Backspace FLOAT ~ Floating letters through the city

[PixelDeBurner]

how did you make the shadows, have you used layers, and make them accept the shadow, and setted it to Multiply blend mode or somehow else ?

[Noimnotthatguy]

holy shit, my mind just fucked itself, hence mindfuck

[butybab025]

meehanyone wanna cam and swap pIcs then let meh know

[dinosmanolis]

WIERD!!!!!

[melocottona]

love it love it love it

[Scudbook27]

Wow.....I love this my friend.......amazing!

Tutorial?......even just how to do the effect on the fist scene, the text lifting off.

[AntVenom]

man i remember when this was one of the original featured videos, when featured videos meant something. good times. this deserves a second run in fame.

[onjoFilms]

@AntVenom Yes, those were the days. Good to see I'm not the only one that remembers them.

[2012beginning]

Well done!

[CkinkProductions]

wow can you do a tutorial for this

[ChadWright74]

Whoa

[borderlinemedia1]

nice!

[thecaptainbase]

cool letters

[TrigFX]

Pretty damn amazing - great stuff, superbly done!! Inspiring!!  :-)

[rakichipum]

reat!

[baukjepvenema]

wauw!

[doubledoppelganger]

Great job! Was this done in AE CS3?

[Ish55]

pretty cool

[onjoFilms]

Once again my all time favorite on YouTube. #1

[INTIMEFILMPRODUCTION]

Again, well done!!! If you have a chance, please check out:

Escape From Darkness-my 1st 10 second short film.

Thanks and keep up the good work!!!

[thisistheaudience]

this is excellent!! really clever.

[DampRabbitVideo]

Beautiful composite :)

[Mr19after6]

One word = IRIE

[tyrantanX]

bit random, but very calming.. =)

[ReservoirDentPie]

That's amazing. I love this video. It's so beautiful and thought provoking. The way the camera shakes really ties it all in with reality, it's a kind of rough crossed with smooth thing. I really like it. Well done.

[chezus1985]

Brilliant work!! Really inspiring!

[bonecollector101]

Well done! I like it :) How did you do this if you don't mind me asking...

[whymustwe712]

Is it possible to get the name of the music used?

[shwizzman]

TIGHT!!!

[zLuVaGuRl28]

thats really good

[TheoRaney]

Very well done. You truly have a gift

[polypeptide]

please do a tutorial on that! Amazing! nice job!

[Backspacexo22]

Backspace hehe that is like my name!

LOVE IT!

[aprilelane]

I love your video! How'd you do that?!

[frankieIII]

you people are fucking shameless, man...

[witchgoddess666]

whoa

[rabbidfan]

it would be epic if letters formed

"KILL EVERYONE"

[moondy11]

lol!

[IdrilAsphodel]

just wanted to say the backspace videos are beautiful. I absolutely love them!!

[copycatonline]

Cool. I like how understated it is. Very professional looking, too. Well done.

[SchmokinJoe]

Fantastic!

[zygotesoup]

holy shit.

[hardcore30]

very well done

[BloodyBun]

Typo Magic. Very Shiny.

It would have been fun to see the peoples reaction to having a giant letter float by. Like in unfold. (which I like even better.)

[thecee19]

This reminds me of Farbrausch's Debris. Just that this video doesn't convey the message of destruction as much as Debris does.

[locry]

hahahahaha... do you even know the difference? the video you're reffering to was CG... no integration/compositing challenges to speak of. Float on the oter hand makes use of camera tracking... also notice how he matched the lighting. Now that is talent. That debris thing, while rendered nicely... should not be compared to Float.

[locry]

in response to: :)

thecee19

"This reminds me of Farbrausch's Debris. Just that this video doesn't convey the message of destruction as much as Debris does."

[thecee19]

I am of course completely aware of the differences :-). The thing I was trying to point out are the similar ideas and the way the letters (in some parts of the videoclip) float in a similar fashion.

The videos are of course not to be compared in ways of production technique. The only thing they have in common are some similar ideas and the superb use of differnet skills and techniques.

[locry]

:) sorry, i thought you were one of those "CG experts" :)

[norton018]

なんと、反社会的な・・・。

[hkchozeh]

Very magical.....gave me a big smile.

[Samenloop]

I liked it! :)

Cheers.

[gippsi33]

How did you make this? What software program did you use?

[swatstuff]

after effects

[kubbbb]

duh

[muchalova]

such wonderful talent!

[steliocockey]

incredibleee

[GravityResistant]

Our means of expression so easily float away. Great vid!

[LazyKat420]

VERY UNIQUE...

KEEP 'EM COMIN!

[alexandriaheather]

absolutely lovely

clever way to show monstrous corporate TM without revealing the whole M

[artseewon]

Liked this one, too.

[niekdepiek]

Brilliant, a real piece of art!

[Roguear]

If ALL the characters "FLOAT" away....we'll all have to start THINKING for ourselves!!!

[Roguear]

Well THAT was a waste of two minute twenty seconds! absurdly useless creation.

[arcdove]

Art doesn't have to have a point. That's why it's art. Stop thinking and start feeling.

[XxtoosmoothxX]

I do lots of acid too =D

[prancefrly]

this is one of most phenomenal clips i've come across on this youtube ordeal. you are brilliant

[peaceofbass]

tripppppy

[gnumusic]

wow. a beautiful dream. thanks.

[OrderlyImproper]

wow 0.0 that was relaxing

nice job

naptime

[iopih]

WOOOW!!!!How did you make that?

[tearful0]

hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

[41270003]

Freaky - in a good kind of way.

[backspace1224]

kinda like Alfred Hitchcock

[boomsstronk]

This is very good! Awesome!

[Munchy365]

wow thats hypnotic

lol the mcdonald's m

[Paul186]

Stunningly brilliant...

I'm at a lost for words-cuz you took

the letters.

[cloakedepidemic]

badass

[davmu06]

Awesome, hypnotic is the perfect word to describe it. What city was that filmed in?

[swatstuff]

Melbourne, Australia

[FlamingPopsicle]

Now THAT is neat! how long did this take do do? Seems like quite a lot of work.

[Adhishyajnik]

Wow, this is really well done. You really understand the medium of the short film well. 5 stars.

~ Adhish

[koertbroekman]

did not get it completely, probably a bit dyslectic...

[darna88]

nice

[acey365]

That was amazing and very hypnotic. I cant pick a single flaw in it so how anyone can i dont know.

[cocorawr]

the mcdonalds "m" ! at 0.40. cool vid, nice work!

[purplepeace123]

ok, that movie was AMAZING!!!!! That looked like a lot of work was put into it. Nothing was left unattended. Keep up the good work!!!!!

[debpoli]

wow! i'm speechless. fantastic! 5 more stars for your collection!

[RyukiTZR]

From 0:39 to 0:50... the reflections of the colours of the shiny reflection on e left side of the office as the big 'M' passed by... I don't know but it seemed wrong to me. o.O

[RyukiTZR]

Amazing... if only such things could really happen in real life...

*sigh*

[gilligan07734]

very impressive

[oeste06]

wtf

[julescurlyfries]

fascinating!

[andrewpayne86]

Just superb

[dragonjustice]

I enjoyed this-- and "unfold" as well. Nice bit of magic in the morning. Thank you:)

[Riki300]

They showed this at a design conference I went to earlier this year in New Zealand!

I've got to say, this is a superb piece of work. Now for the geeky question as I'm studying digital media heh.

Did you use after effects? A more advanced program? Or a mixture of different programs?

[JonThm]

I don't know how you did it, or why: I liked the results though!

[mzrulz92]

OK I don't usually comment on here BUT...... WOW!!!!

That was wickidly cool.

[ansumguy454]

I thought it said "FLORT" at the end. Then I realized I was a complete fool...

[aznflayva]

oh no it's happening again..

*curls in fetal position and rocks back and forth*

[llaoll]

lol

[arbachu]

how the hell is this done

[sosogood]

That's so amazing.

[BreakTheSilencex3]

Wow. This Is Amazing.

It Forces You To Use Your

Imagination.

[DERdenSIEpunkNANNTEN]

very nice!

[jordo5098]

wow absoulutely amazing - i wish i could do that

[swatstuff]

FLOAT is in the Portable Film Festival!! Please vote for it by going to portablefilmfestival(dot)com and clicking on the Look At Me section. Thanks!

[carrozo]

stunning work.  5 stars.

[alternate00email]

very cool very tasteful and unique

nice job

[chyeapro]

one of the coolest videos i've seen on YouTube. Nice Job!

[NOMELLIAN]

This Is Art! Well Done!!

[youearnedit]

clean, imaginative, and just a great 'out of the box' production

[rossydmbs]

This is unbeleivable! the musis suites what your trying to put across perfectly. The shots are pritty strong too! and the animation is spot on..! amazing job

[phyllishernandez1987]

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[QuarksAreStrange]

Oh wow!! Eye candy with a great artistic vision too. Clearly going to my fovorites.

[jessejax]

trippy lol, awesome vid

[Askesian]

this is fucking ace

[MyHunger]

That's really cool!

[iggy35]

Great work Sir, go take a look at some of my AE stuff, lemme know what you think.

[Lee3874]

That looks great what program did u use, well done

[swatstuff]

after effects

[muklanofsaryrn]

hauntingly badass.

[Seidreken]

That was awesome, and a c00l idea

[pablo23erdd]

I really love it a lot, this is great, also the editing!..I suppose thats the 3D function in AfterEffects? Or is it compositing after animating the type in 3Dmax or whatever...?

[kraznadar]

this is COOL at it's most basic definition.

[gocaitygo]

gawd... I heard and been taught how to do it but never actually made one myself. I really need some experience in this effect.

[aliensquirl]

Great piece of work!

[brentninja]

niiice!

[whuataaaaah]

just wow

[xMrSprinklesx]

Wow. That is some great animation.

[bubbleyum2]

HOW COOL!!! I wish i could do that some way... i probably don't have any programs to do that but still

[neverhidefilms]

Cool. Check out our short film if you have a chance. We also have a contest coming up soon for shorts if you're interested in that.

[strangerwithcandymi]

wow very calming

[TPSgroup]

beautiful!!!!

[Colortinis]

"New Club World Flat bed" (search term) British Airways uses this concept in an ad.

[J0NAAAA]

nice!

[tfmurdo]

A perfect representation of what happens in corporate America in todays society. To many words, not enough actions to collect them all and it all turns out to be a bunch of floating garbage throughout the world! I love this piece. Good job! Kudos!

[titansolaris]

thanks! saved this video with savetube.*com

[ackza]

thats so amazing, I used to mess around with composite/3d stuff when I was like 14? 15? I made spaceships in my room and stuff with shadows and all.

What programs and effects did you use to make this one? 3d studio max with aftereffects to simulate shakey camera movements to make the 3d overlay easier?

[iseldoff]

oooook?

[cras17]

maybe I'm not in the mood, but....big deal,

[slavicgirls]

B R I L L I A N T ! ! !

[Shadowjones]

amazing editing

[betukax2]

Spectacular!!

[SunnyBCN]

Brilliant!!

[Verid1st]

One of my favourite vids. Good job people.

[youngseandunn]

too much acid for me

[pingu66]

great stuff. did they nick this idea for that car advert? Verpsrung durk tecniq...

[sw1q]

it is a criminal offence to interfere with a sign upon the public highway;

your vt. may be interpreted as an instruction to do so.

[allesleiwand]

bullshit

[peaboy6666]

hehehehe the bloody mc donalds M floats by the window genius brill fx too

[kayoumin]

Bravo

[Cogentesque]

Very very good you guys, keep it up

[itchymoche]

simply incredible

[AJC313131]

wow, this work could be used in a television comercial. awesome work.

[bentsimon]

Fantastic... I expect to see your work all over tv soon :-)

[southwalesboy]

its like the world through the eyes of a drunk!!!!!

[ponyvicious]

That must have taken you a long time. Great work, 5 stars!

[alphamale666]

wow! impressive. this was really awesome! the quality of the effects was super professional!

[sovokai]

COOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLL

[GreenEggsArea51]

what music was this?

[chaoszen]

Exquisite! You'd be regarded a god, if you ever post a vid or tutorial on how to do stuff like that.

[rodrigoscotti]

Great!! Really Great! What software was used?

[swatstuff]

after effects

[Jochemp88]

Wow that looks really professional. Thanks for sharing and great work!

[enya001]

oo ye

[7DEZ7]

T.O.N.!!!!!!! THANX!!!!!!!!

[ratheruninspired]

Wow.

[FiveSeven13]

that's a wicjed vid mate! rullz !

[regalparks]

nice

[dowhatyoucan]

damn thats crazy

[colinanthonypatrick]

brilliant. better than most tv ads

[ikerhoek]

Finally! a video worth to see.

Congrats, great work!

[fractaldragon]

Sweet! Lovely little piece.

[vonlyf]

Good, Very good work! I especially like the McDonald's "M" cruising by the bookstore window!