How was this done?

[Shane Ross]

That’s ALL After Effects. You can see if Andrew Kramer has anything on this. Or Lynda.com.

Ugh…again, focus on effects, not story or characters. Sorry, I am not wow’d.

Shane

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[Hector Berrebi]

to add to that

putting aside the excessive overuse of cheap looking effects.
if you look into it, you will notice most shots with effects are static, or have limited, timed, camera movements, this allows for much easier work in post and much less camera tracking is required, also reduces amount of rotoscoping, and overall compositing work. this came from some practice in shooting for effects, which is a major part in pulling them out properly.

there was some 3D involved, maybe Maya, also definitely Andrew Kramer’s Action Essential pack.

this could be done on Motion, though will require quite some skill, and a 3D software. AE is probably more commonly used for these type of things

and it did not cost 300$… unless countless hours of post work are not worth anything… as well as crew and talents (even questionable ones)

i guess the hardest skill to master would be good taste, and good writing and directing skills.

though the idea in its core isn’t that bad…

Hector Berrebi
Schibber Group
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[Andrew Rendell]

I’m not particularly expert with Motion, but I’ve done a few things with it on the strength of some tutorials and a book called “How to Cheat in Motion”, and I’d be surprised if there’s anything in that video that couldn’t be done in Motion if you put the time and effort into it.