer?? and eventually short. BRING IT.
i can´t wait, great we need more tutorials
saludos desde méxico
Sii! yo tambien soy de Mexico
de hecho utilizo el traductor de Google para Comentar jaja
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Yes! I’m from Mexico also
actually use the Google translator to Comment haha
Really looking forward to the tutorials and also to seeing your finished production!
Yay New Stuff Thanks Mr. Kramer
cant wait dude I’ve been keeping my self buzy after i was done with college and it time to see some evil work on here soon tutorials i mean:) keep rocking man.
Drop it like it’s hot.
This is what iv been doing lately to keep my self buzy waiting for new stuff from videocopilot.
http://youtu.be/6H_9bZ-t3Ls
nice like it gd work vc
I agree with Abel Edwin.
A tutorial would be awesome!
I Love new post’s from you Andrew. I wait every week for something new, from Coventry in the UK.
You’re right…it IS pretty much a requirement to have mountain fly-through scenes in cinematic trailers.
This one is awesome…i recently saw lord of the rings triogy and was thinking how to make the skies like that…and again Mr.Krammer u stood to our surprises…thanx for the information….
I am really looking forward to these tutorials. I am hoping you got some non-Harry Potter looking spell-casting tutorials in there, as well. I love the way that stuff looks in the movie’s, but it is getting a bit played out as far as style goes.
This looks absolutely phenomenal! Good work
Sweet can’t wait!!
I can’t wait to see more about this project. I learned a tons of new things from VC. Thank you Master for all your time and hard work. VIDEO COPILOT rocks!!!
Thank you Andrew for sharing your mad skills. This was done using some Video Copilot knowledge and tools.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fsY_I0ieKI
Very cool, nice work Andrew
YES!!!! CANT WAIT!!!!
Aww yea. Love me some 3d.
Hey very cool man
Can’t wait..
Awesome cant wait X1000. This is going to be epic I jut know.
Good Morning
We Are Waiting you
Youuuuuuuuuuuuu Are Smart
Cool! Can’t wait for this!! Thanks Andrew!
Dear Andrew this is very good tutorial i am waiting for this thanks for all tutorials,
I created an a AE expression to explain Mr Kramer’s work :
wiggle(100,effect(“total awesomeness”))
…kidding!! I’m a newbie in after effects,but Mr. Kramer’s work is seriously awesome!
Saludos !!
Andrew ….. Can’t wait for this!! Thanks
hey dude its great have you back again but
hurry up we can’t wait any more it’s killing
you know
so just give us the behind the scenes
Feels like a Harry Potter environment, impressive!
I’ve been using this technique A LOT lately. Hope to get a few tips soon. Thanks so much!
Nice Andrew Lets make a tutorial thus we can understand this more advanced.
sweet, now you just need to author it for stereo 3D :p
Hello sir…
This is looking fantastic…hope the tutorial come-out very soon
yup yup! A tut on your favourite 3D tracker would be great. I use to be on the Boujou side, but now I’m trying to get to grisps with The Foundry Camera Tracker for After Effects.
Keep it up!
Cool work! You even changed the landscape on the background. Feels like some evil hiding in these mountains. I am very intrigued! Can’t wait to see the final result. You must become a revolutionary, and we’ll follow you)))))
“More to come soon!”
I can’t wait anymore.
WOW! perfect job
I also want to see new tutorial
Can’t wait to see the final composition!
Also i would love to see more tutorials about set exstensions. Especially those including 3d tracking
PS: I would like to thank you Andrew Kramer and whole VideoCopilot crew for creating all of this. I’v been following you guys for few years, and i just can’t wait to see more !
Waiting whit excitement!!!!!
Now that Schwarzenegger is returning to “acting” I’ll vote you for President of the U.S.
Schwarzenegger is returning? lol i don’t think anymore
To Andrew and all of Video Copilot – thanks! If education is indeed the set of keys to all success (as I believe it to be) then you good people are truly on that key-ring! For me, there is nothing quite like being part of a “hard-at-work/hard-at-play”, creative world.
You do good work! Keep it up!
Can’t wait fot the tutorial on this one!
You guys rule!
cant wait andrew
Oh my god I can not wait more than this…
Come On ANDREW ,What are you waiting for Man?!!
Great Job Andrew!:) Would love to come there and learn everything u know! Can’t wait for the production of ur Movie to finish. It’s Killing me, Waiting for the Final Video!!!!
Youre a GENIUS!!! (I am always saying the same things, but its true);)
¡Saludos desde Cali, Colombia!
I thought “the one” link was going to take me to a clip of neo.
Awesome. I can’t wait to see the video clip of this in action.
HEY! You’ve copied me!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZwMVn18TzU
I did the 3d evil landscape first!!!
That rocked!! Thanks for the link!
Yeah I see the resemblance! I’ts just the same xD
less text andrew more Tutorial please xD
Wow, that’s amazing. Tutorial please.
I LOOOOOVE MATTE PAINTING!! ;P
This would be an excellent tutorial with so many uses. I know it really uses elements cover in past tutorials for tracking etc but the idea of buying stock or shooting video close to your final requirement then replacing the scene is an awesome one.
Amazing!I bought your Serious Fx Trainning it helps a lot.So put a tutorial of ” Extension in 3d space” in one of your new comming products or just a free tutorial we would appreciate it.
Thanks !
I used some set extensions in my new “movie”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrASojyNp3M
This is really EPIC! Are you going to add AWESOMENESS to it by adding Dragons? I sure hope so!
REALLY FANTASTIC, Andrew. I love also Mattepainting with Motion Effects using Aftereffects and other mix softwares resoult. kann you do a Tutorial for thise case. it would be great dude. Thanks again man.
where can i get my dirty hands on footage like this?
Is there a reason you use matt instead of gloss painting?
Awesome! Cant wait.
This is going to be their most epic short yet! The image looks really good. I am now going to figure out how to do this in Blender 2.5 I could make a tutorial if anyone is interested. If I figure it out that is.
I’m definately interested!
Will we see Super 8 before we see this? Just jerking you around. I know you’re a super busy guy. We just can’t get enough super video copilot!
Are you remaking lord of the rings? No i’m just kidding
Awesome can’t wait for tut
COOL! Cant wait!
Respect FROM RUSSIA!!! Andrew you Best FilmMaker in World!
Oh it is attractive…Please give the tutorial
you are a special man
I’m Expecting……….
what software did u use?
It’s really cool.
we need tutorial.
More Tutorial please
Hey pls dont, i will lose most of my student, i run a VFX school. stop doing this to me
L.O.L Doyin
Hey all! It would actually be really cool to see what we can do ourselves BEFORE we see a tutorial. I would like to see what members of the community can pull off!!! Think of it as a “test” before the answers come out (Andrew’s tutorial being an answer
).
Looks cool! can’t wait. I want to see your workflow for bigger fx shots.
What is with the spelling of mist Andrew? Are we trying to throw in another lame pun? Or are we just fans of the game Myst?
a tutorial please email me anything
gooood… COOL! Cant wait!
waiting and thanks Andrew.
I did a work with most of Kramer’s elements and I posted it on my facebook page and people are tripping… All thanks to my Role Model “Andrew Kramer”… Pls give us a tutorial on this latest nice work…
Please!! Make a tutorial teaching this!!
Andrew, Tutorial about Set Extension PLZ
Nice, btw. you can achieve amazing results with Terragen2 too
can’t wait andrew plz release it soon !!!!!
I been waiting for a Tutorial like this nice matte painting.
I’m excited to see the final new tutorials
DO A NEW BLOG SHOW !
Look, that’s all fine, but WHAT ABOUT VIDEOCOPILOT ATOM!??
Ps. I love you.
Hey Andrew!
Is ATOM one of the next 3 new plugins?
Watiiiiiiiiiiiing andrew
Andrew, Tutorial about Set Extension PLZ
wow i can wait, and i wanna know where can i buy some stock footage ? yayyy
Am I supposed to see the flythrough in action? Link doesn’t work.
Hello.
I Live In Iran.
How Can I Provide Your Products?
Can I Buy It From Iran?
yes you can buy, aldo im not andrew kramer xD, you can buy it via paypal, and d-lod it as well..
Free stock package with evil fly-by??? Please????
Awesome work by Awesome person (Andrew).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JjBQAlk30U
Hi Andrew,
I’m also curious how the result looks like …
So a camera flight through the mountains is great.
I was equally inspired throughout, and have made some music.
Some mountains also help. But just so I have a picture to the music.
Can look and say yes even if you like the music.
Yours sincerely,
I want this tutorial its turning point of my work its gona fentastic bro.
Mmh… The suspense is bak here to kill me…
Action??? Essentials …
ive got to ask if ou have any connection to the new movie based on tulkin’s “the hobbit” because thats the kind of effects i want to see in this movie
I would love to see this tutorial since I would like to learn how to use aereal shots with cgi
“Hey What’s up Andrew Kramer here!”,
this tutorial is looking impressive.
does anyone know how to fake minatures with after effect?
i am from Recife in Brazil south america and i think that andrew is just great
his site rocks…
Wow….. it’s very excited to learning with u, Andrew.
i’m waiting for the best tutorials from u
And this is ( http://www.vimeo.com/24647821 ) my VFX test do u think about that ?
Please, give me some advice or comment to me,sir
It looks great!!!
pretty cool !!
yes.. well… you never write or call anymore and i’m fine!… thanks for asking;-)….although it doesn’t take a genius to see AK and associates are going to great places…you deserve it pal
THAT’S AMAZING :O
I’m come from china thank you Andrew Kramer(安德鲁.克雷默)
Thank you for your Essentials
My English is not very good but you should be able to understand what I mean
This is using Google language tools translation
Personally I feel ‘Vue’ software will better serve the purpose of creating outdoor scenarios including menacing mountains
Then software used for this scene = Vue
Agbor Obed from Cameroon. Happy with your work and support. Please can u make a tutorial on color correction like the one in the movie 300 and other movies.
Well Done Andrew. I guess that we aren’t in Kansas anymore. Bring it on Kramer Style. THX.
it’s a really really cool! wish i’ll do something more like this! think it n do it…..!
wwwwoow, nice, i luv andrew kramer,..in every effects he created, he keeps sharing his knowledges.,,., THATS WHY IF MICHEAL JACKSON IS THE KING OF POP, THEN YOU ARE THE KING OF AFTER EFFECTS…
It looks great!
ok, REALLY looking forward to this tutorial, even more so a breakdown of the castle shot as well! Very nice Andrew.
inspired frm AK tutorials…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfuKMdx5Z7g
I am waiting for this tutorials
Waiting for tutorial!
Like in Brazil we said:
Estamos com água na boca!
Verey N!c3 Andrew
I like it so more
i can’t wait to see the tutorial pls……..its seems u used some motion tracking software