Fire Flight - (Phoneix Dance theatre) - Phantom Flex 1000fps
I made this!
Hi All, it's been many a moons since ive surfaced from the undergrowth, but after months of slogging im back with a new video, This one involves slow motion dancers, 3d fire and its taken a year.
This is "Fire Flight" a promotional music video for the Phoenix Dance Theatre in Leeds that we shot in 2011 on the Phantom Flex. It was produced by Ink Films (www.inkfilms.co.uk) and Uber Agency (www.uberagency.com). Greg Clarks idea was to shoot the dancers at 1000fps and then in post overlay lots of Cg fire onto them so it looked like they had been set alight
The project took just over a year to complete with about 6 months of that being me sat in my room creating and rendering the fire in Maya. I had never even opened Maya before and it was Chris Birks of VTR north (www.vtrnorth.co.uk) that showed me how to use the program and who built the original rig so i could go off and fester away in my room setting people on fire for half a year
"Fire Flight" - The Phoenix Dance Theater
Director - Greg Clark (Uber Agency) - www.uberagency.com
Producer -- Steve Perry (Ink Films) - www.inkfilms.co.uk
DOP -- Mik Allen
VFX & Fire -- Ben Daure & Chris Birks (VTR North) - www.vtrnorth.co.uk
Editor -- Ben Daure
Programs Used - Maya, After Effects and Premiere
I do hope you enjoy it
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bendaure, Fri 8 Mar 2013, 10:52,
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, but how much was the catering?
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Fray Brentos *mega-belms*, Fri 8 Mar 2013, 11:03,
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fanstastic, have a clicky, but can't help wondering if it would have been quicker and cheaper to set the buggers on fire for real.
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Bootsthealchemist is barred from the Masterchef Facebook page, Fri 8 Mar 2013, 11:06,
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It absolutely would
you are 100% correct there, it was more a show piece to see if we could do it, but yes, in hindsight a bit of paraffin and a match would have been far... far quicker. and we would save on the catering too as we could cook lunch on the char'd bodies
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bendaure, Fri 8 Mar 2013, 11:09,
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Oh and thanks for my new desktop wallpaper :D
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Bootsthealchemist is barred from the Masterchef Facebook page, Fri 8 Mar 2013, 11:13,
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If you would like
I can send you a high quality still if you want it as your desktop
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bendaure, Fri 8 Mar 2013, 11:17,
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Yes Please!
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Bootsthealchemist is barred from the Masterchef Facebook page, Fri 8 Mar 2013, 14:57,
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you're a star, thanks!
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Bootsthealchemist is barred from the Masterchef Facebook page, Fri 8 Mar 2013, 22:09,
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last time i opened a maya
igot done for ritual homicide and trespas on to ancient relegious property
still a good video but maybe you could do one wiht burning marshmallow stuck on someones lip while they dance in a dramatic fashion around a camp fire?
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fluffybunnykiller Is feasting on the clitoris of life, Fri 8 Mar 2013, 11:21,
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Beautiful stuff
although a few of the moves look like they've farted fire :D
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HappyToast Groat froth, Fri 8 Mar 2013, 11:25,
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HA
Excellent, especially the one where she opens and lifts her legs way above her head, you wouldn't want to be around when that one went off
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bendaure, Fri 8 Mar 2013, 11:31,
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I think the traditional 'Stop, Drop and Roll' could have helped these people more.
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Extinct Jesus Dossier "...I think it counteracts Hitler's magic...", Fri 8 Mar 2013, 11:27,
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That's a bit ace that is.
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Herb Alpert's Taxi Driver I have very beautiful lips, Fri 8 Mar 2013, 11:57,
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Thank you very much
That is very much appreciated, im glad you enjoyed it
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bendaure, Fri 8 Mar 2013, 11:58,
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this is really nice
but if I go and see them doing dances and they're not on fire - I will be disapointed
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charlie brown doesn't have a dog but still enjoys shitbagging, Fri 8 Mar 2013, 12:04,
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Good stuff
Although I reckon employing only really slow dancers with plastic arms and wooden legs and setting them alight, would have only taken about a day and a half to complete this
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Flash_Bastard, Fri 8 Mar 2013, 12:30,
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Clicked and shared
Liked the music, which I've tracked down here:
mp3skull.com/mp3/klaypex_gamefire.html
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Varmint, Fri 8 Mar 2013, 12:31,
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That's a bit bloody good, that. huge *click*
Welcome back to the real world after your year's self-enforced exile. You've not missed much... except the bit about horses. And the Pope.
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Skotzmun Blah blah secret passage blah blah diamonds., Fri 8 Mar 2013, 13:51,
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Why Thank you
I've only been let out for today as im back working on another epic animation, but it's certainly a lot colder than it was last time i was allowed out. I've not heard anything about horses but i did win a years supply of findus ready meals to keep me going.
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bendaure, Fri 8 Mar 2013, 13:57,
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Outstanding
I can only imagine how tedious this must have been to make.
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somegreybloke, Fri 8 Mar 2013, 14:07,
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Just unlurked to say
Wow! That was jaw droppingly good! And I hope you win lots of awards for it because that is visually stunning! :-]
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Why Thank you
I'm glad you enjoyed it so much, thank you very much for the glowing feedback. hopefully the praise wont rush to my head too soon, i wouldnt want a sudden surge to make my skull implode and spew out brain matter everywhere. it would take far too long to scoop back up.
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bendaure, Mon 11 Mar 2013, 8:04,
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Teh lens flaer!
You are J. J. Abrams AICMFP.
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flake has nothing against your right leg, Sat 16 Mar 2013, 0:45,
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He has nothing on this
Those flares aren't done in post production, we built massive reflective boards and stuck them to the dancers, we then boosted the shine by using thick cuts of ham bundled together with a 2K lamps on them, worked well
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bendaure, Sat 16 Mar 2013, 1:33,
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This is bloody awesome
I was watching a film the other day & thinking how crap the CGI flames looked. That is fantastic work!
Just sent you a cheeky GAZ too :)
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Remember. Beans- it's just not worth it!
ffffffffffffffffrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrppppppppppppppppp-pop!
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yes
yes yes yes....rather spectacularly brilliant and much more....s
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The invisible ham Fig rolls are the best, Sun 17 Mar 2013, 10:53,
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Stunning piece of work.
Seriously... Wow.
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Black Moon Not cracked, I'm all up to be., Thu 21 Mar 2013, 20:51,
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