How to film a model rocket like Apollo 13! | Miniature plus After Effects tutorial
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Here's our tutorial on how we recently tried to recreate a budget version of the launch sequence from Ron Howard's 1995 film "Apollo 13" starring Tom Hanks (famous for "Huston, we have a problem"!)
Digital Domain created the original shots in the film using vary large miniatures and motion control. they composited these with real plate photography of Cape Canaveral as backgrounds, pyro elements and CGI.
I'm always trying to experiment with very ambitious filmmaking effects on a serious budget, so we attempted to recreate these sorts of shots in our studio using a green screen, a slider and gimbal to do any camera movements, and a commercially available Saturn V rocket we suspended by threads. In After Effects the miniature shots were composited with backgrounds of Cape Canaveral from Google Earth and other pre-keyed elements for the fire and debris. We also use the Particle World effect to generate some of the fire trails under the rocket, and an adjustment layer on top to add a glow. The result isn't 100% realistic, but hopefully it demonstrates the technique!
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I think I'm the last one to learn that the falling debris is ice... 😂
Ya frozen hydrogen or something like that
Fantastic product!! Nice work. 🙂👍
yea the reason there is ice i believe is from condensation from the liquid oxygen
@@Booster_4 *hydrogen but yeah
@@HA3APKO_MU i think it is acctualy both cause they are both super cold but it might be hydrogen
The debris falling off is ice that forms on the outside of the rocket due to the cold temperature of the fuel inside. The humidity condenses on the body of the rocket, then breaks and falls off. Cool that you added it! Nice detail.
I think I'm the last one to find this out haha
A tangent to be sure, but you should check out the engineering involved with producing the real Saturn V, you'll be floored
I thought they are kind of bricks, learning something, thanks for the professional explanation!
Actually, it's the ice formed on the outside of the liquid oxygen tank.
@@johnziegelbauer4999 Forms around both RP-1 and LOX tanks.
Looks really good, loved the final shot with the spinning background!
Rocket launcher
Cool!!! You can see a lot of energy spent on this episode. I respect for such creativity !!!
Thanks, they are exhausting haha 😂
@@SteveRamsdenTH-cam Exactly. Sometimes it happens. Sometimes for the smallest footage I have, it takes a week for it)) (in the evenings, of course, since the day is the main work). Therefore, I perfectly understand how much work it took you to make this video.))
The finished product makes all that planning and hard work worthwhile and then some. Bravo!
The debris falling off the rocket is ice.
A bit tricky filming miniatures this small. Look and behavior of specular highlights are often a dead giveaway of the size. You can alleviate this by dulling down and roughen up surfaces a bit in the final stages of painting(to spread out highlights and simultaneously introduce more details to them beyond just being bright, burned out spots).
Softening/diffusing your stage lights will help even further.
I could have sworn the launch shots in Apollo 13 were done using CGI, and possibly some digitally cleaned-up original footage, so that's interesting.
Your version looks brilliant.
The debris falling off the side of the rocket was ice that had formed on the fuel tanks from the humidity of Florida's air. It's on the first three stages of the rocket, and not the silver service module tank because the first three stages had cryogenic fuels. The first used liquid oxygen as the oxidizer and the second and third stage used liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen as the fuel. the tanks storing these fuels were extremely cold, otherwise, the fuels would turn into gasses and need to be vented (in old footage on the pad, you can see white vapor being vented out of the rocket. this was the gas being vented into the air) so the tanks were cold enough to build ice on them from the moisture in the air, which was shattered and fell of because of the forces of launch. Super great you included this in the video, it's a small detail, but adds so much realism! amazing to see models get used for filmmaking again, even if not by a studio. amazing video! Definitely subscribing!
Space nerd here! At 6:14 that was frost from the liquid oxygen as it was being loaded. In the Saturn V launches (and almost, if not all launches with Liquid Propellant), towards the end of the countdown you could see venting. This was the fuel being loaded in and because it was so cold (like very cold) frost and ice formed on the outside of the fuel tanks. When it lifted off, the frost was dropped off due to the sheer power of liftoff and the fact that it wasn't super cold anymore. Those umbilical arms that swing away one by one are for fueling the rocket and supporting the sheer weight of it. I loved the effects, although an Estes 1:100 scale (or even the 1:200 scale) model rocket would have looked a lot better. Also should have included the launch tower and umbilical arms, as that is a very noteworthy scene. Overall though, this was phenomenal and I really loved the detail put into recreating it.
Cool Idea: Recreate the Sea Dragon launch from the season finale of for all mankind. The rocket is a very very VERY simple design (essentially a dumb booster, and in theory 100% reusable) and the scene is very cool, plus the effects should be fairly simple to make (although I am a space nerd, not a film maker, so idk). Keep up the great work!!!
Well now I really want to make a space stop-motion animation, and this video will be great help if I'll ever end up doing it :)
Some months ago I did the Apollo animation with blender!!! 🤣
th-cam.com/video/QeJpCB2Ods4/w-d-xo.html
Hope you enjoy it!!!!
Same!
I tried to make a similar thing, not precisely stop motion but using mostly miniature models. Heres my attempt at it: th-cam.com/video/sMqYZDUNHVA/w-d-xo.html
@@areyesartista Wow, you did a great job! :)
@@martintillemann thank you!
6:09 the “debris” is actually ice that formed on the rocket while fueling.
dont copy other people bro
It is formed when surrounding moisture condenses.
One of the old-school ways of making rocket engine exhaust is a lit flare and a falling stream of salt. This technique was used in Moonraker during the shuttle launch sequences.
Falling salt can also be used to create waterfalls.
The last shot looks really cool
Have seen sci-fi movies on TV with special effects no where near as good as these!
Another great video well done ☺️
That turned out AWESOME! That shot past the camera looks fantastic!
this guy right here. this man who made this video. this content creator
i wanna be like him
This is incredible! Very well done!🔥💯
That last shot looks absolutely amazing!
Very clever. I love miniatures using in the movies.
Okay seriously Steve, this was absolutely amazing I love the show as it is but this episode and what you did and how you put it together it looked so good congratulations loved it
This looks Fantastic! Awesome work!
Simply put, You nailed this effect.
You did a GREAT job with this! Well done!
Outstanding. A green screen, model kit and software. Brilliant.
This is too cool! One of my fav VFX shots!
This is fantastic! Best work so far.
Great job, man. Looks amazing.
Love your creative approach! Keep them coming.
Came out outstanding. Congrats
This is brilliant! Nice work!
Hey!! Thanks a lot! Always enjoy watching your videos as there is always some outside the box thinking involved!!
You're awesome 🔥 Too much creativity man !!
The Apollo Program was an awesome Adventure ! I was there...
Just awesome👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 really loved it
ooh i love this masterpiece!
This is really creativity, I love your work & your detailed explanation, Thank you
Absolutely Awesome .Well done indeed .
awesome result!👏👏👏
My mind is blown.
Bravo
That was awesome man!
I really love your pratical and visual effects combined. Please, do more miniatures and scenary expansion.
Great Job!!
That's pretty cool. Well done!!
Wow wow wow , nice work!
Oh wow, This is insanity!!!!! Amazing work, bro!😀👍
Genius! Man nice work!
Wow, that was awesome.
Just amazing 🤩
BEST TUTORIAL EVER YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH I NEEDED THIS
Steve Ramsden, you are a living legend
Massive respect for you creativity sir!🔥
amazing as always
Dude, all your videos are amazing!
You should have more subscribers!
Thanks for sharing cool content!
This scale modelling is fascinating. It takes hours to prepare the scene, but in the end, the 10 seconds of film are worth it. Great advises!
Always the way!
that was brilliant!! cheers!
11 days more Steve! I'm as exited as ever!
Really amazing,, nice work 💪💪👌
That's a creator that I love so much
I just discovered your channel and I'm obsessed. Incredible work
Glad you enjoy it, there's lots to see! 😀
I’m glad you made that re-creation. Apollo 13 is my favourite space film of all time. For its epic story and extremely high production value, especially for 1995 standards.
Same here - it's fantastic. i might need to rewatch!
@@SteveRamsdenTH-cam You should!
Getting better all the time! Keep it up👍
Hats off..you are amazing man..
You are so inspiring! Thanks!
Your creative and practical approaches are so inspiring 🙏🥳🤗👍🏼
Thank you so much!
love your setup xD !
This was amazing
When is your course coming out?
After Effects mini course will hopefully be out in a month, full DIY Moviemaking course will be hopefully later in the year :)
@@SteveRamsdenTH-cam Really looking forward to the course , thanks!
please make a titanic movie scene❤️
:)
@@SteveRamsdenTH-cam Really interesting video!!! Really good results Congratulations from Madrid Spain!!! 👍👍🤣🤣🤣💔
Some months ago I did the Apollo animation with blender!!! 🤣
th-cam.com/video/QeJpCB2Ods4/w-d-xo.html
Hope you enjoy it!!!!
Hell yeah, this is awesome.
Can't wait for your After effects course Mr.Ramsden!
Great effort to teach us, thank you very much!
Simply magic👏👏
Many thanks
Great job, Steve! I really enjoyed it! I'm a subscriber now and look forward to following your channel!
That's just very cool.
Master of movie making
I LOVE THIS you realy do have talent
Just found this channel and this is cool as hell omg!
Very impressive!
loved it!
honestly it looks pretty dang good. If someone had sneakily replaced the "official" shot with yours, I think most people, myself included, wouldn't really notice.
Lmao, I notice every nasa or fake x launch is fake. The steeple will believe anything on tv.
@@stevedisipio8489 - That's because you're a geek.
Dude, this is amazing.
Many thanks 👍
Cool, awesome. Thanks for the video.
Bro it's awesome
Oh boi, this is so impressive and interesting!
Great results
No regrets for subscribing to your channel, fantastic work as always
Love it!
That was cool!
Fantastic !!!!!
Speechless
Amazing, just amazing! Great job done! My respects! You are young and you do not loose time. That means that you will be OK!) You know how to work.
Nice tutorial! Here's a tip from a fellow amateur fx artist: with the proper settings, Video copilot's "saber" plugin can also be repurposed to create a darn good column of orange flame. The only reason I didn't use that technique on my most recently uploaded video was variety, and the fact that the rocket depicted in that video was not a saturn V, which I am deliberately saving that specific effect for the first stage of. On another note, I'm rather interested in how you made the rocket become obscured behind the clouds and yet have the light from the engine flame "leak" through the clouds in the manner it did, I would love to see a step by step tutorial on how you did that.
Brilliant!
Really creative
dude i saw when you edited and i was like this don't look realistic art all but then I saw the final shot and wow I'm blown away like wooooow this is soo cool
Well done!
Superb superb bro you are legent
Amazing 🔥
Really love your content congrats
Amazing!!!
Whooo man this was amazing I been telling my followers on Instagram that a lot filmmaker are going back to practical effects