The Syndicate accelerated from 0 to 60 in the blink of an eye when the rug was pulled out from under a planned commercial shoot for BMW. Having planned and done previs for a bright, sunlit spot that would showcase CG characters, the team at The Syndicate suddenly found themselves brainstorming a completely new concept with just a couple of days left before the shoot. BMW, through agency Publicis, wanted a rainy-day spot to showcase the car's self-drying brakes — which was a problem, because the shoot was already locked into a sunny and dry location in the Angeles National Forest. The VFX team shifted gears easily. Watch the before-and-after video, below, then read on as VFX supervisor Ben Grossman explains the techniques.
Comments (26) for "Making a CG Rainstorm with After Effects Plug-ins and Automated Rotoscoping"
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Boy do I hope I have a good team of CG Animators next time I go for a drive in a BMW!
Posted by Hans Hartman on Thursday, March 29, 2007 @ 08:49 AM
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Let's see if we can get some tutorials of this !!
Posted by Ian Kemp on Wednesday, April 4, 2007 @ 03:19 PM
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Did anyone at the creative agency stop and think about how they are portraying BMW customers? Do we need more reckless drivers on public roads, driving way too fast for conditions? Putting other peoples lives in danger for a fleeting thrill... yeah, thats the quintessential BMW owner right? The studio that pulled off that shoot deserves kudos, the creatives - a backhand. I could think of many ways to get the idea across without insulting the customers in the process.
Posted by stooch on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 @ 01:02 AM
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that's hot stuff man!!
Posted by jolord on Sunday, April 29, 2007 @ 07:31 PM
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in this add u done a very good work of camera match.but dont u think in close sots u make compromise, cuz when the car coming on road there is no reflection of the raod in car body.
jagi
Posted by jagdish on Monday, April 30, 2007 @ 04:27 AM
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Stooch, give me a break!
One thing we don't need for sure is more wimps getting alarmed because a car is "driving too fast" on a TV spot. Customers are intelligent enough to discern between real life and a commercial. Nobody needs you or any "Professional Driver. Closed Course" disclaimer downtalking to us into how "dangerous" it is to drive in the rain.
Now THAT's insulting.
Posted by mAssimo___ on Monday, May 7, 2007 @ 11:45 AM
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Post TUTORIAL "RAIN IN TRAPCODE PARTICULAR IN AFTER EFFECTS, By Studio Daily"
Thanks, Brasil.
Posted by wesley on Monday, May 21, 2007 @ 10:34 AM
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what was the budget for this type of work. shooting and editing. roughly?
thanks
Posted by dima on Wednesday, May 23, 2007 @ 04:29 PM
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I love it all - but, is ALL of the rain/water done with particular? What about the tight shot of the wheel spitting up splashes??? That looks insane - particular? CG?
Posted by matt on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 @ 03:06 AM
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I don't know that AE could do such a cool thing..
hmm, speaking of 'cool', how about a Snowy environment?
Posted by aldy on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 @ 08:55 AM
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its really awesome dude. can u tell me where can i get this plugin? tnx in advance :-)
Posted by kalyan on Sunday, June 3, 2007 @ 06:27 AM
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ça c'est du bon travail, vraiment c'est magnifique.
de toute façon je souhaite un bon courage a tous les gens qui font un effort pour presneer les capacité d'after effect
vraiment j'adore adobe, merci adobi
*(@_@)*
Posted by brahmia chaouki on Sunday, June 3, 2007 @ 11:10 AM
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Truly awesome work. I hope i'll be that good one day. Must have taken a while to render.
Posted by Ben on Monday, August 27, 2007 @ 07:47 AM
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It is really a great work. Congratulations to the entire team. I would be highly obliged if you please let me know that how you created spitting up water/rain splashes effect in the tight shots of the wheel. Thanks in advance.
Best wishes.
Posted by Harinder Singh Osan on Wednesday, August 29, 2007 @ 06:11 AM
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how do you creat landslide pelase if it is possible sent me tutorials
Posted by tejas on Monday, October 1, 2007 @ 04:48 PM
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well, it's very cool, really. I'm amazed.
but i'm more amazed to see that jagdish wrote here. so, Jugdish r u the same Jugdish I from Daramkot 2006? on the mountaim with sharon
Posted by danny on Friday, October 26, 2007 @ 06:02 AM
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its realy great work u r team done. landslide shot is too good thing.how do u made these thinks .
if we can get some tutorials of this !!
Posted by ramesh on Monday, October 29, 2007 @ 06:59 AM
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Great work, great spot.
I am trying to use particular right now for rain but it is trial and error and very time consuming. Hope to see some tutz or plugz for this type of rain!
Posted by derF on Tuesday, January 1, 2008 @ 06:47 PM
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Thats realy great work but i have 1 small thing that not every 1 can fell it and thats the reflecting on the body and the the road.
thats all, and will done
Darbaz D.
Posted by Darbaz D. on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 @ 12:22 PM
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How was the wet look created ?
Posted by john on Friday, January 25, 2008 @ 12:40 PM
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Great work, great spot.
I am trying to use particular right now for rain but it is trial and error and very time consuming. Hope to see some tutz or plugz for this type of rain!
Posted by derF on Tuesday, January 1, 2008 @ 06:47 PM
Posted by alii on Monday, February 4, 2008 @ 03:10 AM
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really its a great and i wish me too make like this work in future
Posted by LARA on Saturday, February 23, 2008 @ 09:49 AM
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great !!!!!
after see this your work i trying particular and i make rain too , but help me and i ask about color correction program its in after effect too or anothe program , thanks
Posted by heno on Saturday, February 23, 2008 @ 09:55 AM
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hi! it is very nice tutorial and very useful but very tough to creat such effect in back..thank for your ideal thoughts to help the others
Posted by rehmat hadi..dagbesu on Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 11:26 PM
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I wish I could understand how you have changed that color from day to night. hot staf
Posted by Sion Amisi-Genius on Sunday, January 25, 2009 @ 07:19 AM
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wonderfull job, ...if only i could do it
Posted by guy on Saturday, January 31, 2009 @ 10:47 AM
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