VFX: Matrix Reloaded meets Star Wars, A.I. and Terminator ...

[Otos]

WOOHOO GREAT EFFECTS!!!
I especially like the hand, crawling away...

5 stars!

[puddlefish]

you've got waaaaay too much free time!

[danil]

AWESOME!!! :buttrock:
U pretty good with camera tracking!!
The additive 3d models don't contrast with the 2 d environment, really wonderfull!
Give us more
:bounce:

[Wacksarn]

That certainly made me smile.

Extremely well done and some pretty tight camera tracking to boot.

How long did the whole process take you?

[RaGzMaN]

wow, i love it...and your other work..geeze....a real insperation

[DangerousLlama]

:applause: :applause:
haha thatas great...

how long did it take?

[Hexodam]

server is quite slow.. then I mean very very very very slow :(

36kb downloaded so far, almost 5 hours left

[matt_e]

Haha! That was great! The VFX blended in really well. I love the bit at the very end, taking off the face :)

[davemcd]

Haha... that was excellent... I see you didnt let your kids "star" in this one Zap. As fun as your previous works have been this one really did shine.... some nice work.

But dont tell me you rotoscoped the mask on all of the clone shots? Or did you stick a makeshift bluescreen out on the lawn, or something like Mokey Perhaps? And how did you achieve the nice matching pan, cos i'm pretty sure you wouldnt have a motion-control camera so you must've either rigged up something to simulate it or you've filmed you static, keyed and tracked yourself into point in the footage....

Anyway really nice work...I enjoyed it.

DaveMcD

[McSpirit]

Lol that is great :D are you a pro fx guy ?? :airguitar

[warmup]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

It's a great amateur-movie, jaja...:bounce:

Had been working by oneself?

Impresionante

[warmup]

An impressive performance.

:p :applause:

[smoke]

:applause:
You keep getting better and better!!

[saltank]

Holy sh-t that is awesome! Everyone needs to see this :buttrock:

[CGmonkey]

That was sooo untastefull.. I LOVE IT :applause: Good work!

Hehe my postcount is now 1337.. :cool:

[McSpirit]

OMG what have you done to your "monkey" its all green now :beer: hehe :bounce:

[SEL]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!

Quite entertaining! I especially loved the quick matrix sequence with the staff. Thought It was great!! :D :D . Im still wondering what you would be able to do with the right actors camera, and studio. If you lived a little closer I would love to do one of these things with you. FANTASTIC!!!!

SEL

:beer: :beer:

[drifter51]

okay, now that's funny.

[Onno]

Very cool composting and integration of 3D.

The last shot (where you see the inside of your head) is IMHO the best part: very very impressive.

:thumbsup:

[Julez4001]

4 stars

[KolbyJukes]

hey Zap,

Nice to see a TFN fanfilmer on these boards. VERY NICE stuff you've got there. I especially liked the hand, and your innovative approach to the opening text.

You've gotten a hell of a lot better since KID WARS!

-Kol.

[Muv Bloated]

Hah, very humorous. The effects where quite entertaining.

[Sylfurd]

Really great work! I liked kid wars and i love this one!!! Really better... But one thing disturbs me... why are this laserwords so small, you don't have enough money to buy the adult size?? :p
Just love all the sce nes!! :thumbsup: :drool:

[neversong]

hello, master_Zap,

hehe, I really liked it.

I really liked kids-wars too.

good luck with your job searching!

[aazimkhan]

Holy moly...Man.........ZAP....doung u have anything better to do....... THAT IS AWESOME...how do u pull all that alone!??

[BonoMan]

ahahh the Harry Potter reference was awesome!

[The Cross]

That peice after the credits is the greatest part.

[goodlag]

wow awesome lol :thumbsup: :applause: :beer:

[Ste-One]

He-He! Good, very Good.

In my old animation meet, SW and Matrix also.

http://www.3dluvr.com/ste-one/animations/jedx.mpg



:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[monks]

great job:bounce: :bounce:
really good effects and compositing !

[TheGreenGiant]

umm... its nice but I wish people would get over the star wars thing. Why can't you do one where you float over bamboo trees or see dead people.

STAR WARS is dead
long live Starship Troopers

[Deen]

dawm, smite me! :D

[MasterZap]

Thank you everybody!

Here is a littl' teaser still frame from the film... enjoy :)

http://w1.164.telia.com/~u16402588/intermezzo-frame.jpg

you've got waaaaay too much free time!

Unemployment does that to one, unfortunately.

How long did the whole process take you?

To make the whole film? A few months, but far far from full time... scraped-together snippets of time here and there.... but then again most of it was rendering time anyway :)

But dont tell me you rotoscoped the mask on all of the clone shots? Or did you stick a makeshift bluescreen out on the lawn, or something like Mokey Perhaps?

Okay, then I won't tell you that... but I did... mostly. There is a document now with some "behind the scenes" info here (http://www.kidwars.com/intermezzo/intermezzo-effects.html)

are you a pro fx guy ??

Not yet. Wanna help me change that? :)

Had been working by oneself?

Yes, I am the guy both behind and in front of the camera.......!

Holy sh-t that is awesome! Everyone needs to see this

THANK YOU!

Im still wondering what you would be able to do with the right actors camera, and studio. If you lived a little closer I would love to do one of these things with you.

I am wondering the same thing myself. Thanks :)

You've gotten a hell of a lot better since KID WARS!

Heh, tell me about it :)

why are this laserwords so small,

Kid size, y'know.

It's actually a vacuum-cleaner pip with some duct-tape on it to mark the "end" of the hilt and "beginning" of blade. Hi tech huh? :)

THAT IS AWESOME...how do u pull all that alone!??


Well I just clone myself in my zaptronic-clone-o-matic and then I go....

wow awesome lol

Heh, with an Agent Smith avatar one is not suprised it was up your alley :)

STAR WARS is dead
long live Starship Troopers

But StarShip Trooper is an OLD film, Star Wars is brand new. Isn't it? Or did I miss something? *irony alert, irony alert, irony alert*

dawm, smite me!

Thx. 1138!

/Z

[davemcd]

nice 'making of' pageZap, cleared things up nicely... damn it was a lot of work though. Well done. I cant wait to see what you come up with next

DaveMcD

[js33]

I think this is the most entertaining thing I've seen on the Net in a long time. Good job.:applause:

Cheers,
JS

[TurboNut]

i have no words but awsome job so here's a smile a beer and thumbs up
:D :beer: :thumbsup:

[Aluuk]

It was amazing and great!!!! I only saw one mistake. After you knock ummm...yourself through the garage door....the part right after that there is no hole in the garage door. Then later the hole reappears. I don't know...maybe I am the only one that noticed that. Like I said before though GREAT WORK. It looked like it was a lot of fun to make.

[CENOBITE]

DEAR GOD... that was great. Behold what can be done with just a computer, alot of spare time and the willpower. Amazing. I would love to see you take on doing the effects for another's person's project. I mean, you did this in your BACKYARD and GARAGE! Just think if you took on a film with some great cinematography.

I am apart of a film group here in Hollywood, Ca ... we randomly trade scripts and then film them: no matter what the script is about. Some of them have been great work. (If only you lived out here, we would definitely put you to work!) It would be great for you to have a portfolio with some serious work that takes place other than in your garage. You might get employed doing somthing you would actually like!

[JonC]

Exellent exellent exellent Visual effect!! :D great work!, I am a bit suspicious about the filming and the editing ;) but the rest makes it! :D woaw!

I've looked at it serveral times :D just great :)

[Reality3D]

It has a lot of "hidden" work(like the reflection of the sabers on the sunglasses 8) ). Interesting work!

[Lethal]

heh it's finally done, Looks good and its better than kidd wars.

PS: Didnt knew you were a cg talk member. :)

[Theta-Dot]

um.... that blew me away. I just don't comprehend how that's done.
Does somebody want to give me a link or some kinda book reference to show me how to do that kind of stuff?

great job....

=ThetaDot=

[MasterZap]

davemcd:

I cant wait to see what you come up with next


Neither can I, actually :)

think this is the most entertaining thing I've seen on the Net in a long time. Good job

..

have no words but awsome job so here's a smile a beer and thumbs up

Thanks guys! And beer is always welcome! *hic*

It was amazing and great!!!! I only saw one mistake. After you knock ummm...yourself through the garage door....

While the actual reason for this was laziness, I like to pretend I did it on purpouse... this gives everyone one "obvious" BIG flaw to complain about so they don't see all the other teeny flaws :)

The main reason I didnt do it was... lack of strength, and lack of footage of the opened door in those shots (for the interior being seen through a hole)

DEAR GOD... that was great. Behold what can be done with just a computer, alot of spare time and the willpower

Yes, thank yoU! Exactly my thoughts. By golly, what a mad enough individual can do these days :)

(If only you lived out here, we would definitely put you to work!)

There's the net, nowdays, you know. I've telecommuted for 15 years, why not 15 more?

I am a bit suspicious about the filming and the editing

Feel free to elaborate, I am always eager to learn. I know I break the line a few times, and some editing might be...well... odd (although I mostly like it, but I am odd myself :) )

It has a lot of "hidden" work(like the reflection of the sabers on the sunglasses 8)

That, and the removal of some lightsabres and the removal of me looking into the camera at one point.

heh it's finally done, Looks good and its better than kidd wars.

PS: Didnt knew you were a cg talk member.

Oh, another TFN'er? How cool! :D

um.... that blew me away. I just don't comprehend how that's done.
Does somebody want to give me a link or some kinda book reference to show me how to do that kind of stuff?


How about my own "


/Zbehind the scenes document (http://www.kidwars.com/intermezzo/intermezzo-effects.html) " as a start?

/Z

[ssalo]

You are crazy......No, seriously, you are crazy....I mean, this is the best thing I've seen for a long time!!!

[rquinn]

Hey this is -R.Quinn Alias Gardulo
loved it so whats going on with kid wars 2?
still use your plug-in I see
hey it works like a charm ive tried it sweet

[dimitrios_c]

That rocks dude, I've done a little bit of compositing myself (some sample movies on my site) but this is so cool. I hope this convinces an effects studio that with some guidance and a big budget that you can turn some really cool looking effects into movie quality. Nice idea with the head regeneration. :thumbsup:

Oh man, I really need to get myself a DV Cam. Oh by the way, you probably already mentioned it but what 3D and compositing software you use. After Effects?

[blackwulf360]

Dude, you should submitt this to Star Wars/AtomFilms Contest:

http://atomfilms.shockwave.com/af/spotlights/starwars/

[MasterZap]

Gardulo! Hi!

And guys, I actuall thought of entering the atomfilms contest but it turns out you have to live in the US, Canada, UK or uh... Japan I think (!!?!) to enter. :(

/Z

[KingMob]

hahah this is great, a little hammy, but that adds to the charm, and you said yourself it's not an acting experiment.

I lvoed the multiple you shots, really came off pretty nice actually...and that could have looked horrid...great job.

all in all besides a few things you yourself already brought up (no hole in garage door and some punching stuff) its amazing....doubled by the fact you did this alone..

someone hire this guy!

:beer:

[MasterZap]

In my best James-T-Kirk inpersonation:

"Hammy.... moi?" :)

/Z

[GrafOrlok]

Great Job!:applause:
Great humour and daring FX-work.
The scene with the water taps re-assembling the guys face is just a total classic. And the fact that all this action is placed on the country side in the middle of Sweden is so bizarre!

Simply put: Awesome.
To quote Ebert: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[MasterZap]

Thank you Graf Orlok!

Incidentally, I mailed your employer at those adresses you mentioned, including a link to my movie. No reply yet, thought, but they are probably busy gearing up the Snaps for Midsommar right? *just kidding*

Anyway, I'll probably send of a physical DVD of my crazy crap soon as well. Stay in touch!

/Z

[Meka]

pure genius :buttrock:
love it man...

now go rest a bit :beer:

[Novakog]

This is awesome man! Like everyone else, I'd love to see what you could do in a VFX company. This is by far my fav animated short, it's great.

[Corth]

I seriously bow down to you man! :bowdown:

That was the sweetest short movie I've ever seen, and it had pretty much all the special effects that big production movies have. Companies would be waisting their resources not hiring you. I've watched this thing almost 10 times already and I just HAD to post. I'm gonna be returning to your website now looking for updates and new movies.

Your kids must think your awesome, cause I know if my dad did that stuff I'd idolize him for life. :xtreme: :beer:

[MasterZap]

Oh my, I look away and this is on page 7!? :)

THANK YOU guys for your comments!

And the kids...being kids... come to expect everything dad does... and wants another movie done NOW :)

/Z

[RaGzMaN]

best of luck mate with the future

[SirManfred]

Woah! Now THIS was cool! :D
Bloody awsome!
Way to go!

Jävla snyggt :thumbsup:

[ADiSH]

its amazing.. :drool:
can you show how did you made the last part at the ent when you remove your face..?

:p

[MasterZap]

I am happy to announced the film is now hosted at

TheForce.Net Theatre (FanFilms.com) (http://www.theforce.net/theater/fxprojects/intermezzo/index.shtml)

AND THIS VERSION HAS MUCH BETTER AUDIO!!!!!!

/Z

[MasterZap]

This'll be my last try at resurrecting this thread. Then I'll shut forever up :)

/Z

[Parsifal]

Hello Zap :)

My long time buddy linked me to your video and I have to say that it rocks some ass :thumbsup:

An excellent way to spend 6 minutes :beer:

You have talent, and Nina's music at the opening of the clip is excellent too :up:

[MasterZap]

Hey Thanks! :D

/Z

[Goro]

nice! You made me laugh!
Really really cool! The crawling hand is amazing!
great work!:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

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