Quickie: Don't Fear Blender Animation Nodes

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  • Опубліковано 4 гру 2020
  • Finally installed animation nodes in Blender and I love it so far.
    Download animation nodes here: animation-nodes.com
    This guy has great tutorials: • #1 - Animation Nodes i...
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  • @laserbeamlightning
    @laserbeamlightning 3 роки тому +267

    One day we’ll get an explanation for why this Hollywood director wants to smash ponies

    • @thedude8457
      @thedude8457 3 роки тому +5

      Because ponies are EEEEVIIILLL......

    • @TheLetterTen
      @TheLetterTen 3 роки тому +17

      @@thedude8457 I think it's the other kind of smash.. you know, the sexy kind.

    • @DarthBiomech
      @DarthBiomech 3 роки тому +1

      I have my theories based on one particular fad of 2013-ish, but I'll keep my speculations to myself.

    • @thedude8457
      @thedude8457 3 роки тому

      @@TheLetterTen, dude weak.

    • @Ruddy761
      @Ruddy761 3 роки тому +1

      Childhood trauma

  • @Tutorial7a
    @Tutorial7a 3 роки тому +138

    Honestly this is the funniest-and most wholesome-thing on the internet. "Big Hollywood director" making free Blender tutorials on UA-cam.
    Love it so much. Also Animation Nodes have been haunting my nightmares, so thanks for the advice to not fear them!

  • @WingoverUHD
    @WingoverUHD 3 роки тому +104

    Love how you're always learning new stuff and sharing

    • @thedude8457
      @thedude8457 3 роки тому +3

      That is the Sandberg way

  • @ForlornFoundry
    @ForlornFoundry 3 роки тому +47

    Thank you for sharing this! Working on my first animated short film rn and this might be a lifesaver!

  • @impatrickt
    @impatrickt 3 роки тому +16

    Monkey on the westbound lane. The title of my next album.

    • @icedriver2207
      @icedriver2207 3 роки тому +1

      Can you imagine being the traffic helicopter that had to report that. LOL

  • @Corn_Pone_Flicks
    @Corn_Pone_Flicks 3 роки тому +3

    I have to say, I find Blender in general pretty intimidating and pretty non-intuitive. The last CG program I used allowed you to change transparency by sliding a control labeled "transparency." I can't even remember the hoops I have to jump through to get Blender to do that. I was working on an effect for an upcoming project for a month before it became apparent it was easier just to do it with a model. My hat's off to anyone who can figure out how to do CG effects well.

    • @Corn_Pone_Flicks
      @Corn_Pone_Flicks 2 роки тому

      @@xanzuls The problem being that it won't actually be easier to use than it was before, and maybe future versions should consider adding a slider labeled "transparency" and similar other tweaks, like making light able to pass through glass by default, instead of something you have to wire a new circuit board to do.

  • @ajburlap2601
    @ajburlap2601 3 роки тому +41

    I thought this was a new YMS video for a second there because of the title

    • @ponysmasher
      @ponysmasher  3 роки тому +38

      Probably where my brain got it from. Figured I might as well upload shorter videos done for Twitter here too.

    • @ianloree2784
      @ianloree2784 3 роки тому

      Same here 😅

    • @entensushi
      @entensushi 3 роки тому +3

      Calling himself ponysmasher wouldn't be too far off for YMS too lol

    •  3 роки тому

      @@entensushi Are you allowed to be this funny?

    • @yash1152
      @yash1152 3 роки тому

      @@ponysmasher yeah, upload twitter shorts here too (:

  • @chrisprenn
    @chrisprenn Рік тому +1

    A bit late but I only just found this. Thanks for the shout out and link to my tutorials 😊 I honestly haven't done much in animation nodes lately but this is another great example of how it can get you results quickly thanks to the power of simple loops 👍

  • @AkaGenya1
    @AkaGenya1 3 роки тому +8

    I wasn't paying attention when I clicked this video and I thought "Hey, this blender tutorial guy sounds like David F Sandberg." Then I realised.

  • @moviesbyemilio
    @moviesbyemilio 3 роки тому +25

    ponysmasher has rejected humanity and embraced monke

  • @thechrisricci
    @thechrisricci 3 роки тому +6

    Nodes always look intimidating but they can be really powerful. Cool stuff!

  • @GabrielKnightz
    @GabrielKnightz 3 роки тому +4

    It's always a wonderful thing when directors and creators take the time to learn how the other mechanics of a movie function, and possibly incorporate that into their workflow. Everybody wins.

  • @AntonDoiron
    @AntonDoiron 3 роки тому +3

    Thanks for sharing. I was unaware of animation nodes. I'm totally going to check these out! My current animations haven't been overly complicated, just spaceships following a path. My most complicated animation is a spaceship with a bunch of robot tentacles moving around like Medusa's hair. I wanted them to animate so they looked like all 50 tentacles were moving differently. I used soft body physics to make them realistically move following one end like moving a rope with one end tied to a wall. I did the blinking Christmas tree light trick where I animate 4 empties and then parent the ends of the 50 tentacles to the empties in a random pattern. Our brains can't see the pattern because there's too many things to look at and the adjacent tentacles move differently. Blender is an amazing tool for filmmakers!

  • @ricktophin6818
    @ricktophin6818 3 роки тому +6

    You're one of my favorite filmmaker's out there. Love learning from you!

  • @MaverickMario
    @MaverickMario 3 роки тому +2

    Bruh... You taught me more in 2 minutes than all the animation nodes Tutorials I’ve been watching lately

  • @mattlopez3517
    @mattlopez3517 3 роки тому

    been binging ur channel lately, youve become a big inspiration to me. definitely love ur films and the heart and soul you poor into filmaking.

  • @moewe040
    @moewe040 3 роки тому

    You make things look so easy, and I love that!

  • @williamdavismedia
    @williamdavismedia 3 роки тому +1

    it's awesome you're learning and working in Blender. I just finished the #blender52 challenge last year and holy crap I've really come to dig this software! Keep up the awesome work and thanks for sharing the knowledge

  • @annekedebruyn7797
    @annekedebruyn7797 3 роки тому

    Animation nodes is like any node system.
    If you take your time reading node per node what it does, it suddenly doesn't seem that complex anymore. It just takes a long ass time to learn all the nodes. Hahaha

  • @magicalcyrus
    @magicalcyrus 3 роки тому +3

    i almost forgot this guy was a Hollywood director.

  • @pikolopikolic5567
    @pikolopikolic5567 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks for this! I didn't even know something like this existed for blender!

  • @beclops
    @beclops 3 роки тому +2

    Two vids in a single day. Christmas isn't for another 19 days, sir.

  • @gonza9467
    @gonza9467 3 роки тому

    love your videos!

  • @franbelda1951
    @franbelda1951 3 роки тому

    This. Is. AWESOME!

  • @acrifabula7766
    @acrifabula7766 3 роки тому +1

    I can't believe how much progress can one person achieve in a decade or so :)

  • @smfknj6010
    @smfknj6010 3 роки тому

    Dude this is sweet. Helps a lot

  • @castlefactory8682
    @castlefactory8682 Рік тому +2

    Hey! Now we know what this tutorial was for

  • @RealDatacomparison
    @RealDatacomparison 3 роки тому

    it finally works

  • @ForgivingCross
    @ForgivingCross 3 роки тому

    David F Sandberg, you give the best quickies (and your beard is so cute)

  • @thedude8457
    @thedude8457 3 роки тому +8

    Huge fan, David.
    I loved Lights Out and Shazam

  • @martinsantos.4591
    @martinsantos.4591 3 роки тому +1

    Me encantan éstos vídeos y poder aprender algo de alguien que ya lo ha experimentado.

  • @surajprakash8900
    @surajprakash8900 3 роки тому +3

    I miss your short films😭 love ur work from India🌞.

  • @vasimania1
    @vasimania1 3 роки тому

    I think I've said it before but I love your videos!!!

  • @NavStark
    @NavStark 3 роки тому

    That outro is amazing

  • @mariogalvan6437
    @mariogalvan6437 3 роки тому

    This is very helpful thank you for sharing 👌

  • @tigerroar6071
    @tigerroar6071 3 роки тому

    Thank You so much 💝

  • @orkoguha958
    @orkoguha958 3 роки тому +2

    Pony quickies episode 2. The outro was lit tho 🤣

  • @SilverGas147
    @SilverGas147 3 роки тому

    SHAZAM⚡

  • @krishmav
    @krishmav 3 роки тому +3

    Unbelievable that Hollywood director is sharing his secrets on a UA-cam channel. Really appreciate the effort you put in here to inspire others.

  • @DarthBiomech
    @DarthBiomech 3 роки тому

    I immediately went thinking about how can you make this thing more complicated but also more truthful and versatile if the toolset has tracing capabilities... But probably that's my problem, and a one-off detail for the shot doesn't really need this much effort.

  • @julilolmo19
    @julilolmo19 3 роки тому

    This man is all I want to be

  • @davidcripps3011
    @davidcripps3011 3 роки тому

    My brain turns inwards as soon as I see the node tree!

  • @doublefeatures6312
    @doublefeatures6312 3 роки тому

    Saw this on your twitter account!

  • @abdullahademoglu8601
    @abdullahademoglu8601 3 роки тому

    ty

  • @rustyexe9378
    @rustyexe9378 3 роки тому +1

    Blender Gaaang!

  • @blenderheadxyz2418
    @blenderheadxyz2418 3 роки тому +1

    nice ! could you maybe do a quick tutorial on how to make that setup ?

  • @Pickazz
    @Pickazz Рік тому

    lovely outro haha weird asf but lovely

  • @raphaelkolacz
    @raphaelkolacz 2 роки тому

    Interesting content, thank you. I wanted to know also on what tutorial I can learn to transform a face from a footage into Blender. Just like you did on lights out? I'm looking for this kind of trick on youtube but I can't find anything in that way. Thank you very much.

  • @lzyassoul
    @lzyassoul 3 роки тому

    👏MONKEY CAR👏
    👏MONKEY CAR👏

  • @loydeanimation
    @loydeanimation 3 роки тому

    David: don't fear animation nodes
    Me: *stares at nodes*
    Animation nodes: tf you want?

  • @RandomGamer504
    @RandomGamer504 3 роки тому

    I really want to get into like after effects, fusion, blender, effects and animation just to learn how special effects are done and can be done for my future films. Where can I start? What should I learn first? Any tutorials or youtube how to channels to learn? I kinda just work off of my sub $1000 laptop atm so nothing complicated plz. 🙃

  • @super8mmo
    @super8mmo 3 роки тому +1

    Don't fear the reaper.

  • @SendirianAja
    @SendirianAja 3 роки тому

    can't wait for you to actually smash a pony in 3D animation

  • @aegisxiii2384
    @aegisxiii2384 Рік тому

    Have you checked the geometry node as well? It's getting insanely good.

  • @Jaredvic
    @Jaredvic 3 роки тому +4

    will the cars teleporting back to the other end of the bridge not cause motion blur artefacts whizzing across the screen when you finally render with a path tracer?

    • @guicaldo7164
      @guicaldo7164 3 роки тому +2

      Correct me if I'm wrong, but if the teleport happens between two keyframes then there should be no in-betweens and thus no motion blur

  • @kartarbhogal
    @kartarbhogal 3 роки тому +1

    How did you learn blender? Was it self taught or did you learn from elsewhere?
    I'm getting started off by self teaching. Whilst I can do some basic things, other things scare me just by looking at them and I have no idea how or where to learn that

  • @IanBFootage
    @IanBFootage 3 роки тому

    What would you recommend as beginner tutorials for Blender? How did you begin to learn it?

  • @mastanarts
    @mastanarts 3 роки тому

    I love it, but I dnt know if it will continue to be developed in future. I mean wt if I study a lot and learn it and in the next versions there be no AN. wt do u think?

  • @surajprakash8900
    @surajprakash8900 3 роки тому

    Man how did you casted shadows on door in shadowed and made them silhouette!!!!!

  • @KaceyBakerFilms
    @KaceyBakerFilms 3 роки тому

    I watch and think, yeah i could do this too then, then see the node tree and thing, "Nup, f*ck that!"

  • @GeneralMakaveli
    @GeneralMakaveli 3 роки тому

    This looks a lot like the mackinac bridge.

  • @FarhanKhan18
    @FarhanKhan18 3 роки тому

    Please make more videos about animation nodes

  • @BadKarma714
    @BadKarma714 3 роки тому +1

    Wow that is really cool your a awesome film maker I live in Garden Grove California I would like to meet you one day I am 47 and film making is my passion what tips could you give me?

  • @manojlogulic4234
    @manojlogulic4234 3 роки тому

    All cars move by same speed, will be easy to adjust that with animation node?

  • @kurtdewittphoto
    @kurtdewittphoto 3 роки тому

    How many other Hollywood directors are making blender tutorials?

  • @pootmcphoot
    @pootmcphoot 3 роки тому

    I really want to be able to do 3D animation. But my brain can't handle the nodes.

  • @yash1152
    @yash1152 3 роки тому

    didnt know that animation nodes has a dedicated website (description)
    *Edit* : Ohhhhwww, got it, since i always used the "Animation + Extra nodes" thing, the only animation nodes aint that interesting to me.

  • @yash1152
    @yash1152 3 роки тому

    0:21 - 1:22 the setup abilities

  • @devanshtrivedi8218
    @devanshtrivedi8218 3 роки тому

    Please tell from where we can learn nice blender

  • @prateekpanwar646
    @prateekpanwar646 3 роки тому

    I saw the video then I saw channel's name. Pretty surprising

  • @gruntworkmedia
    @gruntworkmedia 3 роки тому

    Helping people conquer their own fears since 2000 forever! Thanks!

  • @combeechan
    @combeechan 3 роки тому +2

    Where do you go for blender learning? Do you sub to any video learning sites like CG Cookie?

    • @ponysmasher
      @ponysmasher  3 роки тому +2

      I mostly just search for tutorials here on UA-cam on whatever part I’m trying to learn.

    • @combeechan
      @combeechan 3 роки тому +1

      @@ponysmasher Roger that. Thank you for continuing to share your thoughts and knowledge here!

  • @smepable
    @smepable 3 роки тому

    Ist's not complicated... Yeah cool! ...then he shows the node tree...WHAAA!

  • @cgdigitaltreats
    @cgdigitaltreats 2 роки тому

    I saw switch and compare (greaterthan) in geometry nodes update. Can animation nodes do things geometry nodes cant?

  • @AxTechs
    @AxTechs 3 роки тому

    lol I fear blender

  • @InsideDocsBrain
    @InsideDocsBrain 3 роки тому

    You use Blender? I use Blender!

  • @anujgupta6347
    @anujgupta6347 3 роки тому

    the interconnected nodes always scare me :(
    where to start??

  • @alzy101
    @alzy101 3 роки тому

    do the cars have variable velocity?

    • @ponysmasher
      @ponysmasher  3 роки тому

      Not in my setup here but you could certainly do it more advanced if you wanted to.

  • @hamoon3231
    @hamoon3231 3 роки тому

    but I try it and its crash in render in 2.8 so what should I do ?

  • @vildexoksnes
    @vildexoksnes 3 роки тому +2

    What about being afraid of blender all together? haha looks real complicated

    • @Carnyx72
      @Carnyx72 3 роки тому +1

      For me, Blender has actually been the simplest and most intuitive 3D software I've used. Except maybe SketchUp; but I still have no idea how to make complex geometry in that, so maybe not. There's so many great tutorials out there for Blender too. Blenderguru has the now iconic doughnut tutorial, or his more recent chair tutorial which get you started on all the basics.
      Some stuff is pretty complicated, or confusing, but there's ALWAYS a tutorial on how to do it.

    • @infobirdstudios9870
      @infobirdstudios9870 3 роки тому

      He's right. As long as you persevere and keep making stuff, you will eventually become comfortable with it and it will seem very easy and intuitive. I can second that blender is simple and intuitive, at least after the 2.8 update

  • @captainsassy69
    @captainsassy69 3 роки тому

    good vid

  • @LaneCarter
    @LaneCarter 3 роки тому

    David: Don't be afraid of nodes.
    Me: Okay, I won't. Thanks for the encouragement.
    David: *shows node setup*
    Me: ಠ_ಠ

  • @aseel5396
    @aseel5396 3 роки тому

    ابو فلة 😂✌️

  • @donsaon
    @donsaon 3 роки тому +5

    مين جاي من ابو فله🤣🖤

  • @villainx91
    @villainx91 3 роки тому

    How do I become a director apprentice to you??? I want to shadow you!

  • @Jsfilmz
    @Jsfilmz 3 роки тому +2

    insane a holywood director uses free software hahahah so dope

    • @encapsulatio
      @encapsulatio 3 роки тому

      Well that software is not just for amateurs anymore.

  • @user-qw3xy9ep1n
    @user-qw3xy9ep1n 3 роки тому

    من جاي عن طريقه ابو فله

  • @lilmilontiktok
    @lilmilontiktok Рік тому +1

    Lol is this from fury of the gods