ALL DESIGN TOOLS
There's someone on the wing, some......thing! Actually it's a new VFX test I've always wanted to do involving an airplane interior. So yesterday we shot this plate of Sam & Tino on the greenscreen with a slow dolly movement. But, while enjoying the in-fight entertainment, they see something outside. Don't worry it's not snakes, but I'll be posting the final shot next week with some tips and a breakdown. See ya then!
January 20th, 2012
96 Comments
I use key light to compose green screen , I think is the best tool for PC and MAC platform, when we have good lighting, the possibilities of correcting color, textures and finishes to give much more extensive. This video was well pre-production planning, I see the brightness of the front of the person beside the window gives you a very natural light in his face. I would like that you sharing us more tutorials with scripts. Thanks Andrew
pjgrafikz
13 years ago
Pls wen eva ????? key out d green ????? start seeing noise on ma work and after thet ????? loose hope pls pple help me
agustin zammarrelli
13 years ago
i love ace ventura...hahaha..... that part of the movie.,..was incredible funny.. really..all the movie...
thanks for this tutorial andrew.. i wait for more my master..
thanks for this tutorial andrew.. i wait for more my master..
We have a full sized plane cabin at the college for travel and tourism to play in.
Just got a 7D so this look like the ideal tutorial for me.
Won't even need to green screen!
Just got a 7D so this look like the ideal tutorial for me.
Won't even need to green screen!
Ian
13 years ago
Seriously, Andrew, when are you making a feature length film? You have the skills! And your comedy nuances are perfect.
Ben-Jamin
13 years ago
"There?s someone on the wing, some??thing!" Ok is this from the Twilight Zone when William Shatner guessed stared on it lolz
Steve Sharkey
13 years ago
I assume there is a third seat between Sam & the side of the plane - or is it just planes over in europe that cram you in like sardines?
Looking forward to this - played with green screen a lot a while back and very disappointed - then I used better lighting and wow what a difference and so easy to key! Lighting is the key (sorry for the pun)
Looking forward to this one.
Looking forward to this - played with green screen a lot a while back and very disappointed - then I used better lighting and wow what a difference and so easy to key! Lighting is the key (sorry for the pun)
Looking forward to this one.
Oleg Ukrainski
13 years ago
This is stuff from Israel THANK YOU ANDREW & TEAM!
Maybe you will be Interest to show about this VideoCopilot Tutorials Movie?
Twich. Color Correction. Post. Demon face & more.
About the movie: 12 min
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBtidgATaxc&list=LLDXT5Vps9Oa8KCEpYneRgOg&feature=mh_lolz
When devotion to career overshadows everything else in his life, this young man seeks meaning while trying to escape from himself
Maybe you will be Interest to show about this VideoCopilot Tutorials Movie?
Twich. Color Correction. Post. Demon face & more.
About the movie: 12 min
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBtidgATaxc&list=LLDXT5Vps9Oa8KCEpYneRgOg&feature=mh_lolz
When devotion to career overshadows everything else in his life, this young man seeks meaning while trying to escape from himself
Steve
13 years ago
All this is nice and good Andrew...But what happen to
the new plugin you had been promoting months ago?
the new plugin you had been promoting months ago?
Hi Andrew
I had a question about 3ds Max
When I run this software gives me the following error message
The error message is:
" The application was unable to start correctly (0x000007b) . click ok to close the aplication "
Please Help Me Or send me an email
Thank you
I had a question about 3ds Max
When I run this software gives me the following error message
The error message is:
" The application was unable to start correctly (0x000007b) . click ok to close the aplication "
Please Help Me Or send me an email
Thank you
ayed zach
13 years ago
the most coolest guy in the world is Andrew Kramer.!!
can't wait the video. ^_^
can't wait the video. ^_^
chris francis
13 years ago
ey Andrew is there a Superhero passing by on the window? 
i cant wait heheheh keep it up the good work...!!!
i cant wait heheheh keep it up the good work...!!!
Kent
13 years ago
Very nice! The airplane looks very roomy though. Just feels like there's alot of space between Tino and the window.
haahhaha I can imagine the situation
Some...thing like that:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFq7TLrByO0&feature=related
Some...thing like that:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFq7TLrByO0&feature=related
ehsan
13 years ago
It reminds me the Lost opening plane scene which crashed in the middle of an Island.
Mike
13 years ago
Obviously going to crash the plane because.............................Sam is in it.
Lets wait and see.
Lets wait and see.
Ohh for a green screen and a DSLR 
looking good Andy Are you going to add a little lens blur on the background plate? it looks a little sharp when you compare the shallow DOF you have on your SAM, the guy in front of him is a little out of focus so the background should also be a little bit. I always find adding DOF to your vfx shots is the key to realistic comps. Looking forward to seeing the end result!
looking good Andy Are you going to add a little lens blur on the background plate? it looks a little sharp when you compare the shallow DOF you have on your SAM, the guy in front of him is a little out of focus so the background should also be a little bit. I always find adding DOF to your vfx shots is the key to realistic comps. Looking forward to seeing the end result!
Martin
13 years ago
Awesome Videocopilot is THE spot for improving ones game, as a AE greenhorn, love it Kudos To Andrew and his crew!
Videocopilot is THE spot for improving ones game, as a AE greenhorn, love it Kudos To Andrew and his crew!
Christian
13 years ago
I'm looking forward to it although I dont ALWAYS like your suprises.....if it starts off with low sound......I'm leaving!
Tyson
13 years ago
THIS! Ten bucks says this is what they will see out of the window. It will be epic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBizgLZX7W0
Thanks for all your work Andrew, fantastic stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBizgLZX7W0
Thanks for all your work Andrew, fantastic stuff.
Patrick
13 years ago
Very cool stuff. Hoping there is going to be a follow-up video where the plane crashes. Maybe Sam survives...Tom Cruise style...ah maybe not...
Hi! I was acting in the same kind of aeroplane scene in Finnish TV commercial last year. Just outside the plane. This whole scene was shot in front of a green screen and 3D modelled passenger plane was added later in the post production.
Here is link for the ad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYzq0GWRfdo
and another link for the breakdown of VFX
http://www.pinata.fi/work/87_instru_turbiini/index.html
Here is link for the ad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYzq0GWRfdo
and another link for the breakdown of VFX
http://www.pinata.fi/work/87_instru_turbiini/index.html
Does it involve tracking? Because I'm always happy to learn more tracking stuff. Nice grade. The bg blends in nicely.
P
13 years ago
Hi Andrew, can you tell me when Elements is coming? And can you do a tutorial on color correcting a black video layer? And can you do a tutorial on how to do a whiskerectomy on my cat? And can you teach me to fly a helicopter? And I noticed that Sam's shirt doesn't match his socks. And, and, and....Good Grief!
Seriously, Andrew, a heartfelt thanks for all you do. I've learned more from working through your tutorials than from 6 months of "official" AE training elsewhere. Your tutorials are clear, concise, and quite useful. Your sense of humor is...well...pretty much as bad as mine and your tongue-in-cheek comments during the tutorials only add to the enjoyment of following them. Even as I roll my eyes at your comments sometimes (well, ok, all the time), I still chuckle.
Finally, thanks also for your products. They're well worth the money, so much so that I would say you need to increase your prices (but then again, that would mean I'd have to pay more for them so I won't say that.)
Seriously, Andrew, a heartfelt thanks for all you do. I've learned more from working through your tutorials than from 6 months of "official" AE training elsewhere. Your tutorials are clear, concise, and quite useful. Your sense of humor is...well...pretty much as bad as mine and your tongue-in-cheek comments during the tutorials only add to the enjoyment of following them. Even as I roll my eyes at your comments sometimes (well, ok, all the time), I still chuckle.
Finally, thanks also for your products. They're well worth the money, so much so that I would say you need to increase your prices (but then again, that would mean I'd have to pay more for them so I won't say that.)
I am a big fan of your work
I did not find any Tutorials talks about ghosts
Is it because you are afraid of them or what
I hope to see a Tutorial talking about ghosts soon
I did not find any Tutorials talks about ghosts
Is it because you are afraid of them or what
I hope to see a Tutorial talking about ghosts soon
faddy
13 years ago
i think it will be nice if it is composed in the foundary nuke
please give little bout nuke man
sure you use often. right?
please give little bout nuke man
sure you use often. right?
Thomas
13 years ago
Hi
How did you get the airplane interiour image? Is it taken by yourself or anyone you know, or "shopped"?
How did you get the airplane interiour image? Is it taken by yourself or anyone you know, or "shopped"?
Hello! We tried something similar in our short film "Travellers... By Mistake". We included interior shots and an exterior shot that started from the outside of the window, and ended looking at the entire airplane.
You can watch the VFX Breakdowns for the film here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWfnUn5yRiI . The airplane part is at 3:30.
Thanks!
You can watch the VFX Breakdowns for the film here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWfnUn5yRiI . The airplane part is at 3:30.
Thanks!
Rafa
13 years ago
Thank you so much for putting your time and effort to help us learn all these quality effects and helpful tips and techniques with your tutorials. Thanks to them I was able to increase my knowledge on after effects!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk4o2o1vQaY&list
L0B6C5AE7831D48AC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk4o2o1vQaY&list
L0B6C5AE7831D48AC
Herbert001
13 years ago
It seems to me that Sam is this year really a person of interest
Thx to the whole crew and the pilot of the plane.
Thx to the whole crew and the pilot of the plane.
Now that I think about it. Sam would be great I think for this kind of role. What other roles do you think Sam would be good at? Heres my list.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty -Danny Kaye's Role
2010 (Space Odyssey) -John Lithgow's Role
LOTR -The Role of Sam of Course!
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty -Danny Kaye's Role
2010 (Space Odyssey) -John Lithgow's Role
LOTR -The Role of Sam of Course!
Thank you very much Andrew, Sam, and VCP for helping me to learn to plan out green screen and special effects shots. If you sold a DVD that showed me how to plan out green screen video and other video planning for special effects shots I would certainly buy it.
Thank you again.
Thank you again.
Mad Michel
13 years ago
Maybe be older ones of you 
D will remember "Twilight Zone - The Movie" in the 80's... Just watch the episode "Nightmare at 20,000 feet", then you will know what is on the wing... I will let surprise myself what Kramer invented
Michael from Germany (one of the older ones)
D will remember "Twilight Zone - The Movie" in the 80's... Just watch the episode "Nightmare at 20,000 feet", then you will know what is on the wing... I will let surprise myself what Kramer inventedMichael from Germany (one of the older ones)
Shawn
13 years ago
Sweet! Hope 2012 is treating you all well. I hope Sam gets to meet the gremlin. After everything else that's happened to poor Sam, it would be fitting. Looking forward to whatever you come up with!
Fredrik
13 years ago
Lovely, just what i have been waiting for. Looks great. Thx for making all this
/Sweden
/Sweden
Mariano Cerdá
13 years ago
They are too away from the window... or it is just perspective? The window have to be more in the middle
There's also the Czechoslovakian "Pan Tau" movies from the 70s/ early 80s in one of which he's driving aviators and airport personnel crazy by appearing on the wing of an airplane and dancing on it... Could be fun. Though an alien fighter scraping by would be just as good...
Mylenium
Mylenium
xandercorp
13 years ago
Hey Andrew... I know you've been avoiding this but... Where the heck is element at? I upgraded my computer, and I'm not even kidding, to be able to run plug-ins like this one so I'm just waiting for you to put it out there dude... So give us a deadline, anything... Will this summer bring us a new toy? Or should we hold for Christmas?
Ruwan
13 years ago
this is very interesting , by the way can you tell us how you involve to "super 8"
the train shot is incredible and we love to know how it did,
plzzzz
the train shot is incredible and we love to know how it did,
plzzzz
amir
13 years ago
hi Andrew
im iranian and in the iran i cant buy your plugin ?!?!?!
i can only download your plugins and ....... for free
its not a problem?
im iranian and in the iran i cant buy your plugin ?!?!?!
i can only download your plugins and ....... for free
its not a problem?
Robert sunshine
13 years ago
Sense Of Inspiration!!!! That's what i like about you Andrew....getting techniques and tricks from nowhere....i don't know how?????
Wow! That's an old issue of 3D World Magazine that Sam is reading The behind-the-scenes feature of 2012.
The behind-the-scenes feature of 2012.
Hi Andrew,
I'm looking forward to that one! One thing that bugs me is that the window and the wall seem to be too far away from sam. I don't know what it is, maybe just a little soft shadow that's not there yet but it looks like the wall is about one meter (or about 40 inches away from him. Maybe his neighbour just went to the toilet and everything is alright
I'm looking forward to that one! One thing that bugs me is that the window and the wall seem to be too far away from sam. I don't know what it is, maybe just a little soft shadow that's not there yet but it looks like the wall is about one meter (or about 40 inches
away from him. Maybe his neighbour just went to the toilet and everything is alright
MOHAMMED_500
13 years ago
oh forget can you make a tut for color correction for different videos ..like what Danny saied ???
we well thank you to mach if you make a tut for it
and if you don't make a tut for it we well thank you too D:
we well thank you to mach if you make a tut for it
and if you don't make a tut for it we well thank you too D:
MOHAMMED_500
13 years ago
Real good man i did'n think that is a green screen its look nice >>keep going
RLUCAS
13 years ago
Hi Andrew, I congratulate you for the incredible ability to create things SO AMAZING and for sharing it with us.
We are waiting impatiently for the new tutorial. As always, excellent.
from Spain.
We are waiting impatiently for the new tutorial. As always, excellent.
from Spain.
deathman62
13 years ago
did you think ,you can use blender for tutorial because 3D max is very expensive and blender is free and simple to use
sorry for my english but i m french
thanks a lot for your tutorial they are amazing and cool
sorry for my english but i m french
thanks a lot for your tutorial they are amazing and cool
vinit
13 years ago
NYC...Waiting for it!!!
I m the first one to comment...YAY!!! please take my name in next tutorial.
I m the first one to comment...YAY!!! please take my name in next tutorial.
g
13 years ago
Thank you sincerely for all your help over the years. Im looking forward to this tutorial
d0ngz!vfx
13 years ago
Wow, I'm excited to watch the final shot of this. Hoping to see another tutorials of the great VFX sensei, Sir AK!
Greetings from Cagayan de Oro, Philippines!
Greetings from Cagayan de Oro, Philippines!
Jerard
13 years ago
hey pal,when did you first visit this site? pinoy here marami din pala pilipinong nagchcheck out dito, astig noh,pero marami din namang magagaling satin diba
pinoy here marami din pala pilipinong nagchcheck out dito, astig noh,pero marami din namang magagaling satin diba
Danny
13 years ago
I like the color correction , very realitstic .
Can you make a tutorial with color correction Andrew ?
Thank you .
Danny from Roumania.
Can you make a tutorial with color correction Andrew ?
Thank you .
Danny from Roumania.
It will be great if you do an Advanced color correction tutorial. Explaining how to match colours and how to know if the scene has a lot of green or red or blue in it... because Im really bad at it
