The fact that it was snowing and in the mountains rather than if you just went with a desert, made it feel more special. Sometimes problems can be a solution you didn't realize. Great job :)
@erikdoesvfx i agree, but also, i would have liked a gag reel where you improved the shot entirely by just ducking or hitting the deck and holding the light saber straight up causing the same result. because..sometime "epic shots" are overthought entirely.
You were missing the shaking camera just before the shot smoothed out, that’s what really sells the intensity just before the jump and makes you think “what if she misses the jump” subconsciously. Besides it not being a desert scene in yours, it looks absolutely amazing!
incredible ! 40 years ago it was impossible. 20 years ago it could be done but very expensive and the result would be beuh... 10 years ago it was done, the result was amazing but still very expensive and needed a big crew. And now people like you (I mean very talented, hardworking people with access to brand new technology) can do it in a week all alone ? I will repeat myself : incredible !
@@trydowave I am kinda waiting for that, because there's so many brilliant ideas on the internet, so many people writing novels as amateurs, that I cannot even dare to imagine how incredibly good content we'll be getting to RUclips for example, once AI generated films directed by text prompts, scripts and character creation, are a thing. AI will "waste" sickening amounts of energy, but I guess that in the end it will be more energy efficient and sustainable than having a movie with massive budget, flying/driving to the locations etc... Paying hundreds if not thousands of workers to work on the film, driving to work and back etc...
I'm 50 years old. In high school I spent hours upon hours of manually scratching in lightsabers with a razor blade onto film. Practical effects lol. It was the most tedious thing I had ever done. But in the end, we had a hilarious 20 second clip of a lightsaber fight, no sounds except 2 guys screaming at each other. Good memories. I wish I had grown up in this day and age. Your work is incredible.
I'm 8 years younger than you. When I was in High School, I bought a "cheap" (not for a HS student) 3D animation software (trueSpace) and made a video of robots fighting with lightsabers (copying the movements from the Phantom Menace trailer which had just come out). It's crazy the jump in tech that happened between 1990-1992 and 2000-2002. A bigger jump than any decade since I'd argue.
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I remember being a kid watching silly youtube videos at my friend's house for hours each time, but never imagined that 15 years later i could watch stuff like this for free. You are awesome, keep it up!!!
my how far we've come. The fact that a single person can do this to such a high level is astounding. I know how easy it is to just say "I'm sure I could figure that out with a few tutorials myself" and have it end up looking very bad, so your skill and talent really do shine through, wonderful job!
I honestly like your version better. Feels less wire-based and more natural. The environment is an improvement over the original, too. Excellent work, friend.
Agreed. Something about the wired shot feels fake in a bad way, not magical way. The supernatural isn't about making humans look epic-it's about revealing the epic that already lives inside humans.
I was thinking the same thing. I actually prefer many elements of his particularly the fighters approach from the mountain as it kicks up a snow trail. Well done!
I'll like it, I do not know who the author is and accidentally stumbled upon this video, I came home and turned on RUclips to watch something for a good mood. And this guy made me feel good, thank you very much. I understand how much work and time it cost you) With love from Russia.
Nice work. Really like how you translated the scenes to Norwegian scenery. The shot of the ship going down the mountain while you lighting the lightsaber made it even more dramatic than the original flat dessert. Loved it.
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Impressive work!! I actually prefer the environmental aesthetics in your version. As a Swede, it pains me to admit it, but Norway is incredibly beautiful.
That was crazy good! and it took just one week. just imagine what you could do in a month. honestly, I don’t think we need big movie companies doing movies anymore, us the people should start making our own movies.
I skiped to the result since my attention span can´t handle a 10:38min video anymore. To balnce this ignorant behaviour of mine, I leave a comment and give a thumb. Great job.
DUDE!!! I am blown away! Your rendition looks so much realistic and grittier, the snow coming down too is the cherry on top!! This is Epic. Nicely done!
I prefer yours! The dust you added almost represents the dew and moisture from the wet environment being whipped up. Also your location is far more interesting visually :)
Also, just as a movie scene, his shot feels much more real, as if the spaceship is gonna actually hit him, but the star wars one feels much slower and arcadey
This was my exact thought with the moisture, I was picturing the just-melted fresh snow being whipped up and turned into mist by the heat of the ship. :)
@@uwalkc-xp9lo Yeah, big agree. I think part of it might be a technical limitation. I'll bet Erik doesn't have the big lenses required to get that zoomed in filmic look, but in the original version that zoomed in version ends up robbing the ship of its sense of speed. You can see it best in the split second before the flip, where the ship looks like it's just whipping across the valley at us in Erik's, but is just leisurely looming in the original. Also, I think Erik's might actually be going faster.
@@uwalkc-xp9lo Hmm, maybe we have a different perception of it then. Because I like the movie creation more. For example in this fan-made one, the top/bird shot, the way how the character is cut behind the wings of the spaceship while he is jumping does make it look less believable in my eyes. The transition and contrast between the different scenes feels also a bit off. The movie creation is more detailed with the animation and visuals. Nevertheless good job.
I'm French (in the north of France, in Normandy) and despite my very basic level of English, I followed and loved your video. I'm a UI designer and I do a bit of 3D for fun at an amateur level. When I see what you manage to create, I say to myself “Wow, this guy should work in a big studio”. Anyway, great video and great job.
6:59 - it actually wrote you what to do 🙂 You just need to replace all 'np.int' with 'int' in the code. Or use numpy version 1.19 and below if the error lies in their code and you don't want to change the given libraries.
Wow, it's amazing to see how VFX quality has come so close to Hollywood levels these days. The work is incredible! I hadn’t come across your channel before, YT recommended it, and I’m hooked. Now binge-watching all your videos!
I've tried my hand at visual effects before and know the time this stuff takes. I also appreciate how hard it is to get it to look right and to look real. You really pulled this off. Great job.
@Cre4tor. Google translate, integrated in RUclips, isn't working? German, Chinese and others write comments below my videos in their own language. Or you don't like Russians?
@Cre4tor. Firstly, my browser can translate videos using neural networks. Secondly, I have to watch it in your language, I have no choice. But I have every right to write comments in my native language, and I expect that others will respect my right.
That was awesome! Now I see how Hollywood won’t be as necessary going forward. Everyone is becoming their own creators. I like how humble you are throughout this whole thing. No arrogance. Just real creative fun. It makes everything turn out way better. Thanks! 🔥🔥🔥🙌🙌🙌👍👍👍
One man with consumer products doing in a week what dozens if not a hundred or so pros did in however long it took them to do it. THAT is impressive work, sir, and from what this video shows you also seem to have an eye for directing and potentially storyboarding your own original shots as well!
"... what dozens if not a hundred or so pros did in however long it took them to do it." How many were there, and how long did it take? And how do you know? Maybe the company who made the film had a small number of people working on it and did it quickly.
@@scottbarber9374 A movie has credits that roll at the end. It's been a while since I saw Rise of Skywalker (and frankly I'm not champing at the bit to voluntarily see it again) but I'm fairly sure the effects section of the roll would've had a long list of names from which even the subset of that would have worked on this specific sequence of shots would more than likely have numbered in at least the dozens if they were trying to do it without "crunch time." My wording in my original comment for the length of time was "however long it took them to do it;" I don't _know_ how long it took because I haven't seen any behind-the-scenes docs where they say or any of their VFX guys go on Corridor Digital's "VFX Artists React" couch and give their anecdotes. If it was dozens and they crunched, my own _guess_ is probably a day or two if the render farms were playing nice and didn't crash. A better guess is longer than that since the real world doesn't always work out so conveniently even on the highest end computers with the latest and greatest software and people don't like crunching. "The company who made the film" was Disney Lucasfilm, and VFX was either in-house Disney/Lucas, ILM, and/or somehow a different contractor. It'll be in the credits, which a movie has. That roll. At the end.
@@scottbarber9374 I guess we'll never know - but assume it was more than one and it was longer than one week. This just shows the incredible progress of the tools. Sure, there is still a quality gap to be seen, which is to be expected and in no way diminishes his amazing work. But closing this gap in just 5 years so much shows you what "normal" people can do if they have talent, will and at least a little budget.
ignorant take. They got there from reiterating again and again. There's constant revisions until it looks right in every department. This dude just matched all that work exactly. A copy. There's a reason it's called cheating when you look at someone else's test for the answers.
I might be bias, but your shot looks better just because the color grading and the effects looks better. Your landing was not blocked off by anything and it's got a better flow. Unlike the feature which was lazily just covered up by the sand. Fantastic work on the ship exploding at the end. Great job, thank you for sharing.
I would ask them to spend more on quality writing scripts, with fleshed out believable characters we can identify with and story lines that actually appeal to people, etc etc over special effects.
The more I learn, the more I’m convinced movie studios are engaged in some pretty shady finances, money laundering and the such. There’s no way to justify spending hundreds of millions on trash and then reporting financial losses, only to rinse and repeat again and again as if it’s perfectly normal.
You have no idea what a difference it makes to run a professional movie shot. He just copied (very well) so many things from the movie, how it's cut, the whole idea of the scene. Create such a scene from zero and you know it is much harder to do.
I don't know if such a short scene actually costs a million bucks, but it makes sense, that it isn't dirt cheap. There are just so many costs. Actually doing the stunt rather than using a digital double needs a whole stunt team to make it look good and being safe as well. There is also the whole cinematography team. Of course you can do a single shot without whole teams, but if you are doing a whole movie they need those teams anyway (including traveling, stay and catering costs) and part of the costs should be considered when calculating the cost of the shot. That's also true for any other props, costumes, teams and renting the location (including keeping it safe from paparazzi and stuff). And that just for the practical part of the shot. On the digital part they to pay the team a wage that reflects their experience and skills, costs you don't have doing it on your own. The vfx studios also wants to make profits. Even when they don't need a whole studio for that particular shot, they need it in general and those costs have to be covered. They also need to use licensed software. While I'm not an expert on software licensing I remember the Unity debacle and I've learned that you don't just pay to use software, but additionally when you release your results to the public. Bigger audience leads to higher prices. Good hardware costs money as well. All of that is just the stuff I can think of in the spot. There are probably many more cost factors I didn't come up with. Erik did an amazing job, but just by calculating in his expertise, time, hard- and software his actual costs skyrocket. It certainly isn't a $100 shot as the thumbnail suggests. As a professional a weeks time is worth more than $100.
@@LtksK 1 week for a 30 seconds shot. Star Wars IX's length is 2h22. So, it would need 284 weeks = 6 years. Just the FX would cost 6 years salary. You're entirely right ! 👍
Your recreation looks so much more pleasing to look at. The darker mountain environment compliment with the bright blue lightsaber so well! I also like your shot of you running with the tie fighter approaching behind you 9:46 over the original, just looks stunning! Well done!
I used to do VFX for a few years before I moved into software and I, like many many VFX artists started with a lightsaber effect and a Video Copilot tutorial Which makes me respect this video even more 😌
Unfortunately there was no Video / Copilot / tutorials / ..Internet for me and my totally legally acquired 3DS4 in 1995 - still figured it out somehow :)
This is incredible, mate! Don't listen to the people saying movie studios should hire you. They'd work you to the bone, pay you next to nothing, you'd have no creative freedom and you'd hate it. Keep doing what you do and loving it - I see MASSIVE things in your future!!! (If you already work in the industry I apologise and will shut up - lol).
Ah man! I really appreciate this bro! I actually used to work for Marvel, but then decided to go my own route and work for myself! It's both been super rewarding, but it's definitely nice to decide what I want to create! Thank you for your kind words🙏🏼🙏🏼
@erikdoesvfx That's awesome! Yeah with your skill that's definitely the way to go. You get to do what you love but on your terms! Blows me away that you can match the effects in a Hollywood blockbuster on your own!!! There's so much more to it than just the CG too - camera work, lighting etc etc etc. I used to be in the industry (just in little old NZ, not Hollywood) as an actor, then sound operator, then writer (weird mix, lol). I definitely prefer doing my own thing now. Although acting was always freelance and I can get back into that whenever. But yeah, keep it up!!!
RUclips does show these channels. It depends on how much similar content you have accumulated in your watching history. YT offered me this video just now.
SUPERB work. I am not trained in the art nor a player in the business... I am simply a consumer of content... and THAT was phenomenal work to both create the shot and walk thru the process of doing so. Your future is brighter than Disney's
Dude, awesome work - the only thing missing from the side by side which I think would hide a bit of the transitional jank happening towards the end of the flip / lightsaber retraction is to setup the dust / volumetrics to mask/blend it a bit like they did in the actual movie. Still though, incredible job!
As a complete noob I was disappointed by all the dust surrounding Kylo's landing and loved being able to see Erik's clear body movements as he landed. I have no idea what the transitional jank is, so that just goes to show you can't please everybody all of the time, and I guess a little wink to some effects to keep the action more impressive for the masses like me (the dumb ones) might sometimes be worth it.
Looks great! much better than I could do. And as an audience member, I think the only major difference would be the weight and speed of the Tie Wisper not being portrayed.
I will have to say that your version is far better than rays. it feels a lot more natural, no over dramatic facial expressions and you removed any unnecessary VFX that was in the original. Very good work.
gotta be honest, even without the awesomeness of what you did and how you explained it, better than what Disney pooped out! Great work sir, most entertaining
99% perfection. I genuinely think that the fighter going down the mountain is even more poweful. The only thing I really wish you change what the camera shake being slightly delayed after the explosion, and the 'tony stark ' shockwave effect coming to the camera just before the shake. That's the 1%. But it remains an incredible work!!!
It's much more exciting in the context of the movie... Where Kylo specifically doesn't want to kill her, but still tries to run her over with a space ship. Well not that part, but when his bisected ship crashes at a few hundred miles an hour and explodes, but he gets out and is fine. Well not that part, but when the Macguffin that was clearly destroyed by the ship crash also turns out to be fine... Know what? I'm starting to think the scene was terrible.
While I have little love for this ridiculous scene in the movie, I have great respect for the talent you showed in putting your own scene together. I have made similar stuff as a hobby, but wouldn't know how to do the flip in the air. Very impressive work!
Your version looks better. In the original, even the running in the desert looks digitally altered and was probably done on a sound stage. You look natural in your environment
2 things I notice the pro's do different: 1. The cinematographer used a much more Tele-lens to make the background and approaching TIE fighter appear larger/closer in the frame. It's an optical effect that you get when shooting subjects in front of something far a way, and makes the background look larger/closer and more intimidating. 2. They don't show Rey landing, there is a dust cloud she goes in, but they don't show her feet hitting the ground and the odd physics of a digi double or person on wires landing. They just show the end result: the Super-Hero pose after landing. It conveys the power of the action much more, helps the story and avoids any movement from real or animation and compositing that might not feel real enough, so they just skip over it entirely. Very clever. Other than that, your work on these videos as VFX person is really cool! Awesome!
Also the fact that she was on wires in the air while he just did a backflip on the ground. That shot was definitely the weakest of the bunch, but those are the limitations of a home setup
Beyond the performance of recreating mind-blowing VFX and a snowy visual even more captivating than the original, you make a Jedi more believable than Daisy Ridley.
Let's take a pause to appreciate the effort and the result. What an amazing time we live in for a solo artist to be able to achieve such stunning results!
That was very cool. The shot of you running with the whisper behind was more terrifying than the original. I jumped a little thinking it was going to run you down :)
wow, I'm super impressed. The only think I would have done differently is make the "dust" trail white to reflect the snowy conditions. It would make sense!
I remember following the work of photographer Joey L @JoeyLawrence when he was starting out - he had amazing tech skills, focus, creativity and communications skills at a young age - and he has gone on to massive success commercially whilst at the same time maintaining his individuality and authenticity. You seem very similar. If you don't know him you might check out his story as a possible model for your own development. Great work - well done!
I'm a film professor and to see you do this in such an instructive manner is utterly awesome and impressive! You are quite phenomenal young man!
Keep it in your pants there, buddy.
Aw that really means a lot coming from you!! Really appreciate it🙏🏼🙏🏼
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PROFESSOR DE CINEMA?
I just did that scene with an AI vid generator, but replaced the saber with laser gun blasts. Cost: 10 cents. Crazy times with AI.
Great job, as someone who worked on the prequels making lightsaber props and now owns a vfx studio I'd hire you any day of the week!
No way!! Really means a lot coming from you🙏🏼🙏🏼thank you man
So … hire him?
Yeah but he can make good movies,.. why would he take that offer.
@@_.Dave._ LOL!
Well then. A maker has spoken. This is the way....indeed.
The fact that it was snowing and in the mountains rather than if you just went with a desert, made it feel more special.
Sometimes problems can be a solution you didn't realize.
Great job :)
That's such a good perspective! I'm so happy you enjoyed it🙏🏼 thank you :)
I agree. Besides, everything looks better in Norway. 👏
@erikdoesvfx i agree, but also, i would have liked a gag reel where you improved the shot entirely by just ducking or hitting the deck and holding the light saber straight up causing the same result. because..sometime "epic shots" are overthought entirely.
Totally agree. I wish Star Wars had spent more time in environments like this. It looks great.
@erikdoesvfx Yeah, when you complained about the fighting kicking up "dust" over wet ground it honestly just looked like water vapor.
You were missing the shaking camera just before the shot smoothed out, that’s what really sells the intensity just before the jump and makes you think “what if she misses the jump” subconsciously. Besides it not being a desert scene in yours, it looks absolutely amazing!
This is a digi-double, this is a digi-double, and this…is just Jackie Chan being Jackie Chan. Priceless
Any idea what that particular mentioned film with Jackie Chan is called?
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I just did that scene with an AI vid generator, but replaced the saber with laser gun blasts. Cost: 10 cents. AI is nuts.
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@@jasonskene8170 thank you
incredible ! 40 years ago it was impossible. 20 years ago it could be done but very expensive and the result would be beuh... 10 years ago it was done, the result was amazing but still very expensive and needed a big crew. And now people like you (I mean very talented, hardworking people with access to brand new technology) can do it in a week all alone ? I will repeat myself : incredible !
and for better or worse, in a few years [or sooner] youll be able to do it all in minutes from a text prompt.
@@trydowave I am kinda waiting for that, because there's so many brilliant ideas on the internet, so many people writing novels as amateurs, that I cannot even dare to imagine how incredibly good content we'll be getting to RUclips for example, once AI generated films directed by text prompts, scripts and character creation, are a thing.
AI will "waste" sickening amounts of energy, but I guess that in the end it will be more energy efficient and sustainable than having a movie with massive budget, flying/driving to the locations etc... Paying hundreds if not thousands of workers to work on the film, driving to work and back etc...
I just wanted to add when he didnt find the right spaceship I said just render it via ai...
he had some help and lots of talent but yes... incredible
@@trydowave voice prompt, or maybe you'll just think it.
I'm 50 years old. In high school I spent hours upon hours of manually scratching in lightsabers with a razor blade onto film. Practical effects lol. It was the most tedious thing I had ever done. But in the end, we had a hilarious 20 second clip of a lightsaber fight, no sounds except 2 guys screaming at each other. Good memories. I wish I had grown up in this day and age. Your work is incredible.
Сейчас это делается не так сложно, как кажется, можно освоить и в 50 лет, попробуйте!
This type of stuff I'll never do but you were a kid in the 80's and I was in the 90's being 41. I wouldn't trade my childhood for anything.
Yeah AI is such wonders, hopefully everyone in the world can access it for complete chaos LOL
I'm 8 years younger than you. When I was in High School, I bought a "cheap" (not for a HS student) 3D animation software (trueSpace) and made a video of robots fighting with lightsabers (copying the movements from the Phantom Menace trailer which had just come out).
It's crazy the jump in tech that happened between 1990-1992 and 2000-2002. A bigger jump than any decade since I'd argue.
Senza di voi non esisterebbe tutto questo 👌🏻
I was "randomly" fed this content but very impressed by your talents and ability to articulate them to someone with zero knowledge. Amazing work!
HOW are you this good?! Every second of this is pure GENIUS
You're the best!! I love you❤️
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I remember being a kid watching silly youtube videos at my friend's house for hours each time, but never imagined that 15 years later i could watch stuff like this for free. You are awesome, keep it up!!!
Aw this made me smile :) I'm so so happy you enjoyed it bro!
@erikdoesvfx Hell yeah, subscribed.
@erikdoesvfx And we never imagined that 15 years later we were called, Bro, Dude. 😂
my how far we've come. The fact that a single person can do this to such a high level is astounding. I know how easy it is to just say "I'm sure I could figure that out with a few tutorials myself" and have it end up looking very bad, so your skill and talent really do shine through, wonderful job!
the software can be had for free, houdini apprentice and da vinci resolve are both free, da vinci doesn't even have watermarking.
Ah really appreciate the kind words! Thank youuu🙏🏼
yet billion dollar companies spend millions and make dogshit vfx... blows my mind.
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I genuinely feel both robbed, and impressed at the same time...
I honestly like your version better. Feels less wire-based and more natural. The environment is an improvement over the original, too. Excellent work, friend.
Agreed. Something about the wired shot feels fake in a bad way, not magical way. The supernatural isn't about making humans look epic-it's about revealing the epic that already lives inside humans.
Felt the exact same way.
Dog sh*t continuity equals "more natural"? Ok... 😂
I agree with uruk, your version is better!
@@OlafsLeftArm show us your version then, sport
I think the environment, snow, mountains and trees already elevates your version so much, its just not bland desert we have seen tens of times now.
Ah I'm so happy you liked it!!
Yeah, I agree, your location was a lot better, more cinematic.
Norway is insanely beautiful. Give me any Norwegian scenery for filming over another boring desert
I agree too. The original is much more "over the top", your version looks more realistic.
I was thinking the same thing. I actually prefer many elements of his particularly the fighters approach from the mountain as it kicks up a snow trail. Well done!
Speeding up a slow motion plate for easier tracking is a really interesting idea! Result looked great man 💪🏻
Ah glad you liked it Jordan!! Really appreciate it🙏🏼🙏🏼
it's the guy!
The Houdini sim guy from corridor and the best comedian vfx ever is commenting on him!!???
shbiggity wiggity giggity
Oh it's jordan!
I'll like it, I do not know who the author is and accidentally stumbled upon this video, I came home and turned on RUclips to watch something for a good mood. And this guy made me feel good, thank you very much. I understand how much work and time it cost you) With love from Russia.
dude you dont have to thank you for watching till the end... its literaly impossible to not finish your videos.... Real talent !
🥹🥹means the world!!
yeah... really impossible not to finish...
This is actually crazy good. Movie studios should just start hiring u instead.
You're too kind bro! Really appreciate it🙏🏼
@@erikdoesvfx no its so true !
Well he does work at movie studios
They do 😄
Instead of whom ? Artists being pressured by production ?
not only does bro spend days and hours making insane videos but he also spends hours replying to comments you deserve a mill subs ngl
Aw thank you so much bro🙏🏼🙏🏼 your support really means a lot🥹
you really show off tho how much more control you have over the issues you run into projects and you did an amazing job with what you have.
Something about you landing without the lack of drama from dust, sound effects, score etc. made it so much more epic.
agreed
Dude the crazy backflip that no one can do just to virtue-signal "super woman" or "super man" makes it a joke and deletes all the drama.
Yep.
@@mikeb3172 I recall Luke doing a few massive jumps in the original movies, but don't let that get in the way of your hate
Nice work. Really like how you translated the scenes to Norwegian scenery. The shot of the ship going down the mountain while you lighting the lightsaber made it even more dramatic than the original flat dessert. Loved it.
So happy you liked the change of scenery!! Thank you, Marius🙏🏼
MMMmmm. Flat dessert.
I honestly never care to like or comment the content I like, but this time I’m gonna make it happen. Just to encourager a talented and dedicated creator. Good job, my man
You're too kind!! I hope you stick around🙏🏼
Impressive work!! I actually prefer the environmental aesthetics in your version. As a Swede, it pains me to admit it, but Norway is incredibly beautiful.
You did a backflip on uneven ground in AirForce Ones?! Congrats. Seriously I can’t even do one and I’m always so impressed to see someone do one.
😂😂I appreciate the support! Definitely ended up on the ground a few times😂
@@erikdoesvfx i can do backflips but flatground in a suit aswell is way more difficult than it should be 😁
You're an impressive dude. Not only the skill to make this project but to present it in such a high quality and entertaining way, as well.
Ah thanks so much bro! It really means a lot! :)
This is what quality content looks like
You're too kind bro🙏🏼
That was crazy good! and it took just one week. just imagine what you could do in a month. honestly, I don’t think we need big movie companies doing movies anymore, us the people should start making our own movies.
It is incredible what 1 person can do now (when they have the right talent) that would have taken entire studios in the past. Bravo!
Really appreciate that Paul🙏🏼
I skiped to the result since my attention span can´t handle a 10:38min video anymore. To balnce this ignorant behaviour of mine, I leave a comment and give a thumb. Great job.
So sad Bro :(
Why am I so sad to be so happy for you?
Booo
I did the same. Most did lol.
It's worth it, give it a try!
DUDE!!! I am blown away! Your rendition looks so much realistic and grittier, the snow coming down too is the cherry on top!! This is Epic. Nicely done!
Really appreciate it!! Thank youuu :)
I'm Brazilian and I'm impressed with your film knowledge and improvisation skills! You've gained a follower! 💪😎
That stuff was.. INSANE WHAT THE HELL, i wasn’t sure about the 3D character, but you made it work so so well
Ah thanks so much!! So happy you liked it🙏🏼
I prefer yours! The dust you added almost represents the dew and moisture from the wet environment being whipped up. Also your location is far more interesting visually :)
Ah that's so fun to hear!! I'm really glad you liked it🙏🏼🙏🏼
Also, just as a movie scene, his shot feels much more real, as if the spaceship is gonna actually hit him, but the star wars one feels much slower and arcadey
This was my exact thought with the moisture, I was picturing the just-melted fresh snow being whipped up and turned into mist by the heat of the ship. :)
@@uwalkc-xp9lo Yeah, big agree. I think part of it might be a technical limitation. I'll bet Erik doesn't have the big lenses required to get that zoomed in filmic look, but in the original version that zoomed in version ends up robbing the ship of its sense of speed. You can see it best in the split second before the flip, where the ship looks like it's just whipping across the valley at us in Erik's, but is just leisurely looming in the original. Also, I think Erik's might actually be going faster.
@@uwalkc-xp9lo Hmm, maybe we have a different perception of it then. Because I like the movie creation more. For example in this fan-made one, the top/bird shot, the way how the character is cut behind the wings of the spaceship while he is jumping does make it look less believable in my eyes. The transition and contrast between the different scenes feels also a bit off. The movie creation is more detailed with the animation and visuals. Nevertheless good job.
I'm French (in the north of France, in Normandy) and despite my very basic level of English, I followed and loved your video. I'm a UI designer and I do a bit of 3D for fun at an amateur level. When I see what you manage to create, I say to myself “Wow, this guy should work in a big studio”. Anyway, great video and great job.
Aw that really means a lot bro!!🙏🏼🙏🏼
6:59 - it actually wrote you what to do 🙂 You just need to replace all 'np.int' with 'int' in the code. Or use numpy version 1.19 and below if the error lies in their code and you don't want to change the given libraries.
Wow, it's amazing to see how VFX quality has come so close to Hollywood levels these days. The work is incredible! I hadn’t come across your channel before, YT recommended it, and I’m hooked. Now binge-watching all your videos!
Ah that means the world! Thank you!! Hopefully there will be a new video for you to watch soon (ish😅😂)🙏🏼 Appreciate the support :)
I've tried my hand at visual effects before and know the time this stuff takes. I also appreciate how hard it is to get it to look right and to look real. You really pulled this off. Great job.
Thank you🙏🏼🙏🏼
For some reason I think yours looks more realistic than the movie, honestly. This is pretty awesome work🎉🎉🎉
Ah that's too kind!! Thank you!!
I agree. I would love to watch a film made like this.
The original has more extreme colour grading but the lightning and textures are way more realistic on the tie fighter compared to the remake.
Потрясающая работа. Единственное, что я бы добавил - немного больше эмоций на лице и актерской игры :) В остальном вы настоящий профессионал :)
Roses are red. Violets are blue. The video is English. Why isn’t your comment too?
@Cre4tor. Google translate, integrated in RUclips, isn't working? German, Chinese and others write comments below my videos in their own language. Or you don't like Russians?
@ actually I see a lot of comments of people saying that English isn’t their native language however they still enjoyed this video *in english*
@Cre4tor. Firstly, my browser can translate videos using neural networks. Secondly, I have to watch it in your language, I have no choice. But I have every right to write comments in my native language, and I expect that others will respect my right.
@@Tosnowood I just asked a simple question. I dont know what youre mad about.
That was awesome! Now I see how Hollywood won’t be as necessary going forward. Everyone is becoming their own creators. I like how humble you are throughout this whole thing. No arrogance. Just real creative fun. It makes everything turn out way better. Thanks! 🔥🔥🔥🙌🙌🙌👍👍👍
Anyone can copy someone elses work. That's the hard part to make it.
So happy you liked it🙏🏼🙏🏼
One man with consumer products doing in a week what dozens if not a hundred or so pros did in however long it took them to do it. THAT is impressive work, sir, and from what this video shows you also seem to have an eye for directing and potentially storyboarding your own original shots as well!
"... what dozens if not a hundred or so pros did in however long it took them to do it." How many were there, and how long did it take? And how do you know? Maybe the company who made the film had a small number of people working on it and did it quickly.
@@scottbarber9374 A movie has credits that roll at the end. It's been a while since I saw Rise of Skywalker (and frankly I'm not champing at the bit to voluntarily see it again) but I'm fairly sure the effects section of the roll would've had a long list of names from which even the subset of that would have worked on this specific sequence of shots would more than likely have numbered in at least the dozens if they were trying to do it without "crunch time."
My wording in my original comment for the length of time was "however long it took them to do it;" I don't _know_ how long it took because I haven't seen any behind-the-scenes docs where they say or any of their VFX guys go on Corridor Digital's "VFX Artists React" couch and give their anecdotes. If it was dozens and they crunched, my own _guess_ is probably a day or two if the render farms were playing nice and didn't crash. A better guess is longer than that since the real world doesn't always work out so conveniently even on the highest end computers with the latest and greatest software and people don't like crunching.
"The company who made the film" was Disney Lucasfilm, and VFX was either in-house Disney/Lucas, ILM, and/or somehow a different contractor. It'll be in the credits, which a movie has. That roll. At the end.
Eye for directing? He copied someone else's work 1:1.
@@scottbarber9374 I guess we'll never know - but assume it was more than one and it was longer than one week. This just shows the incredible progress of the tools. Sure, there is still a quality gap to be seen, which is to be expected and in no way diminishes his amazing work. But closing this gap in just 5 years so much shows you what "normal" people can do if they have talent, will and at least a little budget.
ignorant take. They got there from reiterating again and again. There's constant revisions until it looks right in every department. This dude just matched all that work exactly. A copy. There's a reason it's called cheating when you look at someone else's test for the answers.
10/10 wtf, such a cool shot, literally looks like it was taken from a Star Wars movie, dude you're insane! good freaking job! 🔥
I might be bias, but your shot looks better just because the color grading and the effects looks better. Your landing was not blocked off by anything and it's got a better flow. Unlike the feature which was lazily just covered up by the sand. Fantastic work on the ship exploding at the end. Great job, thank you for sharing.
There is no reason for movies to cost more than 1 million USD anymore, when something this good can be done by a "kid" in a week. Awesome job, man!
I would ask them to spend more on quality writing scripts, with fleshed out believable characters we can identify with and story lines that actually appeal to people, etc etc over special effects.
The more I learn, the more I’m convinced movie studios are engaged in some pretty shady finances, money laundering and the such. There’s no way to justify spending hundreds of millions on trash and then reporting financial losses, only to rinse and repeat again and again as if it’s perfectly normal.
You have no idea what a difference it makes to run a professional movie shot. He just copied (very well) so many things from the movie, how it's cut, the whole idea of the scene. Create such a scene from zero and you know it is much harder to do.
I don't know if such a short scene actually costs a million bucks, but it makes sense, that it isn't dirt cheap. There are just so many costs.
Actually doing the stunt rather than using a digital double needs a whole stunt team to make it look good and being safe as well. There is also the whole cinematography team. Of course you can do a single shot without whole teams, but if you are doing a whole movie they need those teams anyway (including traveling, stay and catering costs) and part of the costs should be considered when calculating the cost of the shot. That's also true for any other props, costumes, teams and renting the location (including keeping it safe from paparazzi and stuff). And that just for the practical part of the shot.
On the digital part they to pay the team a wage that reflects their experience and skills, costs you don't have doing it on your own. The vfx studios also wants to make profits. Even when they don't need a whole studio for that particular shot, they need it in general and those costs have to be covered. They also need to use licensed software. While I'm not an expert on software licensing I remember the Unity debacle and I've learned that you don't just pay to use software, but additionally when you release your results to the public. Bigger audience leads to higher prices. Good hardware costs money as well.
All of that is just the stuff I can think of in the spot. There are probably many more cost factors I didn't come up with. Erik did an amazing job, but just by calculating in his expertise, time, hard- and software his actual costs skyrocket. It certainly isn't a $100 shot as the thumbnail suggests. As a professional a weeks time is worth more than $100.
@@LtksK 1 week for a 30 seconds shot. Star Wars IX's length is 2h22. So, it would need 284 weeks = 6 years. Just the FX would cost 6 years salary. You're entirely right ! 👍
If I ever find myself in this situation, I'm just going to lie down and hold my light-saber up.
nah man you need that
💅🏽unneccessary aah backflip trick 💅🏽
bloody impressive… you made that look so easy, but in truth it took tremendous talent. well done!
Thank you man! Means a lot🙏🏼🙏🏼
Man....not to sound silly, but I got chills watching the finished product. Great job!
Your recreation looks so much more pleasing to look at. The darker mountain environment compliment with the bright blue lightsaber so well! I also like your shot of you running with the tie fighter approaching behind you 9:46 over the original, just looks stunning! Well done!
Thanks so much!! Your comment really means a lot - I'm so glad you liked it 🙏🏼🙏🏼
I used to do VFX for a few years before I moved into software and I, like many many VFX artists started with a lightsaber effect and a Video Copilot tutorial
Which makes me respect this video even more 😌
Unfortunately there was no Video / Copilot / tutorials / ..Internet for me and my totally legally acquired 3DS4 in 1995 - still figured it out somehow :)
Wow, Video Copilot was a big part in my learning the skills!
Ah that's so fun to hear!! Glad ya liked it ;)
To quote Darth Vader, "Impressive, Most Impressive". So awesome how you did that!
😂😂love it! Thank you man
You are amazing! From now on, you are my idol-not only for your VFX skills but also for your stunning looks. Greetings from Vietnam!
This is incredible, mate! Don't listen to the people saying movie studios should hire you. They'd work you to the bone, pay you next to nothing, you'd have no creative freedom and you'd hate it. Keep doing what you do and loving it - I see MASSIVE things in your future!!! (If you already work in the industry I apologise and will shut up - lol).
Ah man! I really appreciate this bro! I actually used to work for Marvel, but then decided to go my own route and work for myself! It's both been super rewarding, but it's definitely nice to decide what I want to create! Thank you for your kind words🙏🏼🙏🏼
@erikdoesvfx That's awesome! Yeah with your skill that's definitely the way to go. You get to do what you love but on your terms! Blows me away that you can match the effects in a Hollywood blockbuster on your own!!! There's so much more to it than just the CG too - camera work, lighting etc etc etc. I used to be in the industry (just in little old NZ, not Hollywood) as an actor, then sound operator, then writer (weird mix, lol). I definitely prefer doing my own thing now. Although acting was always freelance and I can get back into that whenever. But yeah, keep it up!!!
idk why youtube dont show like channels with lesser subscribers to more people.I mean your production quality is so good
You're too kind🥹so happy you like my channel! I hope you stick around🙏🏼
RUclips does show these channels. It depends on how much similar content you have accumulated in your watching history. YT offered me this video just now.
I really like the setting in the mountains of Norway. I think it's even better than the desert. Good job!
So happy you liked it Simon!!
SUPERB work. I am not trained in the art nor a player in the business... I am simply a consumer of content... and THAT was phenomenal work to both create the shot and walk thru the process of doing so. Your future is brighter than Disney's
Dude, awesome work - the only thing missing from the side by side which I think would hide a bit of the transitional jank happening towards the end of the flip / lightsaber retraction is to setup the dust / volumetrics to mask/blend it a bit like they did in the actual movie. Still though, incredible job!
Thanks so much bro!! And I appreciate the feedback🙏🏼🙏🏼
As a complete noob I was disappointed by all the dust surrounding Kylo's landing and loved being able to see Erik's clear body movements as he landed. I have no idea what the transitional jank is, so that just goes to show you can't please everybody all of the time, and I guess a little wink to some effects to keep the action more impressive for the masses like me (the dumb ones) might sometimes be worth it.
Quite convincing, great job! You can also do backflips, which is even more impressive!
😂so happy you liked it!!
First timer here. Loved the result man, better than the original.
Too kind🙏🏼🙏🏼I hope you stick around :)
Looks great! much better than I could do.
And as an audience member, I think the only major difference would be the weight and speed of the Tie Wisper not being portrayed.
You are a seriously talented young man.
Thank you sir🙏🏼
I will have to say that your version is far better than rays. it feels a lot more natural, no over dramatic facial expressions and you removed any unnecessary VFX that was in the original. Very good work.
Really appreciate that, Zane! Thank youuu🙏🏼
crazy good man!! i love the dust effekts in the first shot it actually looks like water vape from the ground! Realy good!!
Was going to say this.
Thanks so much!!
砂漠ではないことが私にはよりリアルでした。オリジナルと比べて耐えねばならない箇所がひとつもないことは驚きであると同時に感動でした。
Супер работа Эрик,тебе в Голливуде нужно работать 💪🏼
So glad to see Nuke being used instead of After Effects! Nice job!
Happy you like it🙏🏼🙏🏼
I know nothing about VFX or animations or film and I was THOROUGHLY entertained by this video. thanks
gotta be honest, even without the awesomeness of what you did and how you explained it, better than what Disney pooped out! Great work sir, most entertaining
99% perfection. I genuinely think that the fighter going down the mountain is even more poweful.
The only thing I really wish you change what the camera shake being slightly delayed after the explosion, and the 'tony stark ' shockwave effect coming to the camera just before the shake.
That's the 1%.
But it remains an incredible work!!!
holyyyy this is crazy! rly well done
Really appreciate that!! Your support means a lot🙏🏼
00:13 no we cant, its stupid, it was what we made fun of before the movie even got released XD
i walked out of hte first star wars reboot... got my money back cuz i walked out in less than 15 minutes
@@Dulc3B00kbyBrant0n Oof, did the Title Scroll already loose you? :D
Yep
It's much more exciting in the context of the movie...
Where Kylo specifically doesn't want to kill her, but still tries to run her over with a space ship.
Well not that part, but when his bisected ship crashes at a few hundred miles an hour and explodes, but he gets out and is fine.
Well not that part, but when the Macguffin that was clearly destroyed by the ship crash also turns out to be fine...
Know what? I'm starting to think the scene was terrible.
That's god tier right there. Marvel's new era should see this. ONE WEEK, and it's better than the entirety of new MCU era.
Whats even more impressive is that your version actually looks more raw and realistic.
Great job. I loved this scene.
I also love this movie [runs for cover]
You are not alone :)
😂😂😂thank you man
While I have little love for this ridiculous scene in the movie, I have great respect for the talent you showed in putting your own scene together. I have made similar stuff as a hobby, but wouldn't know how to do the flip in the air. Very impressive work!
Really appreciate that bro! Means a lot
I 100% agree. The original was dumb spectacle. One dude reproducing it is jaw-droppingly awesome.
bro, as a videomaker and cinema lover and star wars fun, your version looks so realistic and less filtered, great job!
hey bro big fan from india, i get inspired by your vfx
Really appreciate it!!🙏🏼
Your version looks better. In the original, even the running in the desert looks digitally altered and was probably done on a sound stage. You look natural in your environment
2 things I notice the pro's do different:
1. The cinematographer used a much more Tele-lens to make the background and approaching TIE fighter appear larger/closer in the frame. It's an optical effect that you get when shooting subjects in front of something far a way, and makes the background look larger/closer and more intimidating.
2. They don't show Rey landing, there is a dust cloud she goes in, but they don't show her feet hitting the ground and the odd physics of a digi double or person on wires landing. They just show the end result: the Super-Hero pose after landing. It conveys the power of the action much more, helps the story and avoids any movement from real or animation and compositing that might not feel real enough, so they just skip over it entirely. Very clever.
Other than that, your work on these videos as VFX person is really cool! Awesome!
Also the fact that she was on wires in the air while he just did a backflip on the ground. That shot was definitely the weakest of the bunch, but those are the limitations of a home setup
This was mindblowing to watch. Great job!
He cooked again
Too kind🙏🏼🙏🏼
This video is very impressive overall and I actually think that your lightsaber effect is much more better than the movie's one.
Too kind🙏🏼🙏🏼
Beyond the performance of recreating mind-blowing VFX and a snowy visual even more captivating than the original, you make a Jedi more believable than Daisy Ridley.
Let's take a pause to appreciate the effort and the result. What an amazing time we live in for a solo artist to be able to achieve such stunning results!
i wanna make this like you ( Red Heart Red Heart Red Heart)
🙏🏼🙏🏼
Lightsaber just actually Looks better than in the real movie
So happy you think so!!
Holy crap, that is dope. I'm blown away, and it looks so good, especially for a one man band project. This looks like something ILM made.
0:12 , Or he could have shot her from the air.
If he wanted to
Good gravy! I'm 54 years old and geeking out with envy...bravo! Amazed and jealous of your skills. Seriously, so cool.
First off... this is awesome. Secondly, you have the skills and tools to make better movies than million dollar studios 20 years ago. Keep going.
I don't know what's cooler... the end result or the breakdown of the process! Good job!!
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! What camera did you guys use to create this masterpiece?
I'm really curious about this, too!
All the effects in the world will never replace a lack of storyline 🙂.. great video
Im so happy the algorithm on IG brought me here. What a beautiful day to be alive. This is remarkable work
That was very cool. The shot of you running with the whisper behind was more terrifying than the original. I jumped a little thinking it was going to run you down :)
Better than a lot of series special effects. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
dude honestly if you had a cable to suspend your jump so you didnt need to rely on the 3d model heavily it would have been perfect. super impressive
wow, I'm super impressed. The only think I would have done differently is make the "dust" trail white to reflect the snowy conditions. It would make sense!
The shot looks cool, but the question should really be, why run away to attack the ship like this in the first place. Great work tho!
I remember following the work of photographer Joey L @JoeyLawrence when he was starting out - he had amazing tech skills, focus, creativity and communications skills at a young age - and he has gone on to massive success commercially whilst at the same time maintaining his individuality and authenticity.
You seem very similar.
If you don't know him you might check out his story as a possible model for your own development.
Great work - well done!