The Blackbird is Any Car You Want it to Be, Thanks to Movie Magic | WIRED

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  • Need a Camaro? A Duesenberg? Maybe a Batmobile? WIRED transportation writer Jack Stewart checks out the Blackbird, the shape-shifting electric vehicle directors use for motoring movie magic.
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  • @adri_farran9705
    @adri_farran9705 8 років тому +1077

    Would have never thought that was a fake car. Incredible!!

    • @carlovermk2506
      @carlovermk2506 6 років тому +8

      I would have. Did you see the camber in the rear wheels

    • @dazzink1924
      @dazzink1924 5 років тому

      Car Lover mk2
      I didn’t notice it at first go. But after your comment yeah the camber is very obvious.

    • @KGF-bw3wm
      @KGF-bw3wm 5 років тому

      Car Lover mk2 yep

  • @GetOffMyLawnYouDangKids
    @GetOffMyLawnYouDangKids 8 років тому +1895

    I don't even know what's real anymore.

  • @chi_6861
    @chi_6861 7 років тому +447

    This is why I have trust issues

    • @human_bing
      @human_bing 6 років тому

      Lol

    • @KnightGlint
      @KnightGlint 6 років тому

      Then seeing any behind the scenes of any modern movie will bother you. So much is CGI.

    • @khaidemps
      @khaidemps 5 років тому

      😁😝

  • @lzyboy21
    @lzyboy21 8 років тому +544

    Wow, that is incredible, will never look at car commercials or anything car related on screen the same!

    • @333dae
      @333dae 7 років тому +41

      we finally know the secret to that cool shot of the car changing models seamlessly

    • @Bob-hh8rp
      @Bob-hh8rp 6 років тому

      Racing games?

    • @companyoflosers
      @companyoflosers 6 років тому +4

      cars in commercials have been cgi for years

    • @paddyjones7851
      @paddyjones7851 5 років тому

      Lots of movies use real cars such as James bonf

    • @happysmash27
      @happysmash27 5 років тому

      @@333dae Even without this, it is relatively easy to create a car in CGI.

  • @dzonikg
    @dzonikg 8 років тому +1352

    wait until your girlfriend will just be CGI because cheaper and eaisier

    • @samtacks7604
      @samtacks7604 7 років тому +2

      Love the music videos you post!! Fenominalno. Znao sam da sam te video od nekud.

    • @dzonikg
      @dzonikg 7 років тому +1

      Sam Tacks
      thanks

    • @alec5978
      @alec5978 7 років тому +6

      dzonikg cgi can't reproduce

    • @deeleeshus
      @deeleeshus 7 років тому +2

      Or your ( my ) boyfriend !! 😱 lol

    • @curbyweaver4606
      @curbyweaver4606 6 років тому +25

      At least you'll know all your CGI girlfriend's orgasms are fake.

  • @unclearmarlin4
    @unclearmarlin4 6 років тому +531

    But can it be a tricycle?? Thats the real question

    • @razorbyt700
      @razorbyt700 6 років тому +41

      and also, what if someone wanted to get in/enter the car

    • @impressionistslandscape
      @impressionistslandscape 6 років тому +12

      I imagined a very large tricycle as i read that.

    • @ludwigtemmel
      @ludwigtemmel 6 років тому +22

      Can it run crysis is the real question

    • @thatstuff1826
      @thatstuff1826 6 років тому +5

      @@ludwigtemmel lmao

    • @staitz2728
      @staitz2728 6 років тому +3

      Yo dude why is the illuminati here?

  • @jeremybray9997
    @jeremybray9997 6 років тому +243

    Gets in car accident
    Insurance company: and what was the make and model of the car that the other person was driving?
    Person: ......

  • @Gouthamkg
    @Gouthamkg 8 років тому +83

    Now that's a cool piece of tech!!

  • @777Mikos
    @777Mikos 8 років тому +86

    Compositing an actor in the front wheel will still be a pain...

    • @abramporras7877
      @abramporras7877 8 років тому

      not really only use if you have limo tint lol and inside the car shots and shazzzam

    • @777Mikos
      @777Mikos 8 років тому +4

      Abram Porras *Inside the car shot somehow in same angle and speed as cars shot. Oh and don't forget parallax. Go try to do one yourself.

    • @777Mikos
      @777Mikos 8 років тому +14

      Abram Porras oh my, we have a badass over here. How are things going back in school kiddo?

    • @777Mikos
      @777Mikos 8 років тому +9

      Abram Porras wait that's what they do with u? gross dude

    • @abramporras7877
      @abramporras7877 8 років тому

      +777Mikos naw just you bro

  • @joseofno
    @joseofno 8 років тому +564

    here's an idea, lets spend millions of dollars on a car that can look like a cheap chevy sonic

    • @justinye8700
      @justinye8700 6 років тому +4

      Jose Saldana 👌

    • @RCledera
      @RCledera 6 років тому +21

      in the long run its good

    • @doubleutubefan5
      @doubleutubefan5 6 років тому +27

      Well yess buuttt if your filming a movie scene you could technically film this one car like hundreds of times over and boom you have a city scene somewhere in a futuristic new york or something

    • @Y0Y0Y0Y0
      @Y0Y0Y0Y0 6 років тому +6

      that would be kinda hard since you would not see the reflections of the other cars if only one drove at the time, while also you would not see the futuristic new york in the reflection so it would probably be easier to just animate the whole thing then

    • @xxtheendlessnightxx353
      @xxtheendlessnightxx353 6 років тому +15

      Not only like a Chevy Sonic. It can be made to look like *any* car is the whole point.

  • @straightbusta2609
    @straightbusta2609 6 років тому +84

    Lil tay exposed

    • @lerealzinc
      @lerealzinc 6 років тому

      Srinandan P lmao ikr 😂

    • @fiercelypolygons3696
      @fiercelypolygons3696 5 років тому

      Lmao ladies and gentlemen, we got her

    • @tomh225
      @tomh225 5 років тому +2

      When you realise that blackbird is more expensive than those tiny cars in the video ehhhh

  • @acer49ful
    @acer49ful 8 років тому +73

    my whole life has been a lie

  • @diegov9610
    @diegov9610 8 років тому +23

    This is gonna go trending

  • @MotorHeadTech
    @MotorHeadTech 6 років тому +49

    How does one mimic an suv or pickup or when the windows of the car arnt tinted so you can see the driver?

    • @irok1
      @irok1 5 років тому +4

      2:02

    • @ZeroTwo-gd5nq
      @ZeroTwo-gd5nq 5 років тому

      Irok 121 There is no driver lmao

    • @jryde421
      @jryde421 5 років тому

      With cg

    • @ddted2448
      @ddted2448 5 років тому

      Easy - add a interior and driver model and slap it on top of the driver :P. Here's the thing - that 3D model of the car is just an image. You can easily hide the insides of the real vehicle with it and no one will notice thanks to that fact that you can compute the lighting effects accurately using that 360° panorama (or HDRI, as well CG artists call it) and ray tracing.

    • @ddted2448
      @ddted2448 5 років тому

      @@ZeroTwo-gd5nq a driver model can be added just that easily. They didn't do it perhaps because this was just a demonstration

  • @hamstor2nd
    @hamstor2nd 6 років тому +53

    U could make such a cool movie around the idea of a criminal with a shapeshifting car or something

  • @phloxazure
    @phloxazure 6 років тому +12

    "honey, what's the password to our life savings again?"

    • @willshawyer7280
      @willshawyer7280 5 років тому

      i agree, if it did exist it would be expensive

  • @imthatguy7453
    @imthatguy7453 8 років тому +277

    well well... fast and furius series has some questions to answer. including you tokyo drift. 😐😑

    • @MeisterYodarkus
      @MeisterYodarkus 8 років тому +44

      Don't tell me you have been thinking all the stunts were real...

    • @richsackett3423
      @richsackett3423 8 років тому +5

      This technology is absolutely "out yet". Just saw a Lexus commercial with this thing.

    • @trevorn2969
      @trevorn2969 7 років тому +20

      i'm THAT guy A lot of the stunts are real, using cheap frames and engines with the trim of real cars.

    • @CrizzyCrazy
      @CrizzyCrazy 7 років тому +17

      They used real cars or replicas in all of their stunts. They did a video intro on it. They don't use this CGI BS. They either build a car from scratch, get sponsors like Subaru, Dodge, Ford to give them production vehicles that they then modify to their needs or they build replicas of expensive cars like the Lykin Supersport.

    • @mrmolotok5934
      @mrmolotok5934 6 років тому +8

      Dude, the cars are legit. That tech wasn't around during Tokyo drfit
      OK maybe the cgi but the stunts are made with special versions of the cars used in the films

  • @pancakelord8
    @pancakelord8 8 років тому +2

    0:19 the way the car bounces against the front wheel... Looks very artificial.

  • @SauloAvelar
    @SauloAvelar 7 років тому +27

    The one issue they need to resolve is how to get into the car or scenes with doors opened. They will definitely figure.

    • @cng3734
      @cng3734 7 років тому +18

      Saulo Avelar maybe rent a real car from a dealership, put a greenscreen room around the car, and record a few scenes for a few hours. So you have 0% risk of crashing or messing with the real car

    • @bloodyfx1065
      @bloodyfx1065 6 років тому +2

      Green screen, done

    • @happysmash27
      @happysmash27 5 років тому

      It wouldn't be hard to open the doors at all; just have the CG model with the doors open and use the same HDRI...
      Getting in the car would be a bit harder though.

    • @hamster2910
      @hamster2910 5 років тому +1

      @@cng3734 crash this thing is even worse than a rental car...

  • @abx_drip
    @abx_drip 8 років тому +45

    Is this really real or am I dreaming. God damn we in the future.💯

    • @GraveUypo
      @GraveUypo 5 років тому

      it's real but not in the way you seem to be thinking.

    • @ddted2448
      @ddted2448 5 років тому

      This is being done ever since computers could render images (not necessarily ray tracing. Reyes rendering, shaders like Lambert and Oren-Nayar and specularity shaders like Phong exist for a reason and are fairly old)

  • @TheMalevolentSpoon
    @TheMalevolentSpoon 5 років тому +1

    This is absolute genius. An incredibly brilliant solution for the movie business.

  • @ricomichel
    @ricomichel 8 років тому +3

    The key is the perfect reflections and texture mappings from the Canon 8-15mm. And the fact that they can change the wheelbase… pheeeww.

  • @brescalofrio1
    @brescalofrio1 8 років тому +22

    never unsubscribing

  • @4stardiesel432
    @4stardiesel432 6 років тому +31

    wow a catfish car XD

  • @sladeaf6279
    @sladeaf6279 6 років тому

    Omgggg, that’s how they make those crazy car commercials without putting an actual car in jeopardy of getting totaled 😱

  • @AsepMcAllister
    @AsepMcAllister 7 років тому +2

    damn holy shittttt technology move more fast than my age

  • @johnpeter3891
    @johnpeter3891 8 років тому

    I think i read an article about this at one point before. It said because its not the real car with all the real capabilities, it can trick the audience into believing anything the companies want you to believe just to earn more money

  • @nilayjain3195
    @nilayjain3195 5 років тому

    What is the rotating thing in top of the blackbird?? What's its use?

  • @shozaammm9232
    @shozaammm9232 6 років тому

    Is that real or edited vid or prototype?
    Please explain

  • @marvelaveriel5437
    @marvelaveriel5437 3 роки тому +1

    So this is the reason why the FWD car can drift in the commercial?

  • @Yafama
    @Yafama 6 років тому

    What about different opening door types or I side shots?

  • @SyndicateLobo
    @SyndicateLobo 7 років тому +4

    the real question is will it do a burn out though?

  • @andrewt5070
    @andrewt5070 6 років тому

    So it works irl or on screen only?

  • @11jokerchen11
    @11jokerchen11 6 років тому

    I'd be interested to know how frequently this is used. Would be cool to know how likely it is that a car in a movie I'm watching at the cinema was created this way.

  • @marlon82mc
    @marlon82mc 8 років тому +3

    So now I know that every modern car commercial is a lie.

  • @astrofishsticks9640
    @astrofishsticks9640 6 років тому

    This is awesome. It’d be crazy if we could project the image in real time so it appears that way to our eyes

  • @domobrah2671
    @domobrah2671 5 років тому

    VFX guys are on a different level

  • @nadunwijesinghe965
    @nadunwijesinghe965 6 років тому

    Hmmm how does it do on fuel and can I have the 0-60 times and I don:t even know what to think anymore

  • @sumtingwongnoodles250
    @sumtingwongnoodles250 5 років тому

    So do we see the car or it’s just in the video edit

  • @puntoni
    @puntoni 6 років тому

    How are they going to mimck the engine sound tho ?

  • @calebcapuli9179
    @calebcapuli9179 7 років тому +4

    Wow amazing... great for eye catching! And also great for car crashes

  • @kwoods3379
    @kwoods3379 6 років тому

    2:03 if you look close a leaf teleported through the car

  • @emardavedayondon1695
    @emardavedayondon1695 6 років тому

    what is the title of the movie??

  • @EcexGaming
    @EcexGaming 8 років тому +15

    What if people are walking in or out of the car. The doors wouldn't work right?

    • @Denmon0728
      @Denmon0728 8 років тому +22

      they can use an actual car for that, this is a stunt car

    • @EcexGaming
      @EcexGaming 8 років тому +1

      I understand that, but would be cool if you could use the doors.

    • @Hellsong89
      @Hellsong89 8 років тому +1

      Technically one model could have seats so actors can hop in and then vehicle is chanced to one that has roll cage.

    • @EcexGaming
      @EcexGaming 8 років тому

      That's so smart!

    • @scottthewaterwarrior
      @scottthewaterwarrior 7 років тому +4

      How expensive is this thing? Stunt cars have to be able to take lots of abuse, I doubt this could handle mounting curbs at speed or going airborne without damaging the electronic bits.

  • @MB-rn4zk
    @MB-rn4zk 5 років тому

    Those are some downright impressive effects, can't wait to see how it's going to be used.

  • @yunghart
    @yunghart 6 років тому

    yeah i promise you that this car alone would cost more than renting several vehicles for a movie.

  • @SumanRoy.official
    @SumanRoy.official 6 років тому

    Beautiful, Elegant and Reusable Design.
    A lesson to everyone.

  • @ConcordeOne77
    @ConcordeOne77 5 років тому

    It's the Ditto pokemon of the car world!

  • @PuppyLuvU2
    @PuppyLuvU2 5 років тому

    Very awesome, wonder how often these are used in movies. I mean If its newer cars likely car companies dont mind giving out a free one to use for advertising or maybe even pay to have the car in the movie

  • @TG-ru4fd
    @TG-ru4fd 6 років тому

    Unless it was a multi million dollar vintage car, I don't see the problem to a film's budget if you just get the real car; half of the time car companies give away their cars to the studios for time on the screen anyway.

  • @elliottbarth
    @elliottbarth 6 років тому

    But does it come in black

  • @29dj17
    @29dj17 8 років тому

    how much?

  • @yujiin9850
    @yujiin9850 6 років тому

    Even an Apollo IE with multiple curves and blades?

  • @kaskarkhan1337
    @kaskarkhan1337 5 років тому

    In irl you only see the blackbird, you don't see the projected car, that only appears on camera, I think

  • @johnC.27
    @johnC.27 5 років тому

    Imagine you owned that car and you turned it into a lambo, and someone touched it.

  • @insanitized750
    @insanitized750 6 років тому

    can it be possibly a concept car commercial use?

  • @disneyboy121
    @disneyboy121 7 років тому +1

    when you see a Chevy sonic drift and cry

  • @Weissung
    @Weissung 5 років тому

    How much?

  • @laki74
    @laki74 8 років тому +1

    Now this is mind blowing.

  • @Archer28M
    @Archer28M 5 років тому

    Crazy i did't know that tehnology is used for filming movies.

  • @jmjosemora16
    @jmjosemora16 5 років тому

    Wonder if it can be used for military purposes. As in more stealth. Mabe even appear invisible.

  • @DonLee1980
    @DonLee1980 5 років тому

    pretty sure this thing is more expensive and valuable than any supercar...

  • @jadashcamchannel4545
    @jadashcamchannel4545 6 років тому

    now that is sure realistic looking

  • @masterAR2005
    @masterAR2005 6 років тому

    Imagine what the soundcloud rappers would do with this bro

  • @Liliththelizard
    @Liliththelizard 6 років тому

    But how fast is it?

  • @Maltasar123
    @Maltasar123 6 років тому

    I just think the world is amazing, in the old days you travelled by horses, and now, you can have a car that can be a hologram

  • @BlueSquad00
    @BlueSquad00 6 років тому

    so is it real or can u only see it on computer?

  • @heardandtested
    @heardandtested 6 років тому

    The Perfect get away car.

  • @davelister8216
    @davelister8216 8 років тому

    What is the music track called?

  • @recruitmentsolutions4082
    @recruitmentsolutions4082 5 років тому

    They really put so much efforts to make people fool.

  • @hippyofdoom3225
    @hippyofdoom3225 5 років тому

    And how much does it cost?

  • @aimpanot1268
    @aimpanot1268 6 років тому

    Car in the thumbnail is exactly like the felon in gta 5. Rockstar predicted the future

  • @oluwafemitoyinbo3189
    @oluwafemitoyinbo3189 6 років тому

    *MY JAW IS LITERALLY ON THE FLAW!*

  • @dannygonzolez8915
    @dannygonzolez8915 6 років тому

    At first I thought the car was morphing into different designs, but then I realized I'm dumb.

  • @batikcheese1374
    @batikcheese1374 6 років тому

    i want the blackbird without any cgi

  • @dipankarmondal3833
    @dipankarmondal3833 5 років тому

    Is it possible??

  • @NotGrimman
    @NotGrimman 8 років тому

    Where do I get one and how much are they?

    • @gautamsharma9757
      @gautamsharma9757 8 років тому

      Probably be like a Gazillion dollars or something

    • @dave5194
      @dave5194 8 років тому

      I don't think you can buy one. It's a service from the company

    • @NotGrimman
      @NotGrimman 8 років тому

      Aww

    • @333dae
      @333dae 7 років тому

      ShadowLinkOmega why would you need one anyway

  • @Cayden_Thompson
    @Cayden_Thompson 7 років тому

    Well, that's one way to own a skyline.

  • @Roadglide86
    @Roadglide86 6 років тому

    What in the actual heck? Do the people in person see the different cars?

  • @guywhotriestogetalife5041
    @guywhotriestogetalife5041 5 років тому

    I just realized this is for movies

  • @jonaslaww
    @jonaslaww 5 років тому

    Am I the only one getting a car ad on this video?

  • @ToniLivo
    @ToniLivo 7 років тому

    Yeah but how do they fix it so that the spacing between tires is the correct one? It is not going to be the same on every car without rescaling the outside... 😅

    • @JasonZakrajsek
      @JasonZakrajsek 7 років тому

      ToniLivo they showed that the front wheels moved back and forth to make up for different wheelbases

  • @MinaHaroun
    @MinaHaroun 8 років тому

    Most likely the movie business (Studios) will use this to automate cars in large fleets on large sets and get rid of all drivers, and cars of course :)

  • @GearGrinder1133
    @GearGrinder1133 6 років тому

    Slaps car* hand goes right through

  • @jxpd7898
    @jxpd7898 5 років тому

    Non car guy:Holy crap that car looks like the Batmobile
    Car guys: now it can be

  • @dsp4392
    @dsp4392 6 років тому

    Great, now I won't be able to watch movies without trying to spot that rig in window reflections and actors glasses.

  • @ToaGresh300
    @ToaGresh300 6 років тому

    What about replicas?

  • @anthonysamboer7636
    @anthonysamboer7636 5 років тому +1

    Awesome tech!

  • @gus473
    @gus473 6 років тому +1

    Love to see it as a Kubota tractor! 🚜😎

  • @MonkeFlip596
    @MonkeFlip596 5 років тому

    I just wanted to see one of them poke their hand through the hologram.

  • @danas3877
    @danas3877 5 років тому

    it only works if you are looking at it through a screen.

  • @devdut3663
    @devdut3663 6 років тому

    Everthing is good untill it rains

  • @sweiland75
    @sweiland75 6 років тому

    Amazing! I wonder what real world applications this has been applied to, so far.

  • @panzeroige
    @panzeroige 5 років тому

    Can it actually be Blackbird tho? Like, pure black Porsche 964? Or a tuned af 350z?

  • @AtlantisTheShark
    @AtlantisTheShark 8 років тому

    This is just amazing, absolutely love this video! Great job WIRED!

  • @cualfuneri2510
    @cualfuneri2510 5 років тому

    Every time i see this kind of tech being show to us i wonder what other things are being developed..

  • @MuhammadbinYusrat
    @MuhammadbinYusrat 5 років тому +1

    This car doesn't change appearance in real life, only after editing, it looks like the car we want it to be in the recorded video ONLY.

  • @sympiiy1147
    @sympiiy1147 8 років тому

    Im kinda lost so does the car change infront of your very eyes like in real life? Or does it need to be edited with CGI or something?

  • @aspecreviews
    @aspecreviews 5 років тому

    But can it mimic how the vehicle it's imitating handles by torque-vectoring? That would really sell the effect!

  • @wuznab5109
    @wuznab5109 6 років тому +1

    YOU CANT TELL IT WHAT TO DO. IT IS ITS OWN CAR.
    🙂