NAB Presentation: Star Wars Holograms

April 18th, 2016

If you are going to be at NAB todayor tomorrow, join me at the Adobe booth at 2PM!

I'll be talking about some things I learned while working on Star Wars: The Force Awakenshelping to makeHolograms, Graphics and Titles!

Be sure to follow us on Twittter for updates throughout the week!

I had a great time working on the film and working with thisawesome and talented team! SHOUT Out to:Jayse, Navarro, Ryan, Brandon, Brian, Seth and Dustin! Never met a nicer, funnier, creative groupof artists!

Andrew Kramer

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9 years ago

62 Comments

pcmate

8 years ago

they seem like a nice couple hahahha.

where is the donate button

Ù¾Ø±ÙˆØ±Ø´ Ù‚Ø§Ø±Ú†

8 years ago

very goooooood.
tank you.

babak

9 years ago

Add like button to your post ! it absorbs more attraction .

Sebastiaan

9 years ago

Apparently they kept the bearded and non-bearded people strictly separated from each other.

Beavertron

9 years ago

Man, I would have killed to have been there! Dam myself for living in the UK!

So did you have access to the 3D deep data from the live action to help composite over and behind actors for example?

Matt

9 years ago

Apparently women are not allowed in this industry..

Max

9 years ago

Women worked in key roles on Force Awakens' special and visual effects, and in the other technical departments. I'm sure they got there the same way the men did, through decades of hard work perfecting their skills and honing their craft.

Getting work in motion-pictures is difficult for EVERYONE. A fraction of people who dream of working on motion-picture visual/special effects actually get to do it.

Skwish

9 years ago

Adobe added it to their youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsFvSgg2-Yo

ALi

9 years ago

Hi Andrew and all ....

Andrew can u help me plz to make a tutorial how this clip made

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE3yaJcOp28

the time after 04:30 .... how to transform Lights to Text in this Clip ?!

plz if eny one knows a tutorial explane this example vedio ...Replay me plz

Thanx all ..

Ikranti

9 years ago

I dont know how they exactly do that video, but if they tell me to do that I would:
1. Make a text with a color of the lights and add a glow to it.
2. Make an animation of "expanding" them from that blob to a text.
3. Track the lights on that video with a build-in tracker or Mocha AE.
4. Paste the lights on a correct position with pre-composed animation (step 2).
5. Add blur that would match effect You want to achieve.
--
Notice: these lights might be faked, I mean It could be just very small text that expands later.
--
Regards
www.youtube.com/capselful

Tristan Galang

9 years ago

Its all about the bokeh in your camera, try to watch this tutorial.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5jjr_vKruU

David T

9 years ago

I saw this a while go, it appears to be a practical effect rather than AE..Here's how someone else did it.
http://petapixel.com/2011/01/12/floating-light-words-with-custom-bokeh/

ALi

9 years ago

Thank you very mush Guys for help

Daniel

9 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B65cVN_bz6U

Rob

9 years ago

you can use frischluft and set a custom bokeh shape, renders really slow though

(you can see I did it at the beginning of this video at around 0:11)
https://vimeo.com/80439334

Nasim

9 years ago

hi, andrew when you released your "CAR MODEL" pack

Tobias

9 years ago

Here is the Adobe link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsFvSgg2-Yo

Tomasz Szurlej

9 years ago

Adobe just uploaded it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsFvSgg2-Yo I think Andrew will do as well, search YouTube for periscope versions of it for a sneak peak not included in Adobe's one

Solaiappan

9 years ago

Andrew Where are you i'm still waiting for ur tutorials...

JOHN

9 years ago

NAB Show 2016: Holograms, After Effects & Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Adobe Creative Cloud

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsFvSgg2-Yo

Joe F.

9 years ago

Will you be posting your presentation(s) for those who could not attend?

Motasim Billah

9 years ago

NAB-2016 Andrew's Presentation.
if you want to See the presentation.
you can visit: https://youtu.be/8dEWIq_E-hA

Video Made By - ANWJOEGAMES

marc

9 years ago

I wasn't a big fan of the holograms in the new star wars. Even the prequels made an effort to make them look pixilated and broadcast like. The new ones look more like Harry Potter magic... Refractive holograms? The f**k

Jason W

9 years ago

Thank you.

John Strickland

9 years ago

Hey look! It's Wieber!

Lewis Duval

9 years ago

I am so jealous right now Andrew!

George Laird

9 years ago

The last one Andrew did was a mind blowing presentation, look forward to watching this next one

jkdezigner

9 years ago

Video Copilot's Andrew Kramer Talking About Star Wars at NAB Show 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYtOBjcjytA

Dan

9 years ago

Thanks so much for posting this!

pink top

9 years ago

i love watching bootleg movies!

CreativeForce

9 years ago

Thank you for filming the whole presentation !

Joseph O'Connell

9 years ago

Thank you for sharing!

Rimantas

9 years ago

Speech on YouTube for us non-americans, please!

volfadar

9 years ago

wow.. you are the best

Motasim Billah

9 years ago

NAB-2016 Andrew's Presentation.
if you want to See the presentation.
you can visit: https://youtu.be/8dEWIq_E-hA

Video Made By - ANWJOEGAMES

emmanuel

9 years ago

i love this guy...my respect from argentina

yosefanan

9 years ago

I wish to be there.. but i cant

there is no button for like in your post!
i Thoth i am in facebook ..
nice to have like in your post in here..

BFirst

9 years ago

Awesome stuff Andrew. Great info at the booth yesterday...thanks for always trying to inspire. It takes a lot of work to figure this stuff out, and even more to break it down and recreate it for a tutorial.

ALi

9 years ago

Nice team And nice movie work

Damian

9 years ago

My Butterfly animation made in Element 3D v2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkjXllWircM

What do you think?

No Name

9 years ago

It`s #%&!ing great!

Kevin

9 years ago

Nice man! You did all of that with Element?

Damian

9 years ago

thanks! Yes, all done in element 3D

Slogan

9 years ago

Very Nice Damian.
The animation isn't Element 3d though is it ??

Ravikumar

9 years ago

Amazing work!

Damian

9 years ago

Thank you. All animation is done in 3D element

CreativeForce

9 years ago

Really cool organic animations !

Damian

9 years ago

Thank you

RWalker

9 years ago

Original, imaginative and beautifully executed. Rare and refreshing.

Ikranti

9 years ago

Man! HOW THE HELL DID U DO THAT? It's masterpiece!

Damian

9 years ago

Thank you all!

Jay

9 years ago

Are you going to post the lecture? If not, I hope someone puts your speech up on youtube.

Gabriel Ke9

9 years ago

Andrew you are living my dreeeeaaaaaam!!!! lol!!! Making cool movies is all i've ever wished for. Working towards making it a reality. Thanks to you and God Bless U.

Fere

9 years ago

Hope your speech will be soon available online.

PAUL

9 years ago

Is there a recorded video of your presentation?

Nikhil

9 years ago

Hey, I can't be come cause I live in India and my parents will not allow to come so Andrew sir can you please upload the video of it? please.

Steve

9 years ago

Kramer and Wieber, the two guys I most credit with my interest in vfx, in the same photo. For working on Star Wars, no less. Way to raise the bar, guys...lol

Patrick

9 years ago

I wish I could be there...

Mikko

9 years ago

#squadgoals

Michel Dumont

9 years ago

Et en passant, j'ai regarder au générique de Star Wars et j'ai vu ton nom au GRAPHICS AND TITLES SUPERVISOR. Wow, when i saw it i was very proud of you. Good luck Andrew for the futur.

Ben Priddle

9 years ago

Woo! Can't Wait!

Michel Dumont

9 years ago

Merci beaucoup Andrew pour communiqué toute ton expérience à tout le monde, tu es vraiment généreux de ton temps. N'oublie pas de salué ton épouse. Prend bien soin d'elle.

LWAddict

9 years ago

Looking forward to seeing this online (hopefully!) and to taking advantage of the monsterous VideoCopilot NAB sales (again, hopefully?).
You rock Andrew!

Tom S.

9 years ago

Hope you can post the video of the event online. Would love to see it.

Elliot Ritchey

9 years ago

Andrew I'll be looking to see your speech uploaded on Video Copilot. I'll also be looking out for some hologram tutorials coming in the next few months or so.

Christian Michael

9 years ago

This is very exciting stuff and I'm genuinely excited to see the pod cast when its released :0) Break a leg!!!

Christian Michael
https://vimeo.com/160161148

Gabriel VÃ¶rÃ¶smarty

9 years ago

Please load it up After the show. I am so sad,that I can't be there.

roger d

9 years ago

can we watch it live on the WEB Andrew ?

Eddie Gomez

9 years ago

Hey Andrew what booth will you be at?

Drake

9 years ago

"Adobe booth at 2PM"

sean

9 years ago

So happy for you bud!

pink top

9 years ago

i what it too! what?

Pavan

9 years ago

I what this tutorial please help me

AK

StevenJ

9 years ago

Can't wait to see!

ian t hammer

9 years ago

wish i was in LV and not rainy Scotland

, have a gr8 show AK

Ian Smith

9 years ago

I'm looking forward to joining you at the NAB Adobe booth! Event has been awesome so far and I can't wait to hear what you'll be sharing.

Aaron Osborne

9 years ago

I'm here... Gonna come check it out!

Scooter

9 years ago

I will see you there!

Abdeladebourgogne

9 years ago

We love you Andrew

Droptuts

9 years ago

Good luck Andrew..
In greeeeeeater works!

Anderson

9 years ago

post it please!!

Dave Glanz

9 years ago

Andrew, any chance this will be posted online?

Jakab

9 years ago

Ryan is Ryan Wieber from Ryan vs. Dorkman? (the guy at the left)
I saw he worked in this film.

Is there any chance that the presentation will recorded and put online?

Greetings from Hungary!

Jakab

9 years ago

* guy at the right sry

David Adams

9 years ago

Been working with Adobe for years and love their products. Here's some cool examples over the years. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxVC3wlrhWyQXdPcxtTz_Yw

pecika

9 years ago

Please post a video presentation on the site.
Thank you for everything.

VISIBLE

9 years ago

The Starmap is the shit! I saw it and I loved it... Amazing

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