in this video I'm going to reveal my exact steps that I take every single time to create visual
effects in the most efficient way possible I will literally be pulling back the curtains to
show you the exact steps you need to take in order to create epic VFX this is already the
fifth video of my six part VFX training series if you want access to all six videos then click
the link in the description below we already took a deep dive in the world of the effects I showed
you how you can lay the perfect Foundation to create visual effects the right way we also
talked about the best computer your money can buy and we also talked about the most efficient tools
to create amazing looking visual effects in the most efficient way without feeling overwhelmed
that said you have definitely come to the right place if you want to learn more about the effects
or if you are already experienced but you just want to get better or more efficient at creating
VFX anyway let's talk about my signature process for VFX every time when I start recording VFX
the preparation for the scene is something that is underrated like way too much everyone just
starts shooting and they have the attitude let's fix it in post and that's the worst attitude you
can have if you want to create Rock Solid VFX and that's a problem that I used to do all the
time I just went to film something I came home and I thought what do I want to apply here but
that's the wrong way of looking at it the better way would actually be thinking of your effect up
front think about what you want to create and then go film for that so let's say I'm going to
be shooting our door the most important things you want to take care of is that you're filming in a
manual mode every setting on your camera should be set to manual so you don't have anything that
flickers or changes during your recording if you have Auto white balance the colors can shift if
you have auto ISO the exposure can shift if you have autofocus the focus shifts so these are all
things you don't want happening on set when you're recording for VFX so set everything to manual and
set your shutter speed higher than you would if you want to record for normal stuff it really
depends on what type of VFX shot you want to do but usually I like to record in a higher shutter
speed because that gets rid of all the motion blur in the characters that makes it easier to key out
the characters or add the effects in there and make it look like it's integrated with my shot
once I have recorded everything my signature process is definitely to take an hdri on the
scene for that I use the insta360 one X2 I am using this tool because it's just easy one photo
is instantly a 360 map before you actually had to take on a completely different workflow with an
ultra wide lens and then just capture every single angle and with that wide angle you're just turning
around and just capturing the entire environment so it's a lot easier if you have a 360 camera
what you want to do here is capture at least five photos starting from underexposed moving
up to correctly exposed and then over exposing your shot and having five variation photos that
you can now merge together in Photoshop that will convert it in an AGR photo and I use this
exact map to light My Scene this is going to make everything look integrated immediately because
I'm using the exact same lighting environment as on set if you don't have this luxury to take an
hdri map lucky for you there are a ton of other sources where you can find great looking hdris
in a high resolution such as Agri Haven and it's a completely free website where you can download
hdris for your scene very important here if you're going to be using a different Agri is to look for
something that looks as close as possible to the real thing so if you're shooting in a forest on
a cloudy day try to find an hdri with trees and also on a cloudy day so the reflections
seem very similar so if you capture your footage correctly have an Agri map then you're already
halfway there the next thing that a lot of people actually underestimate is being prepared in what
you want to create really go and search for reference on what you want to create exactly
your imagination is not as strong as you think it is if you imagine how something would function and
you create it you're always going to miss out on things if you're trying to create some type of VFX
always go and try to find something similar to it for example if you're talking about magical
force fields try to find things that are similar to that it doesn't necessarily have to be a magic
force field because that doesn't exist so what do you use as reference for example 5 fire it's kind
of magical and you can see all this displacement so you know that you want to add displacement on
top of your magic these are all things that you find only in reference always look at real stuff
do a ton of research and try to recreate that in your vision with visual effects then I bring
all my footage in Cinema 4D and here the most important thing is to match all your light so
I always import my Agri environment and I add a sphere to my scene and I apply a chrome material
this is a 100 reflective material and this just allows me to see the Reflections of My Scene see
if my Agri is actually mapped correctly and also if the colors of my Agri match my course of my
scene I try to match this as close as possible so this is something I do every single time I add the
Chrome ball try to match that in my scene and if the Chrome ball is matched in my scene anything
else that I'm going to place in that scene is gonna look really realistic right away alright
and that's my exact process on how I start on V effect shots I gave you a clear Insight on
how you can create amazing looking visual effects in the most efficient way possible and I totally
get it if you're new to this it can feel like a lot and you might be confused a little bit and
that's totally normal that's literally with anything new that you want to start with but
that's exactly why I have a special bonus at the end of this training series that you're definitely
not going to want to miss alright so now in the next video I'm going to talk about a secret that
I applied to all my visual effects shop to make them look realistic right away and it's not just
making your light match and your colors match it's much more than that and it's something that a lot
of people actually don't think about realism and visual effects is one of the most difficult things
to do but if you know the exact steps you need to take it doesn't have to be that being said
I hope you enjoyed this video and I'll see you in the next one until then create epic videos
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