Ben McEwan - 2009 Compositing Reel

[kongchho]

nice breakdowns

[keyz913]

0:07 great now im going to have nightmares from seeing that face -_-

[TheUrbanDisturbance]

what song was that? please reply

[BenMcEwan]

@TheUrbanDisturbance It's the main theme from the Man on Fire soundtrack

[alexzracer2008]

Amazing stuff!

[JosephAnthonyBlanco]

what school did you attend to learn all that stuff?

[BenMcEwan]

@JosephAnthonyBlanco I'm self-taught

[skateboard19952006]

@BenMcEwan by self taught you also mean using internet tutorials and ideas?

[BenMcEwan]

@skateboard19952006 A few internet tutorials, yeah. Mostly just figured it out on my own with the user manuals. FXPHD is also a good resource.

[Luka1180]

@BenMcEwan Hey it's me Lukas. Didn't know you used FXPHD, my friend Jonathan did too :)

[jaysheelster]

awesome work.. :)

[RobertAbagyXZ]

Cool! good luck !!

[LycosaMinecraftLMFAO]

Cool!!!

[stevenrules10]

i saw this video and i said MAAAAN, this ain't no Ben McEwan - 2009 Compositing Reel, this is a computer, so i took my computer, AND THREW IT ON THE GROUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JmChadillonProduct]

great work.

[darrenwonnacottmusic]

Awesome Ben!



[jixxen]

I tried, it doesn't even make sense backwards.

[BenMcEwan]

@jixxen I'm sorry?

[jixxen]

@BenMcEwan Oh lol, I totally commented on the wrong video, I meant to post that on the "No Sense - Take 1"

[BenMcEwan]

@jixxen Haha nice job

[tarrizzzzzzzzz]

holy shit i am sooo impressed by the soda can! holy shit, that musta been hell to track

[BenMcEwan]

@tarrizzzzzzzzz I couldn't get a solid track since the lighting and reflections are constantly changing on the surface, so it was hand-tracked frame-by-frame!

[tarrizzzzzzzzz]

@BenMcEwan oh dear god xD that's beyond me :S I would never have the patience ^^

[Vapaus000]

Now that is good.

[PureBullcrap]

You sir, are very talented :) Keep it up!

[PineappleMedia]

Who the frigg would dislike something this incredibly awesome?

[NavajoJoeFilms]

CAN I HAZ TUTORIAL ON WAND DUEL?!?!?!? :p

[JamesMapperson]

These FX are highly inaccurate...

[HarrisonsVlogs]

That's a sexy song! I wonder where you got it from. ;-p

[directorlog]

Nice comp work Ben - I like the probe machine - I did the same thing in 3ds max about six years ago, didn't turn out the way I wanted it. no computer power lol, are you rendering your 3d elements in 3ds max, V-ray and then importing in After effects?, very clean work

[BenMcEwan]

@directorlog Thanks mate. My general workflow is PFTrack > 3ds Max (mental ray renderer) > Nuke or AE, depending on what needs to be done.

[TraceRTeMa]

very nice

[VideoEditingGuru12]

please tell me how or make tutorial.I ask kermit casson but he doesnt tell me

[VideoEditingGuru12]

please man

[VideoEditingGuru12]

hey i want to ask you about harry potter duel.Can you make tutorial about the wands i want to know how to make wands effects

[BenMcEwan]

@VideoEditingGuru12 You'd be surprised at how many people have asked. One is in the works when I've got some more time on my hands...

[billie29195]

McEwan is a pretty cool last name ;) haha

[bouchandre]

hey @0:42 was it for a show or someting?

[BenMcEwan]

@bouchandre It's a short film called "Lisa", directed by Matthew Ramsaur.

[NightPrince5]

Just WoooW !!

[EspinozaTR]

really awesome stuff man

[maksimum654321]

plz say the name of first music !!!!!!!!!!! :)

[BenMcEwan]

@maksimum654321 It's called "Main Theme" and is from the soundtrack to Man on Fire. The music during the breakdown is called "Werewolf" which can be found on freeplaymusic(dot)com

[maksimum654321]

@BenMcEwan

Thx !

[feliceyyz]

you have a bright future-keep the lights on !

[55vadamee]

Way to go! Looks incredible.

[jimboxlax]

Thats just some awesome stuff there Ben!

[M0rganstudios]

Awesome!

[KidBowsur]

hate to be the asshole but EPIC FUCKING WIN!!! lol great stuff i may have to shift from graphics to videos soon once i upgrade cuz this is simply amazing stuff

[DavideoDesign]

Wow excellent stuff you got going there love the laser beams

[DeeDeeJz]

wow great job!

[ramsaurfilms]

Dude, this is good! I mean you're good! Glad I was able to work with you. Will contact you again when I have something worth your time.

[BenMcEwan]

@ramsaurfilms Haha. Thanks mate. You stuff is obviously pro too, it made the cut ;)

[eventtime519]

shiit fuuuck your sooo awesomeeee !!! would be nice when you make some free stuff :S

[TheBullseyeStudios]

Wow man, great stuff! I just turned 18 myself, and am graduating highschool in a little more than 2 weeks. I don't do as many vfx things like you, but thats because I'm more interested in film and the story rather than the effects...

But ya, nice stuff, and if you could pop over to my channel and take a look at my films, that would be appreciated ;)

Thanks man, and good luck with your future stuff ;)

[BenMcEwan]

@TheBullseyeStudios Good on you for getting into it all early! We're both ahead of the competition ;)

Have you considered a career in cinematography? I loved the look of quite a few of the shots in your "Taste of Lonliness" film. Great work!

[TheBullseyeStudios]

@BenMcEwan Everyone keeps telling me the cinematography is great haha, but I love making unique stories and hate it when I'm not in charge of an entire project, so I'm obviously going to go for director first lol ;)

Thanks for the comment!

[CamperCz]

Now thats what Ive been waiting for! Great work, Ben, really.

- Martin Klekner

[BenMcEwan]

@CamperCz Hey, I thought I told you to not expect much.. That reaction was uncalled for ;) Haha. Thanks man!

[BloodHeroProductions]

Dude thats some pretty professional shit you got going on here.

Awesome

[SilentBat]

Did you take a course at fxphd?

[BenMcEwan]

@SilentBat Yeah I've taken a few. They're generally pretty good! Taught me a few tips and tricks. If you know nothing, they're exactly what you're looking for! But if you know what you're doing, you might pick up a handful of time-saving techniques and stuff like that. The courses I took were more about things I knew little to nothing about (aka to learn how to use nuke, AE scripting, etc.). I'd highly recommend them though! If you sign up, make sure you put "BenMcEwan" as the referral ;)

[SilentBat]

And you're only like ... what ... 19?

[BenMcEwan]

@SilentBat 18 ;)

[SilentBat]

@BenMcEwan Goddamn.

[BenMcEwan]

@SilentBat Thanks :P

[FilmmakerMichael]

Wow, fantastic stuff! The little details make a great difference at selling the shot!

[expelliarmus007]

epic shit man (Y) keep up the good work

[monkeyspank2]

very nice

how many ppl did this take?

[BenMcEwan]

@monkeyspank2 Just me mate.

[monkeyspank2]

@BenMcEwan woah nice

[NavajoJoeFilms]

You know, it's nice to see how that shot was done. :-p

Great success on Main Title! :-D

[AskCarrieLee]

Incredible Ben, Great job! :)

[RicardoMusch]

Great reel Ben! Nice little finishing touches indeed :)

[BenMcEwan]

@RicardoMusch :D

[Kie77]

If I ever get half as good as you I'll be chuffed.

I like the way you add a subtle warp by fire to blur the building behind - nice little touch that.

I love your work.

[BenMcEwan]

@Kie77 Thanks mate

[redrumtd]

My god this looks good. Finally something new from you. Well It's not new but it is to us. Keep up the good work Ben and you will work on Avatar 2 :D

[BenMcEwan]

@redrumtd Hehe yeah. I just haven't had the time there to make anything new. All the ideas are there though, just need some spare time and a little cash!

[ThisPersonSaid]

nice

[fjrsm]

Nice work. Most of it looks like roto, though.

[BenMcEwan]

@fjrsm Thanks :D

The only roto I did is highlighted by the red stuff in the breakdowns though.

[SamGravesFilm]

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