BLOG SHOW: Making of Payment Plan
June 14th, 2010

Check out the new Blog Show featuring the most in-depth behind the scenes footage for our recent short 'Payment Plan'.

This blog show includes:

  • Original Rough-Cut with Alternate dialogue
  • Additional VFX additions
  • Art of Hitting Sam in the face
  • Workflow Tips
Andrew Kramer
POSTED:
15 years ago
221 Comments
12 years ago
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Andrea
13 years ago
Congratulations really!!
You are sooooo KOOL man!!! i really enjoy every video u make and i hope you'll never stop doing wht u do cause is the most helpfull website about Video-Making in all Internet!!!!
a huge greeting from me from Italy and sry 4 my terrible english!! xD

ps. how can i build the glass fragments on iMac actually??
tyvm!
Jose Villanueva
13 years ago
Hmmm there is a piano in the back? Do you play piano Andrew?
Great short - hilarious. And interesting info on advanced time freezing. Any new updates on your use of this technique?
Mark
14 years ago
I want a RED camera!!!
14 years ago
AMAZING! thanks for sharing
we???ll wait for the tutorial
Greeting from UKRAINE !
14 years ago
Guys, thanks for doing this! Very very helpful!
Tim
15 years ago
Hey AC!

LOVE VC! Just a heads up there is something funky here:
http://www.videocopilot.net/blog/2010/06/blog-show-making-of-payment-plan/

in the upper left conner under the banner where the title is in IE

Thanks
venkat
15 years ago
Hi Andrew,

camera angles and how to shoot scenes

please help me
venkat
15 years ago
Hi Andrew,

I???m a german from Berlin and I saw your tuts the first time 2 months ago, I was honestly exited about that sugar stuff.Your goodness made me likewise sick and curious too to learn more about that heavy stuff. My passions belongs to create Music with my Band and beside that I work as a Freelancer in Web, Print and Graphic Design. After recording of our album, we will make some Music Videos ???. hope I come off soon to learn AE and make a awesome Music Clip.

six of six Stars belongs to you Andrew, your free shareing of your works is a noble deed, thanks to you !!!
Daniel
15 years ago
This is awesome, but I spotted a few errors, the guy in the back seat is not visible when you see through the windows, the driver should have saw him when he got to the car, and last of all you can see the guy behind sam when he turns on the car.

If you're really paying attention some things don't add up, but its mostly about the effect and is still very awesome!
Steven
15 years ago
How did you do the intro sequence? The one where the floor seems to rise up and stuff? pretty cool!
David
15 years ago
I do enjoy the running gag throughout your tutorials of Scapegoat Sam. This one was especially funny as it was relentless. Smack, smack, smack. Sam can now add pistol whippee to his ever increasing resume.
Mitch
15 years ago
What happened to the Blog Show?
Kevin
15 years ago
DId you shot the payment plan on the RED ?
Yinglong Xu
15 years ago
Hi! I really want you to make a bullet atmosphere trail effect.
for my air dogfight scene. where the bullet has that glow and tiny vortx smoke behind it.
15 years ago
I WANT MORE BLOG SHOWS
ben
15 years ago
these are inspiring me to learn, thank you!
Will
15 years ago
Man I love this site haha
15 years ago
@Andrew, You know that three months have passed and i'm still watching this video because whenever i watch any blog or any tutorial of you then i'm try to completely concentrate on that thing and today i have found that missing thing in your video.
hen you before created the SAM and the JOHN video, so when JOHN thrown out the SAM head to the window, before the time freeze effect we can also see the broken mirror piece at the top right side of the video but when you did a shoot again then the mirror pieces are lost from there...
and reason.?
15 years ago
Where can i watch the movie?? Or buy it...
MDK
15 years ago
Hee Mr. Kramer,

One Hell of a Site you guy's have here,
I am just starting and like any Noob wanting to give up easily, coz nothing going right! Then I come across your tutorials. AND THERE FREE!.. What? How's this possible?
Now I am full of insparation and learning diffrent techniques wich makes me understand so much better what I need to be doing.. I feel like Luke Skywalker and you're my Yoda!

I wachted the tutorial frame rate convertor a several times but I just can't seem to get if play fluently.
I shot 60i and wanted to go 25.
Just wanted to see if the footage from a camcorder could change into a MOVIELOOK scene.

But, won't give up, now..

May the Force be with (poor) Sam!

check you later dude..

PS: and yes, let Sam make a kill! (Freaky killing a fly, or so, when he's clipping off his toe nail.)

(excuse my bad english)
Nino Powers
15 years ago
Hey Andrew, I was wondering how you all get a budget for this work for cameras, and studio space, I do the same things but on a smaller beginner scale, I was wondering do you all have sponsors?

And I really admire your work, and look up to your work. Thanks
15 years ago
Hi Andrew, thanks for all the great tutorials. Could you please work on a tutorial with some walking/moving a light speed across a room, from on position to another. Like The Mask did in that Jim Carey movie "The Mask" when he was in the bank steeling money and fooling around, zooming from one point to another.

Thanks
chris
15 years ago
Would love to learn the ins and outs of hdr shots
VFX-Anomaly
15 years ago
Yes we need more rambling babble, The show seems slow lately
and this makes us sad, please keep the ramblings flowing, it is the best blog show around and you know it

All the best AK, keep us entertained.
15 years ago
very nice and very good idea .tanks for it.
Michelle
15 years ago
Bien hecho , felicidades
Ariel
15 years ago
Jesus! I started long ago to scroll down the list of comentators Jzzz!!!!

Cool, very Cool. I one of those V.Co_Pilot tutorial suckers. I have become a real V.Co_Pilot vampire. I don't care I am still puting together more mo. to buy more of Andrew's videos.
15 years ago
Hi Andrew,

i would really enjoy a short tour through your studio/warehouse.
greetings

alex

p.s great tutorials and effects
Enrique
15 years ago
Ur blog show is just amazing, entertaining & very helpfull... and I love ur random talking way... ^^

U're just amazing and all video copilot stuff.
Thank u so much, even u dont know much of this ppl that coment here, we support you.

Keep rockin'

Grettings from Mexico BD
Paavan
15 years ago
I also thought their faces didn't look that real on that short :p

How did you take the HDR picture of the garage??
Blanaru Cristian
15 years ago
i learn so much from you Andrew your all videos are awesome and the Videocopilot logo of this video was so cool,that means you can make special effects like 2012 movie,when you do a tutorial of that logo? because i search for a tutorial like this so much.
Thanks for all your tutorials Andrew Kramer
JOY
15 years ago
HI

VCP team & espeacially andrew doing a great job..

keep it up..AK...
Angelo
15 years ago
Pro as usual, can you also do that "freeze time" effect just by having the actor, do the same you did, stand still then move the camera horizontally then track rotation?
I know you can but, can you make a tutorial on how to do it like http//:www.youtube.com/user/freddiew the chrono action movie. Its either i havnt seen the tut (if you posted it already) or U dont know. Anyways love the web and peace.

~AngeloP. ??????????????????
Mohamad Saleh
15 years ago
hahaha, yeah man helicopter jacuzzis arent that expensive
15 years ago
cool!!!love ur site ~love ur joke and sharing~~
15 years ago
Hi Andrew & the whole creative team,

Well sorry for lil wait, umm i mean too much late.
But you know what i love 3D, even honestly i cant do much thing in it but i definitely love it & i would like to say that definitely spectacular. Outstanding..
GreedOra
15 years ago
Oh crap ... i need that camcorder you're Using man ... i really need it ..

anyway thanks for the helpful blog show buddy ^_^
Jay Producer
15 years ago
Hello,


I love this site. Are you going to do a tutorial on what appears to be broken glass and motion tracking? I think the world is waiting. The Best Affect ever. LOL


Thanks,
Stefan
15 years ago
Cool.
By the way did you use the jacuzzicopter for an aerial underwater shot that you ended up not using in the film?
'Cos that's what I use my jacuzzicopter for... well, that and jacuzzi parties.
15 years ago
LOL, I've seen the short before; but, I never really noticed who the actor was in the back seat (John?). Right now, up here in Canada, Moosehead Beer has a series of commercials that feature him.
15 years ago
This short is amazing! Keep the good word Andrew!
Lucas
15 years ago
Heya Andrew,
AWESOME! Nothing more to say than that Will you ever do a tutorial on HDR 360 degrees Panoramas? That would be cool. ANd for the lighting reference: do you use a chroma ball and 20% gray ball or do you match 3d lights by eye.
Greetings from Berlin, Germany, where the Sun is shining!
Lucas
15 years ago
From the beginning, I thought it looked like a scene from Recon Man 3 that was done in the DVD tutorial! You should do something with that. Get the crew together and make the movie, filled to the top with After Effects, but not so much that it looks horribly fake!
Josh
15 years ago
Hey Andrew,
Love your vids, help me a lot and now in the industry.
Just a thought for your next blog entry (im pretty sure everyone would love this too)
Can you give us a Demo of your keyboard playing skills?
Everyone wants to here you play the keyboard in the background!
Nolan Beguhl
15 years ago
That's my hero right there!
Adam Fulawka
15 years ago
Andrew Kramer should not allowed to be that handsome. Talent and looks should be evenly distributed among the population, and he has both, and it's not fair.

But does anyone know what type of camera they were using for that close-up at 3:50? It was propped up on the hood of the car? I know it's hard to tell just by looking, what with all the cool hardware strapped to it and all....
Dipo
15 years ago
Nice, short and straight forward. you just answered the many questions on or minds. thanks man, love you.
Lorenzo
15 years ago
Great short, good behind the scenes. Just awaiting the tutorial!

Also how about a tutorial on how you do the ground, gravity defying, explosion in your blog intro?

You offer and teach much to those of us who are not as talented as you!

Thanks
Lorenzo
selvarajan
15 years ago
Iam sure this is a 3dsmax AE combined tutorial. The glass exploding is made with particle flow. Hmmm will be interesting to learn from the master. I love all 3dsmax - AE combined tutorials
argzerfarz
15 years ago
The phenomenon of "real things" looking unreal or fake is called the "Uncanny Valley". Check it out on Wikipedia. Quite interesting for visual designers. That's why Disney movies don't have animations that look too realistic - people don't accept it.
Jacob
15 years ago
Very good effect, but there is one major oversight : car glass does not shatter the way presented in the movie - car glass is covered with foil to protect passengers from debris in case of the collision. Glass from the movie acts as ordinary window glass

Nevertheless, you are the Master of SFX
Greetz from Poland
15 years ago
Man really great!... And... it good to see you on the screen.... you seem nice!!!...

You r awsome!!!!!

very nice work!!!

thanks from BRAZIL!
Torgeir
15 years ago
Very nice work! But i have to leave a comment.. Considering physics, do you think the force of Sam´s head would send the glass shards so far? Maybe you could have limited it and made smaller pieces. But ut is just a matter of taste.

Howdy from Norway!
nas shakaur
15 years ago
Could you please do a Tutorial for this in the near future
ubuntu
15 years ago
So cool！！and i can not wait to see it!
Jason
15 years ago
Wheres your lighting?
Sergiu Baiculescu
15 years ago
hahhaah andrew u're tooo damn funny and smart
anyway sam is the best,his voice is so damn funny and it's a great actor!!good JOB a pleasure spending time WEBSITE,VC 4 life.
15 years ago
I like these blog shows.. "Behind the scenes" is a good project. So what about "behind the scene of a tutorial" ? How does the idea of a tut appear? What is going on in front of the monitor? what are you doing after you read the comments? etc etc...
15 years ago
hehe andrew, i love your kind of humor.

regards and respect
marco

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXx_G4vHKOI
Luther Hadley
15 years ago
this is crazy cool .. I just want to say 1 thing ..come back to New York ... lol How Many camera's do you have Andrew ?
S Naghway
15 years ago
Andrew,
Great effort??? I admire the job you are doing???.Not many people make the effort to share knowledge, especially this kind and this advanced.
So thanks, waiting to see what more Andrew can present.
Sang Hee
15 years ago
That was a great video but I still don't understand how it works when you wanna render a 3D glass for this kinda footage.
danger
15 years ago
Awesome, i've been trying to do that kind of stuff for years and never figured out how to without a hollywood studio. Can't wait to see the tutorial!
15 years ago
This post is just another reason why this site is rocketing to the top of my favorite on the web. Fabulous.
euphoria
15 years ago
more making of videos please !!!
15 years ago
Love the jokes Andrew! Keep em comin! Don't ever stop!
15 years ago
Your awesome andrew... just..totally..awesome
Farros
15 years ago
Hi Andrew,

I'm a german from Berlin and I saw your tuts the first time 2 months ago, I was honestly exited about that sugar shit.Your goodness made me likewise sick and curious too to learn more about that heavy stuff. My passions belongs to create Music with my Band and beside that I work as a Freelancer in Web, Print and Graphic Design. After recording of our album, we will make some Musik Videos .... hope I come off soon to learn AE and make a awesome Music Clip.

six of six Stars belongs to you Andrew, your free shareing of your works is a noble deed, thanks to you !!!
15 years ago
Thanks for your comment Andrew about how filmakers use the SFX to enhance their stories. You've helped me alot lately with these SFX's. I've done 120 films in 12 years and my current project now rocks, because of you! If you get a chance, it's on Youtube or my site: www.utahwolfproductions.com and it's called, "Resident Evil 2: Enter Wesker". It's the big trailer for the short. Thank you again for all you do Andrew! You rock!
Cheers,
Stephen Groo
Wolf Productions
Rob
15 years ago
At first, I thought Sam was getting in to the passenger side ('cause I'm from England) so that was kind of odd. But - as ever, a great production worthy of at least 10 Oscars.
Thanks Andrew
PS Will you be selling that jaquzi-helicopter on eBay?
Cyborg
15 years ago
Great job! Very cool effect!

About the projection artifact that you mentioned at the end:
Because you are centering the image to another point, the projection gets skewed.
It looks like the camera is rotating around the target but if it was actually rotating, one would see more of the side of the actors faces (and other objects too for that matter).
This makes the image look a bit flatter than it actually is.
Think about the differences between the two scenarios from a "top view", it might make it easier to visualize.
LIL G
15 years ago
Man you guys are the truth this iz awesome, but one thing i noticed iz at about 1:20 in when sam gets in the car you can see my man's jacket in the back seat.. As a video editor i guess i see things that the avg viewer won't see. I know you have the skillz in the final cut to take that out..GREAT JOB KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK PEACE!!!
rajesh
15 years ago
hey andrew,plz post the tutorial on how to do the intro u hav given for this blog show...explain in 3dsMax plz... post it as soon as possible...
15 years ago
Hi,Anderw
can u pleas add low quality Button in the "BLOG SHOW" only to see it fast
a lot of ppl have low connection speed., like me
thanks,Amr ELshamy.
Pavel Peterka
15 years ago
Still the best funny part of this BTS is the quick shot going through hits to Sam and then "is that okay, with you?" "YES" I was scrolling around a bunch of times and even so, found out my-self laughing like hell.. Plus Andrew's laughing face right after it Even though it is not about it, Fits nice
Johno
15 years ago
Thanks for the video. I, like others above, am interested in more details on the hdri- how you created it and how you used it to light your scene. I'm learning C4d now, and I know you are a 3ds Max guy, but the techniques are similar in both I would hope/guess.

Also I'm curious about the stabilization you did- was this before or after incorporating the glass? What software?
Raj
15 years ago
hi anderw This is awesome!................
15 years ago
Where did you get your microphone pop-filter from I am looking for a new one and the one in your blog video looks nice. Thanks for your time.
Encon92
15 years ago
Love the blog! just one thing on the second take you showed us what does the caution sign say just before Sam pressed the start engine button. Its kinda small. Continue doing what you do best, Andrew.
Eddie
15 years ago
Andrew Kramer is a beast. nuff said.
Rikchard
15 years ago
Great work Andrew!

I spend hours watching your tutorials, they really are very good and very useful! Thanks!

I'm from Argentina, sorry for my bad English.
Neto Vello
15 years ago
Hi Andrew ! I love this site and want to thank all the tips you give and keep giving to all who love this art of creating movies.
I wanted to leave a link to our channel on Youtube. I hope you enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/user/netovello
15 years ago
Great behind the scenes! I can't wait for the tutorial. I like what you said about filmmakers using visual effects to enhance their films. I feel as though far to many filmmakers these days are only making movies to show off their effects. Which in your case is great because that's what you do and it helps editors like myself do a bit of compositing too But for major motion pictures to be wasting my $15 just for some effects is kinda sad. Oh well. Great stuff here and i hope you guys do more of it. I really like the integration of short film and effect. Keep it up!
15 years ago
GREAT MAN I LOVE IT
SubAffects
15 years ago
sigh... I really wanted to get a glimpse into the rotating still effect mainly noted in Matrix 1 and if you noticed is being used in about every new TV show's commercial/intro.
But the movie making tips were helpful none the less.
Keep up the amazing videos!
d'mej
15 years ago
that was cool, God bless u 4 sharing
Dory Yasmine
15 years ago
you are just awesome, i keep watching this blog show and i dunno whyy
chi
15 years ago
i like you brother, keep going, hugs from Cambodia
15 years ago
I would just like to say you guys have completely re-energized my usage of After Effects. Keep up the good work and you do have a paying customer as soon as I can convince the bean counters to spring for your stuff next month.
Iman
15 years ago
That was funny. every time that guy hit Sam I couldn't stop laughing at his face. lol
illd
15 years ago
Funny and informative shit. Thanks VCP
QUATRO
15 years ago
Cool. I never would have guessed that hits in Sam's face were fake
Nice job fooling me
15 years ago
Nice one Andrew! Can't wait for the tutorial! I love seeing these blog shows for small things that are really worth learning but not wasting a whole tutorial on
15 years ago
hello Andrew and every body,
good good good good !!! We want to know more now !
(your volcano was great too !! it make us wait some time^^)
Lukas
15 years ago
No camera protection ??? Sure?

I could vow that there was a CP.

This was a good "not-fake" good work!

I'm loving this blog shows!


Enjoy your Day
Peter Somers (TC-Productions)
15 years ago
Great stuff!!

I'm interested to know how you shot the HDR image.
Would make a nice side-tutorial, and very valuable to people wanting to integrate 3D in their footage.
vikash
15 years ago
it's really great...
Lucas Kuhn
15 years ago
"Sometimes the real seems to be fake..."
It's true!
Today we cannot see a photo or a video of a strange or supernatural thing and say: It's a fake! It's true!

Very interesting technique, as the rest of the site.
It's wonderfull, thanks Andrew.
15 years ago
Cool breakdown of the video. A lot more went into it than I thought. Awesome background info. I was actually going to ask if the silencer was rubber, because you made it look like Sam was getting whacked in the head for real. thanks for the info on the headrest. Thanks!
Omega Pro
15 years ago
I cannot believe it! really? i thought that you freeze framed the shot and just moved the layers in 3d space to match real 360 degree camera movement. That must've been hard not to move because it actually looks like a frozen shot with no movement at all, other than the dolly.
15 years ago
nice where did u get the glass from?
15 years ago
Hey Andrew......U simply Rock.....Today I am really respected as a VFX artist in Bhutan.....all because of u...My After effects Day ! started from Video copilot.....Great works dude..How I'd wish u post tutorial every week...lol!!
Fer Corp
15 years ago
Hi! Im new in here and i think, you (Andrew) are the best...
Mike
15 years ago
Very interesting!! Learnt so much! Loved the anecdote about hitting his head! Did you add any additional 'head-hitting' sounds?

Greetings from a country below sea-level
Rutger
15 years ago
Hey Andrew, just watched it and man, awesomeness surrounds me!
Thank you so much for these blogshows!
B4RR1X
15 years ago
if you do a tutorial, and if we need a 3d software for doing it, could it be 3ds max please !!!!
zin_onos
15 years ago
Man, I want a RED Camera so bad! Bad it's too damn expensive! The camera alone with no accessories is 20K!
cyclone muet
15 years ago
TU ES UN CHEF MON GRAND ET MERCI POUR TOUT CE QUE TU FAIS POUR NOUS AUTRE TU ES UNE VERITABLE ECOLE VFX POUR . MERCI ENCORE.
George Stoll
15 years ago
7D vs 5D.

Hey Andrew,

I notice that a lot of filmmakers choose the 7D over the 5D and wondered what the advantages were?
Teicherus
15 years ago
I've got a question regarding the tracking of your shot:
Do we need a 3d Modeling and/or Tracking Software like Boujou or 3dsMax, or is it completely done with After Effects and the tracker?
oras
15 years ago
hii andrew


i wait for this effect

i allready set my plan to strike terriost center and jump through window to escape b4 i blow the all place

using action ess2

:


Regards from baghdad
Ken Zautcke
15 years ago
Love it...like the comment about coming back and shooting something over another day. It's hard getting something you thought you want on a shoot after looking at it a couple of times on yoour computer. Then trying to match. I hope more are in the making as well as new plugins.
15 years ago
Hey Andrew,

Any chance we could get a quick breakdown of your HDR image process?
Lirik
15 years ago
ohh thats great
Max
15 years ago
I think the actor on the back seat did very well. I dont want to say better....than Sam.... but very well.
James
15 years ago
Very good!

Is the tutorial going to include Blender or another 3D program?
15 years ago
Where are the free goodies at? lol

Nice explenation AK....funny to see you have the last laugh on the comments that your projection looked fake...while it is a real scene hehe.
15 years ago
hahaha ,cool
and shocking at the point where we see that , it is not camera projection but they really are there trying to stay still
great techniques..
Amine BetaProd
15 years ago
Keep going andreww ....
Eduard Caliman
15 years ago
I love it Andrew...way to go.
Jordi
15 years ago
Too bad, I really expected the exploding car at the end of the show...
15 years ago
Excellent! I especially love the fact that it wasn't fake, and people were so sure it was... Just goes to show how little we REALLY know!

Keep up the good work!
Flash Venom
15 years ago
Hey about time too,

I think the video co-pilot community should get a petition together to get AK a prime time TV show I love it.

Cant wait to see the next entry.
steven
15 years ago
Can you make a tuturial for the intro with the ground shatering and rising.
Rutger
15 years ago
Wow! Awesome! Cant wait to see it
I'm still on at work so I have to wait boohoo hahah
jason
15 years ago
Thanks,! for the video blog a big help!, but 1 thing i thought was funny is when sam says"OK OK ill have it" his head is facing towards the window and his voice is echoing through the parking garage because the window is rolled down but in the movie it gives the illusion it isn't cuz his head gets jammed through it.either i guessed right or im watching the movie in a garage my self.
Pavel Peterka
15 years ago
Yeye, I must agree with the rest of junkies. This is truly the best vfx site which ever was, is and will be... I gotta admit I was scared off if you're not getting at the end of the rope here. Because you've shown so much of stuff that it must be difficult to come up with something relatively new and half-way cool, the second bit of "coolness" is your interpretation Good luck with that and keep it up bro!
Tonyo
15 years ago
Awesome as always, im just wondering on the first shot when sam was walking, is it camera projection created on ae or something else? since andrew didn't mention it. Thanks!
Tolga Demirbilek
15 years ago
You read my mind Andrew.I have been waiting for this tutorial.And Here it is...Thank you very much.....
Vicky Shah
15 years ago
Nice, we are waiting 4 tutorial...
Alex
15 years ago
Hi Andrew

We've recently wanted to do a short set around a car and have been looking for interior lights. Which lights did you use for this short?

Thanks
Edris Mohammadi
15 years ago
Hi What's Up? I am Edris Mohammadi from Iran here!
In this commend I want to say: I love you Andrew
15 years ago
Nice andrew.
I remeber in 2005 when i see this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZh787eKeEw&feature=related
it is about the matrix how capture 360 .
Mr.Nobody
15 years ago
From Serbia,
12 points go tooo......Mr.Kramer.
Congratulations.
selvarajan
15 years ago
I wouldn???t dream of investing so much time, money & energy that you are putting in delivering FREE, AWESOME blog & tutorials in between your work time. What the heck you don???t even have any advertisements! I have no adjectives to describe your attitude towards those who follow your tutorials.
Thank you very much
15 years ago
I really enjoy your blog show... you always do some... poor but really fun jokes ;D (like the shifting eyes)
iCandy
15 years ago
wow i actually thought this was done with camera mapping really didn't expected it to be so easy! The hitting in sams face were very real too, i was like ouch that must have hurt!

really looking forward to this tutorial!
Javier
15 years ago
Loved this show, but I don't seem to understand the HDR or how you made it. Could you please make another blog show explaining this process. Again Thank you for an informative and entertaining show.
Miguel
15 years ago
Bahaha...its funny because I just started seeing a bunch of commercials for a TV show with this same effect and I thought in my head...."I hope Andrew Kramer does something on this effect" and sure enough he did. You never let me down Andrew keep up the great work
head
15 years ago
Very cool blog show . Thank for sharing.
The_real smithy
15 years ago
hey guys, thanks for the video blog really useful tips and lots of fun.
15 years ago
i want to buy a microphone, i was wondering if you can tell me about the one you are using while you speak,

advance thanks

i love videocopilot everything is great!
Ramzes
15 years ago
Andrew hi!! thanks for everything what you guys do! awsome.. You have a nice music background, when we will get a new PRO SCORES!!?)))
NicChap
15 years ago
Hey you have that VFX thing down pat. Now, if only you could work on that humor a little... Great stuff! It must be hard sometimes to decide on whether to do things in Post or in actual. In the end, the raw footage is priceless and I'm sure much is learned at each shooting. Thanks again for sharing.
andi
15 years ago
"hey andrew is that a yamaha motif behind you?"
___________________________

fake, he's in front of a green screen for sure
15 years ago
I highly enjoyed all the blogs on the short. I must say, your tutorials and blog shows are so compelling to me. Infact Im spoiled, I recently got C4D and am slow to learn because I havent found any equivalent tuts on Cinema like here at VCP. I realized I was spoiled. Your an amazing teacher Andrew.
Thought I would throw this out there, I know I would be intrigued to see a blog show on your new facilities and the gear that you use, such as cameras, computers, dolleys, jibs etc. just a thought.........
LLS STUDIOS
15 years ago
that was GREAT i truely belive you have the best training out there and its free!? and even the VIDEOCOPILOT PRODUCTS* http://www.videocopilot.net/products/ are great stuff
so i WOULD say keep up the good work but instead..
keep up the GREAT work krazykramer.
Jeremy
15 years ago
please do more blog shows!!!
Zach Osborne
15 years ago
Great work Andrew! Awesome job. Can't wait for the full thing and your next tutorial. By the way thanks so much for your hard work ethic and for putting so much time into this. Your helping out so many people including myself who are into this kind of stuff. So thanks, and I must say you have definitely got the best free tutorials out there dealing with this subject. Probably the best period ( paid or free).
prawit
15 years ago
i like this tutorials thank you Andrew very much
TJ
15 years ago
hey andrew is that a yamaha motif behind you?
RoscoeJones
15 years ago
Nice to know someone else used that technique for a freeze frame. I made a commercial using a practical dolly like that and people thought it was fake. Kinda rough for the first time we did this, but we got a campaign off it and plan for better things in the next ones.

Nice job Andrew! Always love seeing behind the scenes of your stuff!

http://vimeo.com/10406555
Geyck
15 years ago
I always love behind the scenes. But Andrew, I think you're trying too hard with the comedy this time. And it just doesn't work when that happens.
Like me saying anything will make it better....
Ethan
15 years ago
Amazing, can't wait for the tutorial!!
Anderson Gabriel
15 years ago
Ohh Very Good your job, I am subscribe your's tutorials, is fantastic, and your it's last work Very Fine!!

Congratulations!
Isaac Sanchez
15 years ago
Dang dude your a genius, can't wait for the tutorial
15 years ago
Woaw you r the men andrew congratulations incredible work grettings from mexico
15 years ago
i want to buy movies but only if your name is on it
because the work you do es unique, take care and
i'll wait for yout movies
Tincho de la Fuente
15 years ago
Awesome! Andrew you are the best! I can´t wait for this tutorial. I want to shot on red to, and make this amazing things.
Greetings from Argentina.
Mahmoud
15 years ago
hey Andrew, this is really getting awesome, i thank you for your time, skill and humor you know i've been a videocopilot fan since the very early days and its always been top notch, wish i can meet you someday, untill then, you keep up
15 years ago
i always wondered:

how did you crack up the floor from the intro sequence? cause it looks very interesting. not just some chunks but really detailed chips
Nikolas
15 years ago
Great...(scream & shout & applausses)
Can you show the tutorial with Cinema?
Also in 3D max and blender or only cinema and 3d MAx
THNX!
Anson
15 years ago
You're very talented- I think we would all enjoy more of such
Rishi
15 years ago
Hey Andrew!
we Looking forward to this! your rocked, Thanks to VC TEAM.
CV Flow
15 years ago
Andrew,

Love this kind of breakdown. Real nuts and bolts of film making. I like to encourage you to do more like this. I'll be keeping a closer eye on the site for more.
15 years ago
Cool stuff. Hilarious as usual.
will5
15 years ago
Hey Andrew u r very cool, i thank u so much because u want to share ur knowledge to us.... u r not stingy n u r so humorist

Salam will5 Indonesia
Amir
15 years ago
nice job! i wish i could shoot by RED too, i hope you make another tutorial for this camera projection(glasses) as well.
15 years ago
te3jebni . hey whats up my name is james bond and welcom to this very exiting tutorial loooool
Erick
15 years ago
Awesome, I love this website. VC the best!
15 years ago
Great, you are Awesome man and thank for the blog show
studionightbird
15 years ago
When I saw the short film I tried this effect myself...not as high tech and all but I'll upload it to the form when I finish it
Gabriel
15 years ago
I notice the Optical Flares on Payment Plan such as I noticed it on this Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be Rocking That Body video.
Check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUFsQ5lTo6g&featurelayList&p=A09CEB0E63ED4A6F&playnext_fromL&index=3
Alexander Eriksson
15 years ago
Have you lost weight?
Daniel
15 years ago
Really nice... The best blog show.

Although I was surprised you didnt commented about John`s shoulders appearing right before Sam turns the car engine on.
VC-EXTREME-FAN
15 years ago
Hey Andrew!
May I know what type of Mic did u used in the payment plan. Im not asking for the model because I feel it's an expensive one xD. But I saw on the show the guy pointing the mic on the window.
MotionMonkey
15 years ago
Awesome! Great Blog Show
Gabriel
15 years ago
Nice! You rock man!
Kai
15 years ago
Elegant solution for a time-freeze.

This technique can be taken even further:
http://www.souterfilm.com/NiMoDiner_Page.html

This commercial was produced by a friend of mine. The entire scene was rigged with things suspended with monofilament. The coffee pouring was plastic.
15 years ago
Dear Andrew
was the care already opened .. come on guys where is the lexus remote,,,no seriously I think the remote control open beep will do the job,,btw I guessed already that it was real round video camera veryyyy impressive for real...cant wait...good luck
Seba
15 years ago
love it, thanks Andrew

was hoping for some bloopers
Cary
15 years ago
You're seriously the most easily likable guy ever.
Benjamin
15 years ago
Thank you so much for all your tipps and tricks. You can make a carrer as a comedian, too xD. I'm so grateful. Best wishes from Germany Benjamin
15 years ago
Hi andrew I know you gonna make tutorial on 3D stereoscopic
Would be cool to see some tips, please take a look at my 3D stereoscopic here is the link give me some feedback and let me know when you have time thanks
it's just a cool way to show it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dU3ug-AYxk
InfernalMel
15 years ago
don't see the point of doing a tutorial...
now I just know how to do that...
it's very simply...
take a shot with stay still and no breathing ppls and add CG glass with HDRi...
cheers...
Russia.
Fraze
15 years ago
Very nice Andrew kramer and all the videocopilot crew! Now we want to see the action!
15 years ago
If it isn't loading for you either then download it from here:
http://video9.videocopilot.net/videos/blogshowep61.flv
Enjoy.
Dubenhubler
15 years ago
Hi!
I really love it. Your website, your tutorials, your blog show, your sense of humor.
BUT, there really should be a way to watch the blog show on the iphone. right now, there is only this weird code and no link to an iphone version of the video:
"[vcblogshowstreaming blogshowep6.flv blogshow_ep6b.jpg]"
As I said, I really like videocopilot.net and I think, you're doing it the right way
Yamil
15 years ago
Man I just love to see Sam get hit in the face. No hard feelings from Sam it's just funny. I would appreciate a more detailed tutorial of the glass shatter technique. Thanks again.
15 years ago
Its not loading for me. The eternal ring of "loading".

Can't wait to actually see it.
son1
15 years ago
awesome as every your work

btw what is name of a track which was used in payment plan
15 years ago
AWESOME!! Thanks for sharing, when I first watched it I didn't realize all the work that was put into...
borisvfx
15 years ago
AMAZING! thanks for sharing
we'll wait for the tutorial
Greeting from UKRAINE !
Marc M.
15 years ago
hey thats great i can't wait for the tutorial too
one question: with which elements do you've made the score ? i hope with sfx from dsfx or pro scores maybe you can bring that right into your tutorial
olek
15 years ago
hi andrew
it seems you had a good day when recording this Blog Show. you got me and i was lol. by the way we here in germany have a comedian (olvier pocher) on wich you remind me from the way you are (was this sentence proper english, i dont think so). The short is funny and done realy well for a 80m budget. there is just one thing that bothers me since the first time i saw the short and thats the carglas. carglas dosent burst its saftyglas wich only cracks, further i think its a touch to thick but thats just me. keep it up and thx for all (been here since tut no.2)

olek
aw
15 years ago
Cool! That looks soo awesome
15 years ago
Thanks again for sharing!
JP
15 years ago
Fantastic show! The Humour is always a great addition.
15 years ago
Andrew,
I was just thinking.. You should add a Facebook 'Like' button and a twitter 'Retweet' button on all of your upcoming video and tutorials! Many more people will come see your stuff and you'll get better feedback!
Thanks for reading!
Sam Welker
Magic
15 years ago
Andrew that was great!!! Expect the Unexpected hehe
I was almost sure about how you did the matrix stuff D but if you didnt had told that you only used one camera, I´ll never guess!
Seba
15 years ago
Gr8 Work as usual! I'm really looking forward for this tut!
I'll having an eos 5D Mark II with a Pocket Dolly and a Pocket Jib for a weekend. Just to shoot some stuff only for creating your VFX Stuff in it!
Thanks for all the help these last years!

Greets from Germany

Seba (NBC Universal - Germany)
SyFy & 13th street On Air Producer
McKay
15 years ago
Man, VC is the best website ever created. I can hardly wait for the next tutorial!
Hey, what's up...
Cool!!! But poor sam,he's always get hurt.... More power Andrew and God bless VC!
Lindsay
15 years ago
i've never had more fun learning! be nice to see the difference between the dslr and the red shots. thnaks as always andrew!
Dot
15 years ago
Hi
where is the tutorial fot the shatter glass freeze time
Mike Yull
15 years ago
Really awesome. love the blog show. Wouldn't mind seeing a bit about making HDRs. did you use a chrome ball?
Darrell S
15 years ago
Andrew you are just so cool! In the purest of ways-- you are just cool stay awesome bro & thanks.
15 years ago
Wow, a lot of work went into this. Great job VCP Team!
kevin
15 years ago
It's need to see the 7D footage used with the red. interested to see more.
15 years ago
thank for sharing the behind the scenes, Andrew. Look forward to the tutorial as always.

P.S. how much of the budget went into that sweet car?
Wolkeris
15 years ago
Hi Andrew !!! Greetings from Lithuania
Thank you for share theese cool tips and tricks it's very useful ! Your VFX is AWESOME !!!
15 years ago
Looks great as usual.
DMWizzard
15 years ago
Long time no show I always look forward these & wish they were more often.

Love the site, Love the tuts... fantastic work guys.

Bring on the tut for this. Also, please have a section for creating HRDI's thnx
15 years ago
Great
Fayax
15 years ago
Gr8 this would really help in my project! thanx Andrew!!
pepe
15 years ago
looking foward to the tutorial, great work Andrew, could you post the setings for the colorisation you used in the last Sam video
15 years ago
I love this site. Go Andrew. Great show!
15 years ago
This is awesome! I cant wait for the tutorial
15 years ago
Look forward to this! Thanks.