Special Effects: Crash Course Film Production #11
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Date: 2022-04-04
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Silent
I love visual effects. I've been using them for a couple of years. Compositing and masking are the ones I use most often, because it's quite simple to do once you've learned how. I've use green screens whenever possible, and, when it wasn't possible for a particular scene, I divulged the 6+ hours needed to mask short clips frame-by-frame. (And yes, it does take a really long time if you want to do it flawlessly)
The bit about the key framing was interesting. See, I'm familiar with key frames, but I didn't know it could be used to bring 2D drawings to life! Anytime I had to animate something here and there (like a gun, or a hand, or something, I used Sony Vegas' pan and crop tool, and it never turned out quite right. It was substantial for the project I wanted to do, but nothing great. This new piece of information changes a lot.
Visual effects are something that I've really come to enjoy seeing. I'm only 16 now, but someday I hope to create visual effects and edit productions for a living. I've got an eye for detail, so that helps. Anything that involves computers is great. I know how to use programs like Blender and Sony Vegas. I can make animations for The Sims 4, record them from multiple angles, and make a music video/machinima out of it. And it's the f-cking best. I'm so glad to have picked up a liking for it.
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I love visual effects. I've been using them for a couple of years. Compositing and masking are the ones I use most often, because it's quite simple to do once you've learned how. I've use green screens whenever possible, and, when it wasn't possible for a particular scene, I divulged the 6+ hours needed to mask short clips frame-by-frame. (And yes, it does take a really long time if you want to do it flawlessly)
The bit about the key framing was interesting. See, I'm familiar with key frames, but I didn't know it could be used to bring 2D drawings to life! Anytime I had to animate something here and there (like a gun, or a hand, or something, I used Sony Vegas' pan and crop tool, and it never turned out quite right. It was substantial for the project I wanted to do, but nothing great. This new piece of information changes a lot.
Visual effects are something that I've really come to enjoy seeing. I'm only 16 now, but someday I hope to create visual effects and edit productions for a living. I've got an eye for detail, so that helps. Anything that involves computers is great. I know how to use programs like Blender and Sony Vegas. I can make animations for The Sims 4, record them from multiple angles, and make a music video/machinima out of it. And it's the f-cking best. I'm so glad to have picked up a liking for it.
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justandy333
As a Special effects technician myself. This one should be interesting! :D: D
edit: Umm, there seems to be a massive misunderstanding on what constitutes a special effect. A special effect is something that is done for real in front of the camera ie explosions, rain, wind, mechanical devices etc. This has been labelled as practical effects which is technically true but the term practical effects and special effects can and is used interchangeably. A practical effect is a special effect, not a sub category.
Then we move on to cgi. Special effects have nothing to do with computers and cgi (aside from cad to design a rig) Any effect that is generated in post is known as a 'Visual effect' in the trade. Visual Effects and Special Effects are 2 very different beasts and often have nothing to do with each other on set.
This video for some reason uses the term Special Effect very broadly where infact its a very specific role on a film set.
Special Make up Effects definition was bang on.
Just a few observations from someone who works within the industry.
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As a Special effects technician myself. This one should be interesting! :D: D
edit: Umm, there seems to be a massive misunderstanding on what constitutes a special effect. A special effect is something that is done for real in front of the camera ie explosions, rain, wind, mechanical devices etc. This has been labelled as practical effects which is technically true but the term practical effects and special effects can and is used interchangeably. A practical effect is a special effect, not a sub category.
Then we move on to cgi. Special effects have nothing to do with computers and cgi (aside from cad to design a rig) Any effect that is generated in post is known as a 'Visual effect' in the trade. Visual Effects and Special Effects are 2 very different beasts and often have nothing to do with each other on set.
This video for some reason uses the term Special Effect very broadly where infact its a very specific role on a film set.
Special Make up Effects definition was bang on.
Just a few observations from someone who works within the industry.
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Benjamin
Love this series, would however have liked to have had one episode on special effects and one on visual effects. Lumping them both together doesn't really make any sense or represent actual film production. Here it sounds like all departments work directly together, whilst in reality a digital effects production company rarely if ever interact with anyone involved with on set practical effects. I work in the cg industry myself, so I encounter this misconception everywhere, that vfx and sfx are the same thing, so it bummed me out a bit that both of these very exciting and extremely vital and diverse departments got treated in a single video and as a single entity. Still, keep up the good work, one of my favorite series on crash course so far!
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Love this series, would however have liked to have had one episode on special effects and one on visual effects. Lumping them both together doesn't really make any sense or represent actual film production. Here it sounds like all departments work directly together, whilst in reality a digital effects production company rarely if ever interact with anyone involved with on set practical effects. I work in the cg industry myself, so I encounter this misconception everywhere, that vfx and sfx are the same thing, so it bummed me out a bit that both of these very exciting and extremely vital and diverse departments got treated in a single video and as a single entity. Still, keep up the good work, one of my favorite series on crash course so far!
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Adele
If they really wanted to give proper screen credit to the special effects team they will have to slow down the credits. Rolling a hundred names at top speed is not helping anyone, because the viewers cannot read the names. When I was in film school, we learned that the credits are supposed to be on the screen long enough to be read twice.
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If they really wanted to give proper screen credit to the special effects team they will have to slow down the credits. Rolling a hundred names at top speed is not helping anyone, because the viewers cannot read the names. When I was in film school, we learned that the credits are supposed to be on the screen long enough to be read twice.
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Carl
What's up with the lighting? Take a look at Lily's right eye in the first few seconds--I thought for just a moment she had black-eye makeup as part of the episode! It looks to my non-expert's eye as if you need a more diffuse and perhaps slightly brighter fill light. There are lots of harsh shadows on her face.
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What's up with the lighting? Take a look at Lily's right eye in the first few seconds--I thought for just a moment she had black-eye makeup as part of the episode! It looks to my non-expert's eye as if you need a more diffuse and perhaps slightly brighter fill light. There are lots of harsh shadows on her face.
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Nina
Crash Course is AMAZING! I always go to these when I study for my subjects! It would be awesome if you guys could do a series on Art History, Movements and Art in general. It would be cool to see what you guys think about it. :D
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Crash Course is AMAZING! I always go to these when I study for my subjects! It would be awesome if you guys could do a series on Art History, Movements and Art in general. It would be cool to see what you guys think about it. :D
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John
Pause! Just pause a little between major points to let them sink in. It-s almost like you-ve edited out all the points at which you took a breath.
Apart from that these courses are great and packed with information.
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Pause! Just pause a little between major points to let them sink in. It-s almost like you-ve edited out all the points at which you took a breath.
Apart from that these courses are great and packed with information.
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Laura
A really cool example of special effect makeup/camera work? The single shot transformation from Jekyll to Hyde in the 1931 adaption, it used a rotating filter on the camera to expose different layers of colour makeup.
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A really cool example of special effect makeup/camera work? The single shot transformation from Jekyll to Hyde in the 1931 adaption, it used a rotating filter on the camera to expose different layers of colour makeup.
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Brizzle
This is the first CC video I-ve seen with Lily, and she is incredible! Such a great job explaining the technical stuff to us jugheads by making it fun and personal. I look forward to watching more of your videos!
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This is the first CC video I-ve seen with Lily, and she is incredible! Such a great job explaining the technical stuff to us jugheads by making it fun and personal. I look forward to watching more of your videos!
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Davey
I love how she said 'spoiler alert' last episode for 2004's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind but showed Rogue One's Princess Leia here without any warning not even a year after the release
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I love how she said 'spoiler alert' last episode for 2004's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind but showed Rogue One's Princess Leia here without any warning not even a year after the release
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