Medical Zooming
September 24th, 2007

I've been watching a lot of the show House MD on DVD and so I thought I would make a tutorial to cover that cool effect where the camera goes inside the person to show the problem.

Anyways, this will be the first AE tutorial featuring a 3D program, but I'll also show a solution for just AE users. Personally, I'd rather show you the better solution using the 3D application because even though everyone doesn't have an expensive 3D program, understanding the principals is important to professional compositing. Besides you don't want to have to use claymation for everything.

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Andrew Kramer
POSTED:
18 years ago
108 Comments
12 years ago
thaaaaaaaaanx inderew
Was this your first 3D tutorial? I remember being blown away by it.
18 years ago
When will it be! I'm so anxious!
Connor
18 years ago
WHEN IS THIS TUTORIAL COMING OUT!?!?!?!?!

I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
18 years ago
So.... I'm guessing that this tutorial will be tomorrow?
Andre Prior
18 years ago
Man that is awesome www.theronin.co.uk.

Andrew how about a Megatutorial how to create such a great Intro??? I would pay for it.
18 years ago
Hugh Laurie=House M.D.=Awesome=VideoCopilot.net=Andrew Kramer=The Greatest
18 years ago
Hey Andrew
Can't wait for the tutorial, going to be great. I'm guessing it's going to be in 3DS MAX 9? Going to show how to zoom into the body too?
Thanks for all the great tutorials, keep up the good work.
H.Roger Anderson
18 years ago
jeah that's cool. looking inside your body, and those other things, that u can learn, trought all tutorials on videocopilot.net
i found this site a month ago, and i m suprised.
its profesional and, and...
well i m working in video industrie, well its my hobby after school.
till found this site, i worked and learned all by my self, instincts, mistical knowledges (like i know, how it looks like, but i m not so shure, how to do that, but i ll find out how it works,and i ll make it)
so i think that i found the best site to learn, how to do, without spending a lot of money for private lessons

thanks Andrew


P.S.
I like this serial- House MD, and i also watched serials like star gate, or heroes(by us in latvia it's started a couple weeks ago, but i think that it'll be in the same level of popularity, like House MD, and also C.S.I (all kind parts, from NY till LasVegas) ( C.S.I. full with cinematic color effects, allso macro zoomings into bodys and all kind of places)
and now i found a site with using your tutorials and try to find another ways and effect combinations, i can try to make a really ( not so but whatever) good and cool effects, that i thought can make only professional filmmakers, with a lot money and unknown technic (not only with AE and some plugins for it.)
18 years ago
Whens this tutorial?? Can't wait for this one
the_reaper
18 years ago
aah! im goin insane, i need a tutorial to keep me sane! its been too long
Mike G
18 years ago
Hello Andrew ,
First , thankyou ! you have the best after effects tutorials on the net.

I have been doing 3d for almost 15 years now. When I decided about 6 months ago I needed to expand my abailities to after effects I found this great sight. From a experianced 3d user point of veiw software is not important at all.
Even professionals use both freeware , inexpensive , and expensive 3d software alike . Whatever gets the task done . In 3d production we make rpf's , alpha, luma , depth , bump , specular , ect matts. These are either composited directly in 3d software compositors like the built in one's in Softimage xsi or Blender. But for mixed media work these are better passed to the after effects guy in the chain.
So learning great ways to combine and work with these channels in after effects is essental to any after effects user . And than we have 3d tracking , voodoo , cae files ect , Ohh boy . I hope to see whatever you give.
Again Thank you
le barbu du nord
18 years ago
He! great job! I have some questions about somes effects view at www.theronin.co.uk. specificaly a noise effect. Can you explain or place somes paths of solutions to do a thing like that with AE. A 'nother thing, at the same web site, a lot of effects is create to do a complexe animation like camera and many things. Can you explain a effects like that!

thanks
le barbu du nord
18 years ago
Any idea when this'll come? I'm real excited about this'n!
Andre Prior
18 years ago
Dude, hope the tutorial is coming soon ^^Iam desperate
Pontus Mossberg
18 years ago
That really looks amasing. Looking forward to the tutorial. Bet it's gonna be awsome
jack
18 years ago
i hope that you will use 3dsmax for 3d ap, not maya or c4d :/
ty! u rock !
jack
18 years ago
Dude, nice!
but you should hold some cool stuff for some new DVD-s?
i really hope that u will make some new products to buy
lana_is_alive_you_hear_me!!!
18 years ago
thnks Andrew! i cant wait for this tutorial!
Legacy
18 years ago
I have tried numerous 3D applications for many different projects and I would have to say 3DS Max is the best and easiest to learn. There are lots of little tricks and such, but generally it is the easiest to learn. I tought myself in a relatively short amount of time. Maya is great, but I just don't find it as user friendly. Freewares such as Blender and Milkshape are great if you have no cash, but you get what you pay for. Milkshape is good because you can export to so many different other programs. 3DS Max is my vote (if we're even voting).
LeoR
18 years ago
C4D is the BEST!!!
Bader Ahmed
18 years ago
3ds Max and after effects
18 years ago
I vote for 3DSMAX
naim alwan
18 years ago
C4D please...
Iceman
18 years ago
Tomorrow is my bday so you should make this available as a present!plzzzzzzzzzzzzz
18 years ago
This is a great idea Andrew. Cant wait to see what you come out with.

Better yet, cant wait to see what new products you have in the making.

This tutorial looks to be so useful as anyone can use a little 3D work
in their work to really jazz em up. Looking forward to when it comes out.
Nate
18 years ago
Here's another vote for Cinema 4D. But your tutorials rock no matter what program(s) you use.
FinalRenderMultimediaSolutioins
18 years ago
It's probably Cinema 4D since it has integration with after effects.
klaus
18 years ago
but...........................................................................................
good man yourself.
you are.
blessings from Vienna.
whenever you??ยดre visiting europe ( the axis of bad but one),
we (me , my best of all, our son and evryone of my great beeings around),
would , i guess,
do the Kramily.

klaus
18 years ago
Can't wait until it comes out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.et-films.net
J
18 years ago
MS paint.... claymation would be cool too, i guess

can't wait, thanx for the tuts
18 years ago
this looks interesting. can't wait for more tutorials
Sal
18 years ago
Thank you very much for your tutorials and great products. I made sure not to miss this sale and made an order earlier today. I am downloading them as I type this.

Thanks andrew!
lebnash1
18 years ago
no its not.. i made this using Maya and AE.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ED6to9orcFQ
.. wasnt very hard exporting and importing to AE... thnks Andrew for this new tutorial. cant wait!
der meister
18 years ago
cool, can't wait for the tutorial, keep up the good work andrew
18 years ago
Andrew best recognize and use C4D! Word! haha.

cinema4D is alot easier to bring and export 3D data, camera and otherwise, with After Effects. It is harder to do with maya if you ask me.
Carl
18 years ago
Yeah, I should've been a bit clearer with my post en-regard Blender. Kramer's Evil Twin hit it on the nose. Andrew can use practically any package he wishes and nine times out of ten... it can be done in/translatable to Blender. This was primarily targeted to those of us who for whatever reason can't run right out and slap down a couple grand for a 3d app just to do an AE tutorial.

Have no idea if Andrew plans to be working with platelets in this tut, but if so and you don't have a 3d app and you decide to give Blender a try... you can find a blood platelets model '.blend' file at the link below. Works great as I'm using it in a current project. Whatever the case may be, looking forward to the tutorial to get the AK twist on things.

No spam, just sharing, enjoy...

http://www.katorlegaz.com/3d_models/

Reference -> Effects -> Blood Platelets

Direct:
http://www.katorlegaz.com/3d_models/reference_effects/0183/index.php
Chef Tony
18 years ago
I vote for Blender 3D, but i hope that the 3D part will be quite simple and "multy-platform" so that anyone with a little bit of experence can do the 3D stuff with the program he knows well.. (sorry if there are mistakes, I'm italian!)
Sobler
18 years ago
Wow, Andrew. Sometimes I feel like you know everything. Im really, REALLY looking forward to this one! Hope you are using max in it.

Hugs and kisses
Phill
18 years ago
Yeah i have C4D so using that would be cool, cant wait for this one
bwoogie
18 years ago
Ooh! Looks really cool! I think I'll take the claymation method, I'm awful at 3D modeling
18 years ago
I can't wait for the new Tutorial! I see it's a mixture of people wanting C4D and Maya.

I'm on the C4D side!!!!

This will be great for me. Thanks!!!

-ryan
LifeType
18 years ago
really cool . what 3d app are you going to be using ? i just recently got
cinema 4d and have barely messed with it . looking forward to it .. thanks andrew
Jason
18 years ago
Really looking forward to this tutorial. The motion graphics work on House M.D. is pretty amazing. Just the opening credits are fantastic in themselves. They were created by Digital Kitchen (which has an office in Seattle where I'm hoping to get an internship (Keep your fingers crossed for me!)), and garnered a 2005 Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Main Title Design". See here: http://www.d-kitchen.com/project.php?p=2
18 years ago
Andrew,
I have been lurking for a while now. I wanted to thank you for your great tutorials. I am an After Effects artist working in a medical school so this tutorial idea hits home. I can't wait to see it.
~Kingsley
Josh
18 years ago
Hey Andrew!

Any word on when "Twitch" will be ready and a potential price? Thanks in advance!

Josh
18 years ago
Great!

People will learn from this,
i remember this posting as a tutorial request cuz it covers a full bag on information.
so iam glad to see this happening.

I'd vote for C4D or blender 3D wise just because its all based on personal experience

go ge'tem AK, you are doing a mighty job last few tutorials learned me a handfull of new tricks, so hail thy

regards
p
Scott
18 years ago
Hmmm, I'd say 3DS max would be best.
Jamsta
18 years ago
c'mon ppl, C4D? let's ask AK to do a powerpoint presentation using word for windows???...

sorry AK, you're more than welcome to delete my post of sarcasim... not that you need my "ok" - sheeesh! I realise I've responded as if it were a forum,,,, my bad!
mop krayz
18 years ago
maybe nvidia gelato 3d?
18 years ago
@knakrz

I think carl (and myself) are simply suggesting Blender as an affordable(ie, free) alternative to Max or Maya.

For a lot of people on this site 3D is a strange and alien world and spending thousands of dollars on a new app is maybe not an option.

and Blender is a very capable 3D modeller in it's own right (and even has its own internal compositor for good measure, though I'm sure you'll agree if you've used it that it doesn't bear comparing to After Effects).
18 years ago
You rule AK!!!! Love your products and all of your help....I hope this is with Cinema 4D but if it is with Max then I better dust it off!!!
18 years ago
I vote CINEMA 4D !!!!!!!!!!!!
It is well integrated in AE
Thank's for all ...
I LOVE YOU
:-p
Andre Prior
18 years ago
So its Max 3d

well, time to download trial version of max 3d.
18 years ago
Im pretty stoked about this tut. Andrew. I have a guy getting shot in my latest flick and it'd be neat to somehow impliment something like this effect. Even if I can't work into this particular project, I'm still excited to see what it's all about

Bones
18 years ago
I've seen blender. Pretty cool... and it's not Maya.
knakrz
18 years ago
@Carl

are you for real? Blender vs. MAX or MAYA? sounds like spam to me...
18 years ago
wow that would be so cool! I always wanted to know how to do that effect!
Baloo
18 years ago
Doctor House !
I love this show !

I like when he talks with his assistants (Scuse me, french after all)

Cody ! My Vicodine !

Baloo
knakrz
18 years ago
great work AK. loving your stuff.
Ron
18 years ago
I to vote for C4D as the Application of choice. It is well integrated in AE and Motion. I use both along with a fist full of video copilot product (shame less ars kissing) haha

can't wait!!!

-Ron
Jamsta
18 years ago
What? I hope you're not "bagging" claymation buddy???

I'm a massive fan/user of claymation... it better be 3dsMAX kiddo...

just kidding, or am I???

lovin' ya work KramerMan --- Vote 1 for SAM!

18 years ago
Hmm, are you gunna make digital boogers like Osmosis Jones also?
Carl
18 years ago
Hey Folks,

For 3d, why not give Blender a try? It's multi-platform, multi-featured, doesn't hog a ton of disk space and it's free. Everyone gets a chance.

http://www.blender.org/
Dustin James
18 years ago
yay!
Hi there... a house MD tutorial sounds great

Here's just a small tip for the tutorial: It doesn't have to be any specific 3D application, as long as anyone can do that with his or her program, but it would be interesting on what kind of rendering passes people need to focus on:

More precisely; f.ex. if you have a diffuse pass, an ambient pass ... etc. , that the tutorial explains how the final mingling of these pass lead to the realistic, yet impressive looking result...

Just my thoughts...

Keep up with the good work...

Andreas
ello_beastie...
18 years ago
please use MAYA!!! cant wait for this one. House is awsome.. Andrew can u please make a tutorial from one of the really cool effects on Smallville! btw new season this Thursday!
Lars Lind
18 years ago
I'm a former Maya user but it's pretty easy to come up to speed with it when you get down the basics. Maya PLE (personal lerning edition) is a free, maya complete and are rendering a watermark over the video.
nice work Andrew with everything
Helge Kallevik
18 years ago
What program will you use, andrew?
tryx italy
18 years ago
HELP GUY

I USE A MAC OSX, SEARCH PARTICULAR FOR OSX
PLEASEEEEEEEEE
Hedley
18 years ago
Looking forward to it man. Any news on release date for twitch?

Cheers,

Hedley
Chris
18 years ago
Great to hear. Have been wanting to get some compositing tutorials from you with a 3d program working together with AE as well! Can??ยดt wait!!
nico
18 years ago
I'm really looking forward to it!!! sounds great and the pic looks awesome!
I really really hope you'll use maya.

btw maya would be great beceause everyone can download the learning edition for free... and the learning edition is not that limitated. (is that good english?).

keep up the good work!

( unfortunately I don't have enough money to buy a dvd but when I'm 18 or so (I'm 15 years old now) I think I'll buy at least 2. )
Connor
18 years ago
Looks like its gonna be another great tutorial.

Any chance of telling us which 3D program you are going to be using?
Marc Biorklund
18 years ago
Looks great ! Can you show us a rendered example just to tease us a little more ? :p
I have been intrested in 3D programs for a long time, but It have always seems very complicated to me. I am looking forward to start pratice 3D again with your help
Fredrik
18 years ago
oh my god, Andrew!
Where is the donate button? you need money for your work, seriously! everyone give him at least 30 bucks! including me
Josh Johnson
18 years ago
Awesome and heres to hoping it will be C4D.
18 years ago
Cool CSI is another really good series with a lot of awesome effects.

MM.
18 years ago
If people without expensive 3D apps like Cinema 4D and Maya et al, are looking for a cheap way to get into 3D, you could check out Blender 3D, This is an Open source Package which is completely free to download and use and has a huge community and online resources backing it up.

I expect Papa Kramer will be going for the C4D option, but I'm sure the principles and techniques he'll show us will translate well to most other 3D apps.

you can find Blender @ http://www.blender.org

I was also wondering if maybe Andrew has seen any Blender or even tried it himself, If so what are your thoughts on it?
PePixon
18 years ago
Maya! Maya!
Fred
18 years ago
Awesome.
Andre Prior
18 years ago
Fecking awesome! Hope its for Cinema4d ^^
Andre Prior
18 years ago
Fecking awesome! Hope its for Cinema4d ^^
Morten Enoksen
18 years ago
I bet u'll use Cinema 4D
I would love to see a C4D tut from the master himself!
Chef Tony
18 years ago
Con't wait for this! It'd be great if you used Blender 3D that is free and open source and very powerful!
Codemonkey
18 years ago
Hi Andrew,

I am wondering if it will be a free 3d app... sure would help out since I only have lightwave 8.

But I am sure you will find a way to transend all issues

Good Work

Hope the wife & kids are all ok too.
jason
18 years ago
Even though you couldnt use it here, it would be nice to see some 3d invigorator or proanimator tutorials,since we were on the 3d subject
JustAmit
18 years ago
sweet!!! yeah, i don't have any 3D programs, even after effects was a stretch just being in ninth grade and all, but im glad your showing us, i really want a chance to try this for future reference. thanks!
jorberg
18 years ago
What 3D Program will you be using?
Jacob Dyer
18 years ago
Oooh I like tis idea. Lets just ask it for what I'm sure will eventualy be the millionth time, what 3D program? Easily translated to other ones?

Cheers,
Jacob.
joe
18 years ago
hey andrew .. is this tut going to be free ??

i wonder if i can exchange between C4D and AE CS3 ? cause i read something like that somewhere on the web .. thx andrew u really rock !!
mehrad
18 years ago
is there any nuclear department watching this ?
it could be really dangerous ! loool

looking forward to it , thanks andrew
Solidghost
18 years ago
Ohh yea!!! I just saw Crank for the second time yesterday and was thinking about how to do those cool things. BTW if you havent seen Crank yet DO IT!

And I would also like to recommend Softimage XSI the best 3d application in the world if you ask me, and Ive used almost all the big ones.
Orc Master
18 years ago
I can't BELIEVE this! I LOVE that show, House! WOW, Andrew, you'll make my dream come true! THANKS A LOT!!!

Now I'll be able to make my own movie where I can say "The patient clearly has minor malicious tumors in both his lungs which causes iron to deposit in his veins and also produces a fungus-based infection on the base of the colon, the effects also increased by the patient's allergy to carp. Now, isn't that logical, MORONS?"

LOL, it'll be priceless
John
18 years ago
I hope you incorporate more 3d into upcoming tutorials.. can't wait for this one
Some Guy
18 years ago
Oh, today IS Monday. That happens if you have a lot of free time...
Will it be 3ds Max?
18 years ago
looking forward to it!

hmm, i guess it will be either Cinema 4D og 3Dmax, thats what i heard Mr. Andrew we're talking about some time ago

and if our AE god thoses MAYA, then he most really have earned alot of money from the tuts, coz that app is reeeealllyy expensive
tryx ITALY
18 years ago
HELP GUY

I USE A MAC OSX, SEARCH PARTICULAR FOR OSX
PLEASEEEEEEEEE
18 years ago
Sounds really great! Waiting for the tutorial...
Thanks a lot (yeah, I thank in every post but still that's not enough).

Cheers!
V.
Some Guy
18 years ago
Probably on Monday... (?)
Finally I gonna put my hands on a 3D app. I always wanted to try something in 3D but there were simply no reasons to do it. Now I have a reason. Thank you Andrew.

PS: House MD is great! You should check out Scrubs too.
18 years ago
i'm really looking forward to this. shame it came so late as it would have looked great in infected. oh well i'm sure i'll find a use for it
18 years ago
Not today. But soon.
Andrew
Titso
18 years ago
I hope it comes to day!
Titso
18 years ago
My god!!!!!!!! You have no id??ยจ how long i have been looking for a tutorial which includes atom, molecules and cells inside the body"!!!Can't wait
18 years ago
Hello Andrew, its a great news that you'd be covering a 3D app with After Effects this time. I'd be happier if you could cover either Cinema 4D or Maya. Since Cinema 4D offers tight integration with AE in terms of compositing, importing camera, lights and all. Its gonna be great. Cant wait to watch that tutorial on this site.

Great work Andrew. Cheers.
18 years ago
splendido bandido
18 years ago
Great I cant wait for this tutorial, I have been trying to source this efect for a long time and even tried having a go myself (which looked absolute CARP by the way) looking forward to it. Great looking site make over by the way !

thanks guys!
Sawdust
18 years ago
yeah i am the first!

good news andrew... really lookin forward to it!
the sample pic looks awesome!

wich 3D application are you going to use? maya?