Shell Shocked!

January 3rd, 2012

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In the spirit of kicking things off with a BANG, here is Sam Loya in our latest adventure, SHELL SHOCKED! As you might expect, we will be creating a few tutorials based on this video so you should probably check it out!

Watch Now on Vimeo!

Watch on Youtube!

We shot this with a Canon 5D and an 85mm lens, I also want to thank my friend Eric for letting us film at this location!

PS, the back-story is Sam was doing something else and then he did this.

Andrew Kramer

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13 years ago

248 Comments

pavele

10 years ago

The gun from Sam looks very real.

caramida aparenta

10 years ago

Sam Loya looks very bad.

Reparatii Frigidere

11 years ago

Wow great acting from Sam Loya

WatchTower Pictures

11 years ago

That, as we expect from you, was some really good editing. Made me feel like I was watching a proper action movie, until a couple seconds later when it was more like a comedy, really good though

. Andrew, you are literally my inspiration to becoming a video editor. Could you do a tutorial on flares without your plugin?

forum bmw

12 years ago

Sam Loya at his GREAT

Joshua Okoro

12 years ago

nice one, really nice, and funny too.

Felix

12 years ago

oh, man, this is f*ckin awesome, when are the tutorials out?

12 years ago

hahaha man who ever dont like kremers staff man i dnt realy what is wrong with that person.

Arslan

13 years ago

Very Good Video I like that

Wheately

13 years ago

Oh, Who is that actor?

Yaroslav

13 years ago

Andrew, at you very good color correction. Wouldn't like to create a series of lessons about postprodakshn?

Elia Ali

13 years ago

hi Andrew or sir Andrew
i hope to get a piece of your great mind
nice works , Accurately works , this is what i looking for
i waaaaaaaaant to be as andrew keep going

sontu chowdhury

13 years ago

Hey Andrew sir u r so great. And ossam job...............

Tony Aaron II

13 years ago

I have followed the site for quite a while, I now have a RED Scarlet, & live in the area, & I'd love to do some filming with/for you. Let me know...

Tony
REDFilmPro.com

shachar

13 years ago

Wow is Awesome
I would like to know which 85mm lens model you used in the Scene

Thank you so much

Farai Maturure

13 years ago

Great video. and this idea of using the sag guy,Sam ,on most of your videos and tutorial is real cool.Real cool to an extent that he should pay you guys not to pay him. Keep up the good work Video Copilot.

lmeneghi

13 years ago

awesome video!! im hoping to start filming soon and applying everything i've learned from this website. Great Job guys

morteza

13 years ago

omg
Cool?
u crashsam haha

Sergio Franco

13 years ago

That is so cool to watch someone grow as much as Sam as an Actor he just keeps getting better and better.

Daniel Almeida

13 years ago

andrew kramer please rate my short metrage inspired by shellshocked http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi6ZaKy4bN8

Bhabesh Deka

13 years ago

Wow this is nice encouraging clip for everyone.

thanks buddy

have a nice day and luking for more effects

cwstout7

13 years ago

Where did music and sound effects come from!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE REPLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chipiliro

13 years ago

Wow this is real great, i real apreciate your works
Andrew.

keep it up and keep on inspiring us.

your'e realy a role model.

Thumbs up!!!!!

XiaoXin

13 years ago

In China, not youtube, so sad!

slaven

13 years ago

Sam Loya more dangerous than Chuck!!!

Dhruv Kaushal

13 years ago

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ZokiHead

13 years ago

Nice video,and the rifle is HK 416 ,not m16 or m4

))

J.T. Shaver

13 years ago

Very cool. The only thing wrong, which I noticed immediately, is that the grenade is rotating the wrong direction.

If you threw it side arm like that, it would roll of the finger tips and spin the other way.

genobambino

13 years ago

The two stills of Sam Loya above are a convincing case for a new category at the Oscars: Best Male Action Face in a Foreign Film.

Angel

13 years ago

Hello Andrew, I have a very important question for you! there is something I have to complete in a short amount of time and I want to ask you: How do you do your AMAZING Color Correction??? There has to be more to it than just "Curves" in AE. THANK YOU!!

Jithvan

13 years ago

Hi, I want to get the answer for what Manuel asked to. I am looking for realistic stag prop guns

Manuel

13 years ago

what's the name of the that airsoft gun and where did you get it

Chrisle516

13 years ago

i wanna be just like u andrew kramer

Begad Morsi

13 years ago

Guys check this out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO-HLgRaA_g&feature=youtu.be

I made this video to show what's going on on the other side of the battlefield! i just hope andrew doesn't sue me

I just did it out of love ! Andrew you're the best!!!!!!

Petrit Kosova

13 years ago

Very good animation VIDEO COPILOT #1

Falandriel

13 years ago

Which kind of softair you've used for this shot?
Is it a normal plastic softair, or either metal?

Jorge

13 years ago

Man really... do you ever, EVER do something wrong??? DAMN!!! really funny, really cool and well done... CONGRATS MR.!!! Keep the good work!

Regards from Panama!

Sam06tracker

13 years ago

all i need now is a tutorial about those matrix green strips which appear in their computers ........ or if you can play assassin creed ,then ther eis almost same kind of effect..
i know it to create in flash
but i want to learn in after effects .....
Andrew if you read my request
please do make the tutorial.....please..please!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rebin

13 years ago

Very nice , just like a real movie shot

Nesar Alam Ansari

13 years ago

Very Big like.
and
Awesome

Arabic Man

13 years ago

u are very very very amazing ... !!

keep go up !

David Caron

13 years ago

I love these videos! I can't wait to make one!

http://www.davidcarondesign.com/" rel="nofollow">Atlanta Video Production

Damian

13 years ago

I am cutting a short film right now that involves a lot of gunplay and I have your Action Essentials 2 but there is nothing in there on how you got the ejected cartridges to look so good - PLEASE can you do a tutorial on getting them to look that good as I always struggle with them!!!

SiminSecret

13 years ago

Hi

This is a good work

I'm learning new

I live in Iran...

and evry were download your tutorial

bye

saher al-iraqi

13 years ago

cant wait to get the elements

Marcelo

13 years ago

I love the video Sam you are awasome! thank you guys! Happy New Year From New York!

Hamza

13 years ago

hey really nice work.....Me short form of Andrew bro...

hoffmann

13 years ago

nice one andrew umh i wanted to ask where do you get these guns am in africa and i want to build a habit of making great action movies like yours in my country(Rwanda)
THX and please help me

Farshad

13 years ago

Andrew i want make transparency video , with black background for example clips in " ACTION ESSENTIALS 2 " , how i can make it ??
please please please please please please HELP me .
Thanks

Farshad

13 years ago

Hi Andrew
I want tutorial of this product , would you like to set the tutorial on the blog ??

genobambino

13 years ago

So we're supposed to use the eyedropper tool to figure out what color Sam Loya is in real life?

Gene

13 years ago

I think that around the time of the 200th tutorial, you should string together "The many deaths of Sam Loya"

gonzalo

13 years ago

excellent! Please color correction tutorial. thanks

JOE

13 years ago

fix that explosion at the end

Fenxiao

13 years ago

MORE POWER VIDEO COPILOT..

David

13 years ago

U are After Effect God !

Sumanth

13 years ago

Andrew Kramer, you are the best!

Do you use fake guns or real ones without bullets? If you use fake ones, where do get them?

Shivam

13 years ago

I also want to know this! and the granades are 3D, right?

Richard

13 years ago

OK, when I grow up I want to be like you! LOL Great stuff!!

I'm an executive who plays around with AE in my spare time for fun (how nerdy is that?!) and I just love your site. Looking forward to the tutorial.

Lloyd Ambrose

13 years ago

85mm? what aperture size???? I NEED TO KNOW THIS!!!

emre

13 years ago

85mm f/1.2 !!

Nasir

13 years ago

Hahaha amazing,... It's gonna be really good tutorial.

Jerry

13 years ago

That ending had me rolling! LOL....Awesome movie...

KENT-P

13 years ago

you are the best andrew
i'm from Burundi

Farshad

13 years ago

How i can send a Topic ? i know not . please help me

bla

13 years ago

think we'll never see sam loya again..

rest in pieces sam!

Dave

13 years ago

Like the scene in the movie "Where Eagles Dare", Clint Eastwood was thrown a german grenade and he threw it back. Then they threw a couple more but Clint ran away and escaped. Poor Sam! Now we have to make him better by turning him to a Cyborg.

santhosh

13 years ago

haii kramer what about 2011 blog show?

User1rapped

13 years ago

Good Video! Big problem though. The part where Sam shoots his M4 the first time you see a muzzle flash from Action Essentials 2 pack which is a side flare. You should have used a front flare. So a round flare. Look at the tutorials inside Action Essentials 2 the muzzle flash tutorial. Its the same angle but different flare. Look out for small details like that.
But don't get me wrong, its only a small detail. All your other stuff is awesome and very useful.

Emre

13 years ago

Umm.. You DO know that this guy, Andrew, is the guy who made Action Essentials?.. Why should he watch his own tutorial.. that's just dumb.

Danny Jones

13 years ago

I would like only to say. That muzzle flash is off. Doesn't line up with the line of fire. I know it's verry comon in most productions using VFX, but you can even see it on the screen shot on the main page

Rovsen

13 years ago

good.RPG c4d tuts

Scott

13 years ago

LOL, as usual, the classic VC mix of impressive compositing, Sam's rubber face, and a good dose of humor! Happy New Year!

Fxs Inc

13 years ago

Mr. Freddiew Wong here's ur close competitor...Or a perfect competitor

Sam and Andrew u both rock buddy...

ofek

13 years ago

Awesome !
So beautiful ! I love the Optical Flares on the begining that's was so beautiful and the end was prety funny and not expected.

Please publish more video that you are doing

hip hop priesthood

13 years ago

YA NEH! ntho tse ntle ele ka nnete. Great movie effects. Themba from South Africa

K. Back

13 years ago

Well done, Kramer and Team, it is very good.

Mehdi

13 years ago

Hi Andrew
Happy New Year
This video was amazing

Dr Copter

13 years ago

Real sweet that is. Really nice.

hernely

13 years ago

wauu!! muy vacano, y gracias por tus v?deos tutoriales

Hussain

13 years ago

Great job.
I'm a big fan of second Act.

Damion

13 years ago

Hey can we get a tutorial on how to do the grenade scene?

Rodrigo Casale

13 years ago

Sam,Turorial porfavor! :/

Fabio

13 years ago

Great as usual Andrew!
I loved the color grading too! So film look!

Connor

13 years ago

Awesome! Although it looks like so much time was put into the grenades, that the muzzle flashes suffered only enough attention to receive a glow effect. In other words, they weren't composited very well. I like to double the flare with a radial blur or glow underneath for better blending, but that's ok, AK has proven himself adept with muzzle flashes in the past, it wasn't the focus of the video.

Jim

13 years ago

Happy New year Andrew and to the family and rest of videocopilot:

As always, amazing inspiration.

If you do make a tutorial based on this, could you advise us on how actors should or should not do blowback or recoil acting? Or should this be post work (i.e. slight camera shake and other distractions for the illusion)

I know I could google this, but I would rather hear from someone here or yourself.

Jim the Jelly Baby

Numkam

13 years ago

Once again Sam Loya is screwed loool! well done!how did u generate these grenades?

Farshad

13 years ago

Happy new Year dear ANDREW !

Farshad

13 years ago

Hi , very good
Please insert the tutorial of this product !

Cheikh

13 years ago

Salut Andrew!!
Je m'appel Cheikh Kasse je r?side au s?n?gal, je suis un fan de vos r?alisation, j'apprend ? faire des effets sp?ciaux avec After Effect et Autodesk Maya. Maintenant ?a fait quelque mois que j'ai eu la chance de tomber sur vos tutos et j'avoue que j'ai fait une avanc?e consid?rable depuis que je vous suit. Je tenait juste ? vous remercier, car je l'avoue ? travers vos tutos, moi et toutes les personnes qui vous suivent sommes tr?s enchant? d'avoir cette chance de pouvoir apprendre ? faire du vraie compositing avec After Effects. de nos jours on trouve pas facilement des tutos aussi complet et surtout d'un niveau avanc? comme les v?tres. Merci encore pour ce coup de main et bonne continuation.

smartiali

13 years ago

ahhaha awesome !

rasoolAsal

13 years ago

Sam Loya is awesome So nice and so funny i liked it

xtitan

13 years ago

Perhaps the greatest trick Andrew pulled was convincing us that Sam is a real person and not a special effect. If you look at AE 10 there will be a Sam Loya Effect. It's only going to be 8 bit at first

Roshan toatakhil

13 years ago

So nice and so funny i liked it lolzzz keep it up Kramer

Emre

13 years ago

Hey Andrew! Very nice video, i definitely love it. Do you have a releasedate for Element yet? Because we've been waiting for months and months and yet there is no sign of it at all.. By the way, the color correction looks fantastic, any chance of doing a tutorial on CC?

You're the best, keep on doing what you do!

smit

13 years ago

u rock guys awesome tutorial and plug-ins........

13 years ago

Finally, a film with a back story I believe...

Dwaine

13 years ago

Lol, that was freaking hilarious!

Kamen Sway

13 years ago

Lol, great stuff Andrew, its amazing how much work goes into something so short, this short film should be called " Revenge of the grenades"

criaut

13 years ago

sam...again... god...(y so easily[always?] die...)

Hugh

13 years ago

This gave me a laugh, great work!

Julian

13 years ago

awesome! you're the best!

Jason

13 years ago

Haha awesome! Academy award goes to: 'A.Grenade'

Drew

13 years ago

Can you tell me the exact model of Canon 5d that you used? I want one! thanks

Zack

13 years ago

Do you have $3000? Plus the extra $2000 to pay for the lens? If so, can I have $5000, please?

EMRE

13 years ago

Canon 5D MK II - with a 85mm f/1.2 or f/1.8 lens.. and those lenses are pretty expensive mate

Tom

13 years ago

Andrew please stop killing SAM!!!

raphael

13 years ago

I think Andrew hates SAM is there any tutorial that SAM is involved that he has ever said nice thing about him. If not sucide on top of the tolest buildign in newyork to lightning, grenade, vampire look and all teh rest. Please ANDREW dont kill our SAM in the next tutorial

Farshad

13 years ago

wow Very nice . I Love you ANDREW !

Keino

13 years ago

Why 88mm lens?Did u use Nd filter?

RedRaven

13 years ago

Great Movie and VFX demonstration. Good job guys.

Anthony

13 years ago

Hey Andrew awesome video and great job with the new app

raphael

13 years ago

KRAMER you need to see a Psycologist one day you might release the best exiting tutorial and as usual we will think you are still sane but you have already lost it. THE MOST EXITING PROMO to have ever seen.

were you a comedian in your other life?

Ibrahim

13 years ago

great , how can i do to be a good designer in visual effects
I have a good experince in 3D's max and After Effects

Arnicko

13 years ago

Oh guys please help me .. im craving for that gun sound effect @ 0:15 (the one thats coming from the enemy) ive been hearing that and i really want to put it in one of my vids

Princ3

13 years ago

Immortal SAM! xDD nice work Andrew!!

Dusitn

13 years ago

Aah nice Video

But Andrew, is there a way you can make a film with Sam, in which he DOESNT die?

lee

13 years ago

OH?In China I can't open Vimeo or youtube?because of the Great Firewall of China.I'm so sad.I want to cry.I want to see your video as soon as possible.But I'm in China. >_<

Mike

13 years ago

Awesome, grenades is ELEMENT's??

13 years ago

Mr. Andrew what course did you graduate?

lunga

13 years ago

I love the film look Andrew...should make for an interesting tutorial!

dahool

13 years ago

hahah i like the concept of the Story?

)))

Thomas

13 years ago

Hahaha! Great concept! Love the ending!

Eli

13 years ago

Andrew, tell Sam for next time - his left hand should be gripping the receivers and not the magazine while shooting.
Keep on rockin'!

Throck

13 years ago

I smell some dynamics!!

Wille

13 years ago

First time I really laughed at your videos!
Waiting for tuts....

Moody

13 years ago

Happy new year . . . nice wrkk specially Andrew's Acting. . . that panic faces . . .

Bahadir

13 years ago

It is Sam Loya, meanwhile Andrew must be recording which means he is behind the camera,

Joseph

13 years ago

Hi, this is cool, but it will cooler if you teach us how did you color correct this video

) cheer !

Aamir

13 years ago

WHERE IS ELEMENT!?!

Vansty

13 years ago

Element is comming out? DAMN someone should have warned me...i spent all my money on christmas presents ??

bobislarge

13 years ago

can you pls post the project files

)

bccmee

13 years ago

I'm a girl and I like explosions!

Mr. Explosion

13 years ago

I'm an explosion and I like girls!!

Bart

13 years ago

well said))))))))))

Gustavo Osiel

13 years ago

Your job is excellent and in this time was funny. Happy new year from Chile!

Pentest

13 years ago

Happy New Years everyone..

That was great..

I have to get a seat belt for my chair as
fall off laughing when all the grenades where
thrown back.. LOL

I hope this will be alot of fun?

Dave

Tigran

13 years ago

Happy New Year Everybody! Andrew, good work, as always!!!

Dave Cameron

13 years ago

Happy New Years everyone..

That was great..

I have to get a seat belt for my chair as
fall off laughing when all the grenades where
thrown back.. LOL

I hope this will be alot of fun...

Dave

ah_shang86

13 years ago

Awesome!this is really cool!i waiting for elements!

Will

13 years ago

Nice! one good tip, make the muzzle flashes transfer mode into add instead of normal, just makes it blend better with the footage! great job with the 3d grenade!

Gene

13 years ago

WAIT - were those ELEMENT grenades?

John

13 years ago

GOD! I read it and I thought so too BUT, honestly I don't thing the grenades were from ELEMENT. What I understand is ELEMENT is a plugin that generates particles for motion graphics.
For this compositing work, I believe ELEMENT is not a good option because particles don't have a controllable position; In this case, the grenades would be flying around everywhere.

But who knows? Maybe the changes Andrew is doing are meant to do compositing work?

Blender Render

13 years ago

reallllllly???? I HOPE SO! that would be so epic!! 0_o

Gene

13 years ago

@John Yeah, I don't really think that the grenades were ELEMENT, but they COULD be - trapcode particular has directional controls as well as impact options for a wall or floor where you can bounce the particles. The difference is that Particular only allows you to use 2D sprites. IF the VCP Gang has figured out how to be a 3D version of Particular - then you've got that grenade scene REAL easily - in RECORD time. especially compared to dropping 3D grenade models in there individually.

Gene

13 years ago

AND - it would make ELEMENT the new must-have plugin industry-wide.

Mike Kimble

13 years ago

How about a slow-motion explosion of the grenade???

Tokyo James

13 years ago

Excellent. Nice back story, too.

BTW, the Action Movie FX app is great! Good job on that, Andrew.

henry

13 years ago

hey andrew nice video as always
by the way i saw sam loya's name and your wifes name on the bad robot action movie fx app for iphone hahahaha and i saw a couple of video copilot lens flares

Ryd

13 years ago

awesome vid as always Andrew! haha!!

Shockdingo

13 years ago

Awesome vid, Sam was looking pretty awesome in this. Great scene; amazingly shot and structured! Gotta love the ending, poor guy heh

Souhail

13 years ago

Plz Andrew, make a lot of 3Ds max tutorials !!!

FillUp

13 years ago

wow this is amazing..love the quality of the camera..i use a Canon t3i Rebel...amazing quality as well..was there a lens flare in one of the shots? love the CGI grenade (a.grenade)

FillUp

13 years ago

Wow this looks better than some hollywood movies man!...i like the 3D grenade (A. Grenade) hah...assuming it is 3D..unless u have the best camera in the world (Canon 5D is good though

)

Ejin82

13 years ago

LOL! Sam just never gets a break

TVFilms productions

13 years ago

very good video. I have to say, by watching your tutorials and using products, I have become a better visual effects artist than I would have been on my own. Thanks Mr. Andrew!

dustinw

13 years ago

Has A. Grenade been in many other films. His name seems to ring a bell.

Angga Satrya

13 years ago

Andrew Kramer u are Mr. Amazing in AE, Sam Loya . . . ?? Fire in the hole !!! hahaha... - 2 Thumb Up for VC.

Andrew

13 years ago

Andrew would you please help do a tutorial about the effects used in the end credits of Sherlock Holmes, Please!!! would be so awesome.

Andrew

13 years ago

I would hate being some, I mean, all those bombs raining on you. Can't wait for the tutorial!

atifqureshi

13 years ago

hi glade to see you guys sorry about that can you tell about Aharon Rabinowitz he is your friends

piratox

13 years ago

oh shiit its amazing

timofromgermany

13 years ago

what does Sam with his face???

Steely

13 years ago

!! Ha, Ha, Love It!

RafaelBR

13 years ago

this canon 5d Is ''AMAZING'' lol

RAFE

13 years ago

A. Grenade !!!....from now on Sam Loya will be known as the " Indestructible SAM " .. well ,something like that...VideoCopilot rules !!

Olivier-Mauritius

13 years ago

A.Grenade is an awesome actor... now he's playing with Sam Loya.. Sam must be proud!!! lol!!

Eamon

13 years ago

You can really see the acting get better over the years. Can we get a twixtor tutorial with the AK flare and jokes we've all come to hate...err....enjoy. Great work bud.

Kostandin Angjellari

13 years ago

WOW!!!!! That's great... really nice..
and sam like always a victim of andrew kramer fantasy.....
You 're great Andrew

Emilio LPU

13 years ago

the light used at the launch of granana was very good

Jason

13 years ago

Really nice video, the idea was very creative,haha sam looked so into it! but i will say the CG grenade looked a bit to nice not as ruged as a rugged as the real Grenade which would really help the over all look, just a thought id mention.

Robert Nellums

13 years ago

I love it! From one filmmaker to another, the shot of Sam after he throws the grenade breaks the 180 degree rule and feels awkward. He is on the right side of the frame when he throws the grenade and the next shot he is on the left; it seems as if he was blowing himself up with the grenade, instead of the enemy. Hope this doesn't offend you.

Bart

13 years ago

In my weak opinion, Robert Nellums, I don't think it breaks "180 degree rule". I played it back for ten times and still cannot get where the rule is broken! While the actor is throwing the grenade he is on the right side of the frame, but gradually the grenade becomes the focal part of the frame. This lets an editor use any frame shot from other sides. We can see that the shooting is active and dynamic and even then, the actor is mostly on the right and center of the frame after explosion.
That's what I think about this! However, maybe I'm wrong)))))))
What is the most interesting to me did Andrew use Element 3D to generate the falling grenades?

Eric

13 years ago

Well, I'm baffled by the comment. This grenade shot is a beautiful shot. I was more concerned about finding the frame in which it changes from the real grenade to the CGI grenade but for my own learning. I did find it and at full speed it is seamless. I am anxious to see the tutorial on that part to see if I am right now on how to do the effect. If I am right, Andrew has taught me well.

RobertNellums

13 years ago

No, the video is great. It is an amazing film. But, screen direction is what I'm referring to. The action BEFORE the grenade throw is taken place with the actor on the right side of the screen. After the grenade throw, the actor is backwards. Look at what he is taking cover behind. It also moves as well. After reading this, I bet Andrew agrees with me.

Roderick

13 years ago

Amazing

What is the f/ of the lens?

Thanks

Funque

13 years ago

its over 9000!

amrull182

13 years ago

andrew... where the 3d element ??

Emma Parker

13 years ago

what the 85 mm lenses for? why 35 mm didn't work out?

Ryan Hartsell

13 years ago

I think you're confusing optics and film

Lucas de Souza

13 years ago

Amazing, men! XD

Very good!

Pulkit Sharma

13 years ago

WOW!! That was really amazing.....nothing less expected from video-copilot anyway. HAPPY NEW YEAR GUYS!!

SAM IS DEAD

13 years ago

OH NO, SAM IS DEAD???
How will Andrew make videos in the future???
OH WAIT...Sam died a lot of times before but we keep seeing him all the time!!! How COOL is that? ;D

Daryl

13 years ago

SAAAAAMMMMM! NOOOOOOOO! LOL. Wait a minute is Sam a mute? were is the screaming?

Mehmet

13 years ago

HAHAHAHA amazing... excellent job but Sam very pity........

Blender Render

13 years ago

Blender?? Please?? Blender can do a really cool grenade! See!! http://www.blenderguru.com/videos/make-a-hand-grenade-explode-part-1-or-2

Take a look at the Finished Result

Blender just got a new render engine! It can make some amazing things! You really should make more tuts with blender

Thanks for posting! Great Video!

Blender Render 2

13 years ago

I agree!!

Blender Render 3

13 years ago

I just wanted to continue the sequence...got nothing special. BUT, in case you haven't seen or heard- Andrew has a product called The Bullet where he shows how to do the Matrix style bullet effects and how to create A BULLET in 3ds Max, Cinema 4D and BLENDER...cool, eh? Here is the link:https://www.videocopilot.net/products/the_bullet/
Now that I got one Andrew's product promoted I think I SHOULD GET A FREE PRODUCT FROM HIM...right???

Eric

13 years ago

I agree with the gentleman about the Bullet. I bought the product from Andrew and he does show some cool stuff including building the bullet in Blender. There are tons of Blender tutorials out there though that are pretty cool. I believe the guy that does a lot of them is also named Andrew.

Blenderguru I think.

Blender Render

13 years ago

Yes I have the bullet! But just because we did one does not mean he can't do more

Blender is the wave of the future

Magic

13 years ago

hahaha sam...

This was great, very well done!

F... loool

Poly

13 years ago

We expect so much and you still excel x)
Perhaps a fan should make a forum for us to show our work; instead of spamming this forum...(as good as user vids are)

Psimoh

13 years ago

Impressive as always. Looking forward to many awesome tutorials in 2012.

Sasi

13 years ago

i love your tutorials

Sasi

13 years ago

amazing.I am waiting for your tuttorialls

Rafa

13 years ago

All that I know on after effects its thanks to you andrew, THANKS!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_bswV7rsYw
http://www.youtube.com/use/rov2004

Dustin K

13 years ago

Dayum Andrew.. The color grading on these shorts are always amazing.. I'd love to know what your workflow is and what you use.

David

13 years ago

Very cool! I loved it!

richard

13 years ago

Andrew, you're awsome dude, absolutely love your tutorials
and keep up the good work.

timofromgermany

13 years ago

Fantastc!!!! waitng for tutorials!!!!

Sebi

13 years ago

Awesome!

PS: poor sam

Wilson

13 years ago

You could do a tutorial on the color grad of this film.
Way it was filmed, if used cinestyle.
Making of A would be nice.

Wilson

13 years ago

You could do a tutorial on the gradient of this film.
Way it was filmed, if used cinestyle.
Making of A would be nice.

Miki

13 years ago

Hysterical!
Laughing my but off.
The grenade flying in slow-mo.... 3dMax?

Bruno

13 years ago

Andrew You Utilize Action Essentials 2?

Bruno

13 years ago

Hey Andrew This Nice Effect.

Plis Create Tutorial

amar

13 years ago

great sir
nice camera angles n all d stuff fantastic

John

13 years ago

Pleeeeeease also in Cinema4D (C4D)!!!

bwoogie

13 years ago

i second this

Woodman

13 years ago

Awesome video.

Btw, I downloaded the action movie fx app on my iphone, and everything looked so videocopilot-ish, I almost suggested you to sue these people, but than I checked the credits and I realised it was made by you!

Why didn't you tell us about the app?

Disturbed Noise

13 years ago

Hmm wait .. this is from Die Hard 2 isnt it? The Scene were John McClane is trapped in a Cockpit and the Bad Guys throwing Granades in it. I thought it was with Bruce Campbell but well i was wrong ... it was with Sam Loya! YippiKAYEEEE Motherrenderer!

Mike

13 years ago

Awesome again!

So short, but I enjoyed it so much.
I am looking forward on those tutorials.

As always I am curious how you did the sound part for the movie.

Rutger

13 years ago

Hahahha this was absolutly hilarious xD Especially the backstory hahahah! Way to go videocopilot-crew!

RadioControled

13 years ago

...and Sam expires in yet another cool way, happy new ye co-p

Piotrek

13 years ago

Very nice!

mbindzou vincent

13 years ago

Happy New Year Andrew Kramer and Video Copilot team!
Happy new year from Gabonese!
Really good work!!!

Brion

13 years ago

Very nice Work....Poor Sam Loya.He always get himself killed....By the way,Can we shoot stuff like this with the 7D?..What is the best out of 5d mark ii and 7D?.......

badhon

13 years ago

hei andrew this is not fair, how many times u killed sam loya

great work, like it so much.........

Woodman

13 years ago

Tingle

13 years ago

As well as any others, i would be glad about a Cinema 4D tutorial this time. This is a pretty nice job done by the direction of Andrew and facial contortion of Sam

Bart

13 years ago

God bless Sam Loya and may he live a long happy life)))))) So many times he is torn into pieces, struck by lightning, turned into demon... poor Sam))))))
Magnificent editing, cool effects and sound. The environment makes it look more natural. Interesting idea of the midpoint - the unexpected turn of events that shows the potential of the director.
Really good work!!!

Steve

13 years ago

Very nice - looking forward to tutorials BUT not wanting to make myself unpopular with the fans around here but:

Whilst I like the slow-mo on the grenade when Sam threw it - surely it wouldn't fly "flat" like that.

And the sparks from the return fire didn't quite look right to me.

AnTony

13 years ago

Hey Andrew, since we are in a 2012, and you know all those movies about apocalypse, why not making a tutorial, how to destroy a building or a house....

Happy new year btw. and great video "Shell Shocked", cant wait tutorial...

RSA Productions

13 years ago

Awesome! Looking forward to the tutorial!

greco

13 years ago

is the dof and grenade in the shot where the grenade gets thrown back by sam real or fake? either way it looks BEAUTIFUL

Markus

13 years ago

Great effect - awesome storytelling!
Happy new year from Germany!

Greg Cervall

13 years ago

Excellent !
As usual...

Je souhaite ? Andrew, Sam, et toute l'?quipe de VideoCopilot une bonne ann?e 2012 !!!

I wish you, Andrew, Sam, and the whole team of VideoCopilot a happy new year 2012!

Eli

13 years ago

I love the sublime work of A. Grenade, he definitely should've won an Oscar last year....that's Hollywood for ya!

nsnaveen

13 years ago

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Its awesome man. cillax

Shezou

13 years ago

Happy New Year To All of You & Specially To Sam
Can't wait make it fast

Iman

13 years ago

Hi
Happy New Year
And I want Element 3d

Nadeem Ejaz

13 years ago

O Man What a action i like it specially Sam face expressions

Sahil Siddiqui

13 years ago

Hey Andrew could you please make a 3ds max beginners guide as you made for the after effects those 10 training videos..
please please please it would be a great help..

Blender Render

13 years ago

If you buy the Video Copilot 'The bullet' I believe he does something like that

Really good DVD you should take a look at it

Steve Sharkey

13 years ago

Just be careful when buying DVDs (internationally) I love the videocopilot products but the once I bought a non-download product it came thru the post then found not only the import duty (which is fair enough) but the carrier adds a significant admin fee for collecting the tax which means I would not do that one again - shame because the product (Action Essentials II) was excellent, I would very much prefer a download product.

Mohamed Zakzouk

13 years ago

HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa

Great one, Andrew
I think the scene was Sam throw the bomb away is the same technique of the bullet tutorials

bwoogie

13 years ago

WOW! I'm rollin! That was hilarious!!!!

MHT

13 years ago

..::Great::..
Is Demon Cam tutorials finished?

Matthew Sabia

13 years ago

3D Max Grenades here we come! xD

tcarle

13 years ago

Man that is awesome!!! Happy New Year bro!!

Hernan

13 years ago

How about Optical Flares for Nuke??? any updates please! thank you.

lucien

13 years ago

merry christmas and a happy new year to you to

nice to hear again from you guys

AARON

13 years ago

I love the back story. Very informative.

Jyotirmay

13 years ago

That's awesome.......Happy new year including you and your whole team along with all fans of Videocopilot.

Christian Bucia

13 years ago

great...
happy new year sam
I'll Wait, andrew ^^

Rafa

13 years ago

Great material, check out some of my work Happy 2012!!
http://www.youtube.com/user/rov2004

acidrage

13 years ago

cool vfx, I have to say my fabv is this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_bswV7rsYw

Rusty Shackleford

13 years ago

Element?

sadface

Andrew Kramer

13 years ago

Don't be sad Rusty!! Element is coming, it's big and we're making it great.

Jay

13 years ago

Be patient Rusty. Andrew is fine tuning it

Rob Fike

13 years ago

Been wondering the same thing :/
Can we get an update? Just want to know where this awesomeness is at.
Twitter - @dafiker

Yousri

13 years ago

Hi Andrew, i am from tunisia. I am so exited to see your new plugin ELEMENT 3D. It will be the best after effects plugin. Thank you. You are the best??

Zoltan Katona

13 years ago

Happy New Year for the hole team!Andrew Kramer and Sam awsome team and the crew... All the best and wish a great work with a wonderful new project and a happy new year!!!!Hungarian in Chicago Zoltan

Haggai Nwokolo

13 years ago

Cool... Happy Xmas and New 2012...

dordz

13 years ago

Color and CG elements look great! AK and his team still the best!
Cheers!

Fish

13 years ago

Suck it up Sam! If you are going out like that you should have jumped on a few of those puppies to save that crate!!!

Love the DoF you can pull from the 5D MkII - it has that film feel for sure.

BIOHAZARDVIDEO

13 years ago

Happy New Year to all videocopilot crew ?.? I can't wait to see Element in action

Naren

13 years ago

Nice Work Sir ..

Happy New Year ..

Puppet cool

13 years ago

why the 85 mm ...???

Damien Bray

13 years ago

Wow is that a 3d model of a grenade the hole time? or just on the throw. it looks great

AJ_21

13 years ago

Awesome!
Best way to start the year.

Happy new year VideoCopilot!

?Saludos y bendiciones desde Honduras! (Greetings and God bless from Honduras!)

vinit

13 years ago

A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ANDREW SIR AND HIS FAMILY AND EVERYBODY AT VIDEO COPILOT....

Ilaiya

13 years ago

That was hilarious

Michael

13 years ago

Now THAT is funny. Brilliant.

I have one cool suggestion. Let's see one where Sam actually gets to come out alive.

Kevin

13 years ago

A M A Z I N G! Good job Andrew

RA. Elliott

13 years ago

Great work as always, love seeing these types of projects!

Now when can we expect to hear you comment on the "Action Movie FX" app? Don't think we didn't notice a poster for a film starring Tino Hertz and Sam Loya?

Man_sokpisey

13 years ago

like i say you are still my supter star

Miguelggo

13 years ago

Jajajaja it's really fun but exelent job Andrew!!!

GANIDU(tm)

13 years ago

Awesome video.!

Moammer Jaber

13 years ago

wow , that what am waiting for

Sellami Niez

13 years ago

hello everybody I am Tunisian and I love this site . I learned many things that will help me to do my final project study thanks andrew kramer and sam loya ^^

Chris Pinto

13 years ago

i thought it was a cool little random video and i loved the result of all the cg elements from this. and since i know people will want to know how you made the frag grenade can you show us in cinema 4D this time? a lot of people including myself use cinema 4D so it would benefit us. i know that this an after effects website and some people dont like you doing cg but in all honestly i like it when you do cg since it technically is most of what is going to be composited into after effects. overall job well done! (:

Cas Wognum

13 years ago

When he won't make a cinema 4D tutorial, you can use blender just for once: http://www.blenderguru.com/videos/make-a-hand-grenade-explode-part-1-or-2 This tutorial ends with almost the same result as in the video.

Blender Render

13 years ago

YES! I agree! Use blender

:lol:

blenderman

13 years ago

I agree, too most guys here have afterEffects and no 3d software, but blender is free...

cheekylilbasterd

13 years ago

There we go Again

Ryan Johnston

13 years ago

Can you go over the color grading you did for this? The footage was absolutely beautiful.

Upi

13 years ago

Haha awesome. Can't wait for the tutorials!

SurfacedStudio

13 years ago

Hey, I have the same M16 gun prop at home!

Awesome video! Looking forward to more awesome Video Copilot tuts, it's how I learnt After Effects!
Thank you and Happy New Year!

henry

13 years ago

it's not even an M16.
its an M4A1 with an RAS rail system, a holographic sight, and an LE crane stock.

Marc

13 years ago

where did you get ur props from?

JaronMurray

13 years ago

Amazing, AS USUAL.

theMightyThor1212

13 years ago

HAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHA it never rains until it pours, poor sam!! can i have his gun?

Sam

13 years ago

Sam Loya at his best!

Andrew Kramer

13 years ago

No i am the best!

Liam

13 years ago

no... I am... wait... u r

A. Grenade

13 years ago

No, I am the best

Austin Witherspoon

13 years ago

Wow. I didn't see that coming.

Eric

13 years ago

Awesome! Happy New Year to everybody at Video Copilot!

Web Agency Milano

13 years ago

Happy new Year too! ... i see a f*ck at the end of the video... ahahahah great Sam

IN-THE-ZONE PRODUCTIONS

13 years ago

Great work AK... oh, you to Sam... haha.

Chamara

13 years ago

A new Year with a new project!!!!

MICHELE

13 years ago

Hi Andreaw, great video, very funny..I would like in the future to see something with red-scarlet if you can.I would see the different by color.

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