USS Enterprise NCC-1701-E Miniature Shots Collection #1 (AMT 1:1400 model)
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- This is a collection of clips I shot over the years with the AMT 1:1400 USS Enterprise-E model I built and lit up.
I mainly used a motorized slider and a green screen to put these together.
I used various music from the movies to try and go along with each individual shot. Credits to the great Jerry Goldsmith.
The models: • My Three AMT USS Enter...
How its made: • HOW IT'S MADE: In-dept...
How it's composited: • How I Composited the M...
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Gear:
Panasonic Lumix S5 w/ 20-60mm 3.5-5.6 kit lens
and/or Panasonic GH5 w/ Nikon 17-35mm 2.8D
Neewer 39.3inch motorized slider
Color changing LED video light
Ring light & various other lights laying around
With all the CGI starships out there, its so refreshing to see the magic of a physical model of the Enterprise coming to life again on screen
Even this guy's work, with a few flickery edges, still looks more alive than AAA CGI ships
What a lot of people dont appreciate is that ONE of the reasons why practical stuff can look better is that the camera movements are real too. There is a horrible tendency (from directors I think mainly) to make camera's do impossible things in digital shots and even if the audience doesn't know exactly why, it just instantly makes the shot feel fake.
I really like the second to last shot. That really looks straight from one of the movies.
Man, they’re ALL hero shots!
You should really doing a “Making of” video about these. I’d really like to know what techniques were used.
I think I will post one soon!
That's an old school feel right there!
There's something to be said about a physical model and the way it instinctively gives a sense of weight and reality to it versus CGI. You've really captured the essence of what is missing with all of the CGI rendered starships out there nowadays. Excellent work!
Last 2 shots in particular ..*chef's kiss* . Well done, superb model work.
Thank you!!
First I thought some of the backgrounds were feeling a little flat.
Then I realized; there's nothing wrong with the backgrounds, they are top-notch.
That's just the Enterprise-E really popping off the screen!!!
Phenomenal Work!!! Thanks for sharing.
My Enterprise.
Love that second to last shot.
I'd watch this on a 10 hour loop, just saying 😊🖖
Very nicely done. I think the shot against the Earth was the best one.
And remember - it wasn't Worf's fault. 👀
My god, shes beautiful. You must enlighten us to your process.
These are some fricken great fly bys
Way better than STD & ST Picard's cloudy digital renderings where the windows were just solid white light and you couldn't see any details.
Have to say, as much as I love the Galaxy class, the E just looks so amazing from almost any angle. Amazing work.
Love it.
1:38 My favorite.
Had to watch it again. It's so beautiful
Beautiful 💜
She looks like such a beast. Don't mess with her. Great work!
0:10 “Councilor? … They’re out there Sir .”(From nemesis)
0:28 Nemesis Opening
0:59 Escaping Shinzon in Style
1:14 First Contact Opening:
1:39 insurrection scene?
2:04 Insurrection Opening 😊
HOLY COW. The shot at 1:39 looks absolutely HOLLYWOOD perfect! The lighting is AMAZING. The background is amazing. They way the light lays across the physical model looks so good. Have you considered building a larger scale (say 1:350) model to get even more detail ????? SUB'ed !! TY !
the scene at 1:38 would have been a beautiful way to end Star Trek First Contact. A beauty shot of the E over a restored 24th Century Earth.
You managed to get some good movement there, considering the equipment.
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
very nice 👍 ❤❤❤
Wow, great work!!
Beautiful
Wonderful, especially combined with this beautiful music.
wow. my hats off to you bud!
Beautyfull
Funny. I haven't seen something like that though I planned something similar. I already have the model waiting for me to build
Beautiful stuff man
Impressive work on both the model and motion photography. I miss that use of practical models fx. Definitely a different feel from CGI.
Niiice :D
im gonna nit pick but only a little as i want to give some advice.
You used a motorised slider, is it controlled? Can you program it to accurately repeat moves? If so!
Multipass!
Take several shots of your model in different lighting conditions, studio fill, key light, model internal light with everything else off... (all with green screen turned off) then finally a matt pass with nothing but the green screen lit.
You can then use those shots and composite them together and have full control of the look of the models lighting.
Some of it is a bit off in these all in one shots. You can literally slide the light up or down in your compositor of choice...
I also noticed a little matt issues but its nothing you cant fix :D
Genuinely really nice to see ppl do some model shot effects again... Im also doing something soon! (So I've had a lot to think about)
Thanks for the advice. As a matter of fact, the 1st, 2nd, 5th and 6th clips in this vid were shot using the multipass technique. That's actually one of the main reasons I finally went with the motorized slider. Everything aligns and composites properly when its in the straight singular dimensional movement. I'm actually going to post a "making of" video sometime soon demonstrating how I've been doing that.
Where it gets dicey unfortunately is when I introduce rotation, like in the 3rd and 4th clips. The slider is a cheap Newer brand one, so the rotation is very jerky and inconsistent with every pass. So I haven't been able to get a usable aligned result with the multipass technique, hence how you are able to tell the lighting doesn't look as great and the internal lights don't pop nearly as much in those other shots. Maybe one day I'll invest in a high quality slider, but until then I will keep working at multipassing the more "complex" shots the best I can :D
And yes, the matte issues are definitely apparent in some of these lol. They're still all a WIP. I just get lazy after I spend hours on a basically a "test shot" and don't feel like doing all over again the proper way XD
Definitely sounds like you know what you're doing when it comes to model effects! Good luck on your future projects!
Today we are able to do at home for a few euros what they did in a studio for thousands of dollars
Yes exactly!!! I never dreamed I would actually be able to affordably do this on the floor of my bedroom one day lol
@o37 Kudos! How do you get the smooth camera work in the flybys? You must have some track setup.
THat is one pretty snazzy model!
This is really good work.
The only complaint I have is the lighting. Not the lighting on the model, but the light reflections on the model compared to what looks like Where the light source would be coming from in space. But overall very well done.
0:02 holy shit the Sovereign looks like a thick ass warship in this angle. Almost like shooting a Star Destroyer!
All you had to do was 0:01 😅
@@APerson-ni1gb I know lol. For some reason 0:02 was better
That was really cool, but i felt something was off with the camera movement and the background movement was off.... but i still loved it ! great job !!!
Xcellent work! Just one thing port and starboard nav lights should not flash
Best ship and well done
this is wonderful. just wondering, are you shooting a matte pass along with your beauty pass? or are you leaving the green/blue screen lit during the beauty pass? you also may want to try dialing down the resolution of the background plates, as they seem sharper than the ship and so its making the comps a little off
Thanks! Yes these were shot with a separate matte pass. These particular shots in this video were made 2-3 years ago when I was still figuring all this out, so yeah I agree some of the backgrounds stand out more than they should.
If you're curious, I posted another video on my channel with an example of my passes and how i composite them.
This looks 😮. Is it possible to contact you for a project? I think you would be the perfect artist to help me add 1-2 little surprises to my Star Trek Nemesis Edit. I´ve already finished all the editing work and deleted scenes upgrading.
Feel free to reach out to my email in my profile!
¡Wow 😮 magnificent job!
How do you avoid the plastic thickness in the windows problem?
It's great. I do love the model work but it does come off as looking like a model, especially in the second shot. With some time, I'm certain I won't be able to tell it apart as if was real.
Incredible job!
Although, I have to say that there's something about this particular model that doesn't seem right... The deflector seems oddly placed, it's coloring is weird, and there are a lot of protrusions sticking out all over the hull. Anybody agree?
(Note: criticizing AMT's model, not the video)
The effect is nice for sure, but shot at 24fps would make the effect much more effective.
These actually were filmed in 24fps
@@nmphoto37 ah OK cool!
There is no sound in space.
Who says practical effects are old hat?
OK, everyone look at the ship and tell me if something says “luxury liner“ about it. Give me a raised hand if that is the case.
"-and everyone died. THE END"
Never looked better. I always thought it looked fake as in the show. Never seen it looking real.
I noticed there appears to be a fair bit of grain over the ship in the first shot. Can't tell whether you added that for the filmic effect, or if its the result of a lighting issue. Did you add grain to these shots? If so it's only so noticeable in the first shot because the background has no grain.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Production shot on 35 mm, visual effects elements shot on 70 mm. Why? To equalise the grain when the images are combined with an optical printer. Go and watch Close Encounters and tell me if you can see the seam - you can't, it's flawless and they probably should have won Best Visual Effects over Star Wars for how convincing the effects were. The point is though that I can see the seam between the foreground and background of that first shot, because the grain isn't equalised.
Yes these all have grain added to them for the film effect, to varying degrees.
Although that first shot was actually taken 2 years ago with a Panasonic GH5, which has a micro 4/3rds sensor, so yeah I think there was already some moderate grain in the original shots. Plus I didn't have as many lights to work with as I do now.
Also absolutely loved the special effects in Close Encounters!!
Looks ok but not as real as some CGI. You can tell its a plastic model and can see the defects pretty clearly. However the ship movements are awesome as I prefer star trek ships to move slow and turn as if they have great mass. Giant ships that fly around like a fighter looks silly IMHO. Much better than I can do so hats off.
Oh I agree, there's a lot of room for improvement. I actually don't have the patience for proper modelling, so the defects are obvious lol. And most of these shots were just me messing around/experimental. I plan to eventually re-shoot most of these now that I know certain movements are possible with just a 1 dimensional slider. Stay tuned!
I disagree, it is more logical that in space the ship can turn everyway in a split second. I mean, it can go to warp without hindering of Inertia. ANd there is no up and down, so the ship should be able to just flip and turn very quickly. That being said.... the feel when seeing this moving slowly, because of our reference, gives you the impression of a ship with great mass. Same als the explosions and sounds. Not logical in space, but looks cooler.
@@LoraAtkins-m9jships can be fast in a straight line no problem. Physics of warp drive make this feasible. But a six million ton vessel does not flip around like a acrobat due to inertia through so many vectors so quickly. Giant ships move slowly through arcs. Looks better and makes sense.