I dunno why I never posted this here, lol. At any rate, this was my second experiment with live action footage, and my first using 3DS Max in conjunction with it. The Enterprise was rendered out in Max, then composed into After Effects using its built-in tracking system. Overall, I think it turned out well, but I'm always open to improvement/suggestions for future attempts.
Posts
shame it's the enterprise not something cooler but well composited,i have used blender for ages and still wish i could do that well in adding a 3d element to a real video. would also advise having a bit more motion, maybe have the enterprise do a longer pass at greater speed.
Looks good.
@Spacefighter, the trick is, the Enterprise was actually pre-rendered in Max. I used a frame where the camera was at its highest point in the shot, then positioned and rendered the Enterprise accordingly. Theres a cool tutorial on AETutsPlus that shows how to do it but its for Cinema 4D instead of 3DS Max.
@rojren, LOL, dont even get me started on said lifeforms. Thanks!
I know the shot you're talking about, it's one of my favorite effects shots from the film.
Ive never been to a Costco, I'm located in the backwater area of our state so we don't have one ._. But I'm willing to bet they probably don't have problems with sewer grates overflowing on a rainy day and causing a lake of polluted water and cigarette butts. But I digress.
I know where this is, not far from me!
Thanks! They remodeled the store since I uploaded this.
Thanks! Yeah, Costco is kind of like Sam's Club and Wal-Mart, save for the fact that Costco is friendlier (at least, from what I hear).