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An old abandoned radiostation. Located in the middle of nowhere.

The place was quite intruiging, theres was noone around, just a lot of nature and a few abandoned buildings. All the buildings were locked.

The weather was great, too, and we happened to have a cheap handycam with us.

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  • Moonseeker115 2 years ago
    I love this kind of compositing :) It is amazing!
    The radiostation looks great - only pity that it was locked...

    Can I have a question? Were the strokes done in 3D or in 2.5D?
  • Druskq 2 years ago
    Cheers for the comment =)

    Well, I guess it's 3D, the lines were actually done in After Effects, using paricular, linked to a light emitter. That light was moved through AE's 3D space.

    The footage was tracked using Matchmoving software (Boujou in this case) first, to rebuild the 2D-footage to a 3D scene beforehand. Amazing software, but quite hard to use on shaky and lowQuality footage like this.

    Any more questions, ask away =)
  • Moonseeker115 2 years ago
    Thanks for answering :)
    One more question :)

    How does Boujou rebuild 2D footage on 3D? Does it cut the footage into multiple layers?
  • Druskq 2 years ago
    Anytime ^^

    Boujou (and any other Matchmoving app) actually rebuilds the 3d scene literally, so you could use any 3d app to composit objects into the scene, competely matching the camera movement and depth of the scene.

    For example, points closer to the camera move faster, relatively to points further away. Based on this difference in speed, the program will be able to derive the relative distance. In the end, you'll end up with a scene full of tracked points (or Nulls) and you'll be able to use these as reference of where you're placing your CG-elements.
    It uses a whole lot more of complex mathematical calculations, visit wikipedia and search on "Matchmoving" for more in depth info ^^

    Hope this helps!
  • Moonseeker115 2 years ago
    Wow :) Thank you once again for explaining this. It sounds really interesting :)
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  • casey farina plus 2 years ago
    Wow, So the Boujou matches the camera movements, but how did you get the spark to go "around" the trees.
    awesome
  • Druskq 2 years ago
    Thanks ! See above :D and then some masking too
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  • wonderful

    :-)
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  • Ben Millett 2 years ago
    So sweet.
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  • chris leppla 2 years ago
    very cool, dug it a lot!
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  • sacha milk 2 years ago
    i am hooked. i love your psychedelic style videos. i love psychedelic full stop.

    i wish this video would happen in real life.
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  • Lee Uber 2 years ago
    If this clip were feature length, I'd watch it. Super rad.
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  • Druskq 2 years ago
    Thanks for the comments, I'm happy you guys like it!
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  • Eric E. Anderson 2 years ago
    A perfect mix of effects - they mesh with the source perfectly. Beautiful!
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  • Bryan Teoh plus 2 years ago
    yeah this is great. simple yet beautiful idea elegantly executed. Thanks for being so open with your production secrets as well :)
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  • Obar 2 years ago
    Holy wow!
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  • mike ambs ☂ plus 2 years ago
    Wow - this was beautiful and amazing - I loved it.
  • kitykity 2 years ago
    I found this video through "Mike's likes." :) Very creepy... and wonderful. I loved the audio track.
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  • erica hampton 2 years ago
    wow....that was....wow
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  • TrepTower 2 years ago
    I'm just going to put this out there.

    Master Piece?
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  • This is sick!!! :o
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  • very very nice ....:)
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  • hierro 2 years ago
    magic, idea, compositing, location...magic.
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  • Jacob Hokanson 2 years ago
    Oh wow. I am inspired! Thank you!
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  • Remyyy plus 2 years ago
    That's the most poetic video I've ever seen using compositing. Wonderful !
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  • Dorian Carlos Sensi plus 2 years ago
    ...manifestations of the invisible layer of our digital existence...
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  • Paul Houlihan 2 years ago
    I really like this, good job on the effects you've added. What was the music playing during the video?

    And it's pretty weird that a whole radio station could be abandoned. I only wish it would happen to Real Radio in the UK.
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  • Zach B plus 2 years ago
    Kudos, the visuals and editing are really top notch. You took inanimate locations and made them intriguing via the "stroke lines". Although somewhat reminiscent of Sprint commercials airing these days, I really like the eccentric, transcendental vibe you got going on in here. Also like the blue mask around the corners of the frame.
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  • Accent Creative 2 years ago
    fantastic, count me as a fan!
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  • IK 2 years ago
    very very nice indeed!
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  • Matt Taylor 2 years ago
    Fantastic! Was it very time-consuming?
  • Druskq 2 years ago
    It was, especially the matchmoving part. The project was very experimental but we've learned alot :D

    Took us about a month to complete.
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  • Druskq 2 years ago
    Holy. Thanks for all the comments! Really motivating, plus I'm really happy this movie has inspired some of you :))
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  • brandon schaaf 2 years ago
    I completely loved this and Im really impressed. Thank you so much for making it!
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  • pure genius
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  • Peter Atencio 2 years ago
    One of the most amazing videos I've seen on Vimeo, and utterly inspiring. Nice work.
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  • 4khz 2 years ago
    great work!! :D
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  • SINLOGO 2 years ago
    nice!
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  • dwyzak 2 years ago
    That's a very very special piece of work, thanks for sharing.
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  • Jason Bub 2 years ago
    Great music and sound effects and thanks for going over how you did it. I think that I see a couple weekend project in my future!
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  • Aaron Marshall plus 2 years ago
    great video! It took me on an abstract adventure. I love it.
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  • CFR 2 years ago
    very very nice job. i know how hard it is to track all these matchmoving trackerpoints on lowquality footage....
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  • Martijn Doornenbal 2 years ago
    Hee, I've been there too! Just a few weeks ago...
    But I was allowed to go into the building to :D
    Very beautiful place.

    Did you know that "Mindhunters" was recorded there?
  • m4tthie 2 years ago
    Hey Martijn, hoe kwam je binnen dan? Ik woon er ong. 12km vandaan.. en wil er wel eens gaan kijken. :)
  • Martijn Doornenbal 2 years ago
    He, ja ik moest daar filmen bij een klantendag van een softwarebedrijf, volgens mij gaat het nog alleen open voor dat soort dingen, recepties, bruiloften etc etc.

    Jammer, want het is erg mooi daarbinnen, en je hebt een waanzinnig uitzicht van bovenaf.
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  • Brad Holt 2 years ago
    Amazing work!!!
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  • JD 2 years ago
    Amazing.
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  • Devin Cremeans 2 years ago
    Nice love the tracking and compositing...Does Boujou have a direct AE export cause I use Pixel Farm's PFtrack
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  • RLM Productions 2 years ago
    very nice indeed intriguing, After effects I will have to look into that. Otherwise I thoroiughly enjoyed it thanks for sharing.
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  • MOVIES! the TV show 2 years ago
    this is great!
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  • Jordan Clarke plus 2 years ago
    This is really great.
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  • pinto 2 years ago
    suki desu
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  • Dustin Patrick 2 years ago
    love the way the sounds/music really add to the whole thing, this is great
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  • Glenn (avene.org) 2 years ago
    Wow, nice work! I never realised After Effects was capable of anything like that. You obviously know your tools.

    Love the audio as well, and the glitches.
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  • Vicious Symmetry 2 years ago
    Just got my hands on some tracking software(Matchmover by Realviz). Thank you for showing me the amazing possibilities these programs allow. Beautiful.
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  • Tim O'Bryan plus 2 years ago
    Very, VERY good work! I love the seamlessness. I'm a huge fan of work like this done with everyday cheap shaky cam footage.

    There's an art to this, making top notch compositions like that using footage shot on older low end gear.
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  • Alec James Brock 2 years ago
    Two questions.
    One) Do you mean bonjour?
    With an R at the end? I can't find the software anywhere.
    two) What was that song? I really liked it.
  • Nick Shelestak 2 years ago
    2d3.com/product/?v=1

    First thing a Google search brings up.
  • Druskq 2 years ago
    Yep, thatsthe one. 2d3's Boujou.
    I've also been working with another matchmoving software during my intern. It's called Syntheyes, be sure to check that one out as well :)
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  • copula 2 years ago
    ♥!! \^^
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  • John Hope 2 years ago
    I'm falled in love. It's wonderful. The clip is a mixture of magic, high tech compositing, mistery, and beauty.
    You really ROCK!
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  • Ivan 2 years ago
    Amazing. I want to buy the software immediataly, but I guess my computer isn't up to it!
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  • Spiderr 2 years ago
    Beautiful
    it would have been awesome in HD!
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  • visual-hybrid plus 2 years ago
    where is that? looks incredible
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  • m4tthie 2 years ago
    "Mindhunters" was filmed entirely in The Netherlands. The locations in the Netherlands included Amsterdam-Noord, The Hague, Amsterdam, Delft, Radio Kootwijk, Veluwe, Gelderland, and Zandvoort.

    This place is called RADIO KOOTWIJK, and I happen to live only about 8 miles away from it :) (~13km). (For people who live here: it's very close to Apeldoorn.) To be honest.. I've never been there, but after seeing this I certainly will!!
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  • Andy Galletly plus 2 years ago
    this is amazing, I love it!

    I seem to have been able to like it twice somehow, it is very special, so i guess that's ok
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  • coolcat 2 years ago
    我很喜歡!I like it !
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  • rick ash 2 years ago
    this is beautiful, magical, the choice of music, perfect. a final attempt or the last breath of the station. art
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  • Kjewbee plus 2 years ago
    ¡uʍop ǝpısdn ǝɯ pǝuɹnʇ oǝpıʌ sıɥʇ
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  • This video has it going on. I love this. Absolutely odd and cool and fun to watch.
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  • this is so fantastic. the source video is great in itself, it really works with the location. the sound effects and the music go along great. and the compositing is just incredible. i am extremely impressed.
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  • Nicolai Amter plus 2 years ago
    Wow, very nice use of the footage and music together with the visual effects.
    Well done!
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  • HelderMota 2 years ago
    I love this one...Great style!! =)
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  • Scott Baronial 2 years ago
    Wow, This is simply amazing. Do you mind me asking what video camera you used? And also what you did your editing in? I'm trying to find a good editing software and am about to buy an HV20.

    Thanks and great work!
  • Druskq 2 years ago
    We've used a handycam, one of the first types that still used those huge Hi8 tapes, it wasn't one of the best, not to mention the dreadfullness of tracking such badquaity footage :p It was a JVC one, other details I don't know. I can ask whenever I get back to school though, if you really want to know.

    The smoke was stock footage from Art Beats, along with some displacement effects from AfterEffects itself.

    Also, I've heard (and seen) some nice footage from the HV20s! I guess thats a good choice for b- or experimental movies. I think its definately the best in that pricerange.
  • Scott Baronial 2 years ago
    Oh, don't worry about asking. Was just wondering about it. But thanks anyway.

    Yeah, I will just be experimenting with the HV20. Bought one a couple of days ago and it's on it's way :) Can't wait!
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  • Scott Baronial 2 years ago
    Also, how do you create that smoke-like stuff at the end? I am just blown away by this video. Can't stop watching it!
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  • kruzer 2 years ago
    That was cool... lots of work !
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  • Dondon Productions 2 years ago
    Something so simple, yet so captivating!
    Love it!
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  • malcolm man 2 years ago
    Really cool. Nice color treatment.

    Thanks for listing all of the apps used. Located in the middle of nowhere? Where exactly is nowhere?
  • Druskq 2 years ago
    Thank you :)

    The place is called Kootwijk, near Apeldoorn. the first building is Radio Kootwijk, it has some great historical value too.
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  • Craig Wiley 2 years ago
    Way cool! Loved the motion tracking 3d and video / audio distortion effects
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  • greg ephraim plus 2 years ago
    I <3
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  • Willem van den Hoed plus 2 years ago
    So beautiful that you forget the technique!
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  • Evan Romoff plus 2 years ago
    foSHO
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  • Ian Savage plus 2 years ago
    Nice!
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  • Skymax 2 years ago
    I liked it but what was it, an atmospheric essay on a creepy old facility or or a road movie demonstrating effect skill?
    Very good but it seems you have two strong themes and could have used each separately.
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  • Tj Nelson plus 2 years ago
    one word: yes.
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  • Rizerd Karch 2 years ago
    Suspenseful and engaging!
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  • Dan Valentine plus 2 years ago
    I too often run out of good adjectives to convey what I think of such great work. So, it was, great.
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  • Jorgi 2 years ago
    very cool. Next scary movie anyone.
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  • (*_*)lau 2 years ago
    wow

    maybe is this a Yan Tiersen song?
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  • Alec James Brock 2 years ago
    I think that there is one question on a lot of peoples' minds right now.
    What's this song?
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  • Druskq 2 years ago
    Hi, sorry for the late reply. I don't know the exact title of the song myself. But I heard it comes from the movie "Good Bye Lenin" . We didn't choose the soundtrack, this project was assigned by our school and they supplied the tracks. We only had to use our imagination and create pictures along with it.

    When I go back to the academy and see some my teachers, I'll try to ask what the exact trackname is. for now, I'm too busy on my intern, I've still got 2.5 months to go. (hence I'm generally not active here)

    As for all the replies, thank you guys!
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  • Rubber Duck 2 years ago
    Hallo!
    Leuk om eens Nederlanders te ontmoeten hiero. Ik heb jullie films bekenen. MAN OH MAN! Echt, er zijn geen woorden voor!
    Mag ik vragen wat voor software jullie daarvoor gebruiken? (Het zal vast niet zo simpel zijn als dat, alleen even software installeren en ik kan net zo'n productie als dat maken.)

    Maar weet je anders bepaalde software die ik kan gebruiken voor video-editing?
    Tja, ik heb nu twee filmpjes online met -lach me niet uit- Windhoos Movie Maker. Haha. Achja, experimenteren aye.

    Keep up the good work!

    Groeten,
    Wouter.
  • Druskq 2 years ago
    Whehe, ten eerste thanks voor de reactie en enthousiasme :)

    Anyhows, I'll keep it english in case other people have the same question.

    Our workflow did not involve that much software. We basically made the mood/storyboard on paper, it was drawn quite detailed by Ecco.

    Moving on, the filming done with a simple handycam followed by capturing using winDV, free software.

    We did not use a dedicated video editing package, but rather moved the whole thing into After Effects right away. All the cutting happened inthere.

    Then came the circus of adding post-effects, still using After Effects and on top of that, 2d3's Boujou 3D-tracking the camera movement. Parallel to this, Thijs and Ecco worked on the audio using Cubase.

    There you go :)
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  • Moog 2 years ago
    It's been said a million times already, but GREAT work dude.
    It's really nice to see a piece of matchmoving that's just really nice and subtle, rather than something going.. 'HEY LOOK AT WHAT I JUST MADE ON MY COMPUTER!!!' - really nice work... I'm a fan :)
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  • Philux Magnus 2 years ago
    The song is from the OST of "Good bye Lennin", a great german film. imdb.com/title/tt0301357/
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  • Beautiful... :) Looks crazy.. :D
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  • Schräs 2 years ago
    what a masterpiece; love the style, love the editing, the sound/fx; too sad that radio-building could have been much longer in sight, thats also so cool looking....

    what a place to start a creepy story...

    where is this?

    greetz schräs
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