Beach landing: VFX before & after

[NiallHornProductions]

How did you get permission to film at a beach without passer bys?

[fxhome]

@NiallHornProductions We called up the local authorities (council and police) to get permission, and they thankfully didn't have any problems with it. We didn't close off the beach or anything - it was just a very quiet beach. We did have to digitally remove a few dog walkers from the top of the cliff, though. :P

[jackaboonie]

lol, the guy taking his helmet off after he was shot. was from saving pprivate ryan

[dalesfilms]

so how did you add the boats in the background?

[fxhome]

@dalesfilms They were a composited matte painting.

[dalesfilms]

@fxhome is there a tutorial for that please? :)

[fxhome]

@dalesfilms We don't have a specific tutorial (although it is covered on the DVD). It mainly involved creating the painting in Photoshop (or any other image editor) then dropping it in behind the actor. In some shots this required some masking, and in other shots the actor was shot on a greenscreen so it was relatively simple. The tricky bit is creating the matte painting in the first place!

[dalesfilms]

@fxhome thanks :) thats helped alot

[shockhawk]

Now wait a second... I thought FXhome didn't have motion tracking. How did you get the camera to move and the explosions to track?

[fxhome]

@shockhawk Most of the movement was added after the compositing.

[MrBetbeze]

@fxhome how do you do the severed leg effect with compositelab pro?

[fxhome]

@MrBetbeze We wrapped the actor's leg in green material. Then all we needed was a 'clean' background plate of the same beach shot (ie, a version without the actor in) to place behind and fill in the 'hole' left by the removed green leg.

[philgunman]

SWEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!

[zbmovies42]

Where did the sound effects come from, I am going to need sound effects like these for my movie.

Oh, by the way AWESOME VIDEO, I am always happy when I see your films

[fxhome]

Thanks! The sound was created by Bennet Maples, a talented sound designer we know. I'm afraid I don't know where he sourced the sounds - he may well have created them himself.

[trscheit]

Are the blasts and explosions in this video the same ones one your blasts and explosions stock footage DVD or are they from some other place? Also, are there any blasts and explosions included in the Beach Landing and Superhero tutorial DVD?

[fxhome]

Yes, the stock used in this is the same as the stock on our Blasts and Explosions DVDs. The stock isn't included with the tutorial DVD, though.

[dexter432432]

Hey Fxhome! nice job!

[ShatteredGlassFilm]

How were the metal barricades made to look so real, and whats the best way to learn how to use 3-D objects like that in videos?

[fxhome]

The barricades aren't actually 3D - they're photoshopped still images. They were based on photo reference but with some custom fiddling so that the lighting matched better.

[65nerak]

tell me, when you take lots of videos of yourself then merge them together to make it look like lots of people, is that called Compisiting?

[fxhome]

The term 'compositing' does include what you describe, yes. Compositing in this context basically means taking several elements and mixing them up in a new way.

The specific technique you describe is also commonly known as 'cloning'.

[Luke00126]

1:27-1:31 look at his nose :)

slime...

[fxhome]

Oh yeah, we luuuurve the slime!

[WynsumProductions]

What software do you need for this? Visionlab, Effectslab, or Compositelab?

[fxhome]

You need either VisionLab Studio (which includes all the features plus extras), or both EffectsLab and CompositeLab together.

[Vegetanthony]

when you move the video around to make it seem like the camera is moveing around, how do you move everything els with it? do you have to do one by one because i dont know.

[fxhome]

That was achieved by animating the final, rendered shots. The short was shot and composited in HD, then finished at SD resolution, allowing us to add lots of extra movement.

[MicheleMidnight]

great stuff!

[fxhome]

Thanks Michele!

[torawfordiz]

were did u Ffind those metal thing u add in were the soldier are run and ducking behind them 0.55 the show what im talking about also can u guys do a vid going in deeper on how u made a army useing just the on guy that was pretty cool

[fxhome]

For the metal structures we used stock war images, slightly altered/graded to fit the lighting of the particular shots.

There's more info about cloning the actor on the full DVD - see the link in the 'info' bit, top right.

[BlobtheDog]

just so u know the Brtitsh didnt land on Omaha

[fxhome]

Yeah, we know. :)

[EdderLoco]

wow! ill make a movie... xD!

[maskedmillionaire]

can you do this stuff with adobe premier and after effects? i'm looking at that software. thanks.

great video, of course. goes without saying. wow! and it looks like it might have been fun to shoot--running around on the beach like that and all!

[kamakazi423]

yea you can, in AE, but this is a much more user friendly program that cost less. I would use vision lab if you are just starting vid fx

[coolervile]

can you do this inn compositelab ?

[fxhome]

You can certainly do the vast majority of it in CompositeLab, yes. Stuff like the muzzle flashes on the guns you'll need EffectsLab, VIsionLab or MuzzlePlug for, though.

[goldenjabba]

Great work, fxhome. :)

I was always curious about that :D

[fxhome]

Thanks!

[WierdmanProductions]

AWESOME

[fxhome]

:D Thanks!

[EKAMithss]

tell me what i must do to make something like that!!!i will give all my money NOW!!!!!!

[fxhome]

Check out the link to the tutorial in the 'more info' box, top right.

[StoMOProductions]

Cool!

[MrRumik]

I might well have to pick that DVD up at some point then! :D

[MrRumik]

How did you do the blood/bullet through the forehead bit? Was it an exploding grapefruit in front of a greenscreen or cgi? :)

[fxhome]

It was a few pieces of stock footage from the Footage:Blood DVD that we sell. I'm not sure exactly how the blood effects were originally shot, sorry!

Hopefully someone else can give you some tips.

[SetoNS]

Pretty cool! Good work!

[BloodHeroProductions]

awesome