Comments on: New U2 video pieced together nicely

By: John

John — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:38:27 +0000

I emailed a list of all your questions to Jonas, so we’ll figure this mystery out soon

By: Mr. M

Mr. M — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 19:45:28 +0000

The video was entirely built in AE with 3D layers, no real 3D involved.

By: Jenna H

Jenna H — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:17:31 +0000

I hear it was done in 4weeks.
working day and night with a team of 8 and done in AFX.
Budget was very low. as always with musicvideos.

By: L3nZ

L3nZ — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:12:58 +0000

great video, great song, great band.

By: Firat Yildiz

Firat Yildiz — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 16:43:02 +0000

The technique reminds me that Moby piece. All of them are really nice.
http://elmaaltshift.blogspot.com/2006/07/moby-slipping-away.html

And also check these links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuoljANz4EA&eurl=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl4rwMZWATs&eurl=
http://www.cmu.edu/PR/releases06/060613_3d.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuoljANz4EA

By: Lilian

Lilian — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 06:11:15 +0000

I agree with Joe Clay..its amazing what one can do JUST with AE..in fact I’d be EVEN more intrigued to find the logistics of the project IF ITS ENTIRELY BUILT in AFter Effects with layering and 3d camera..But what I’m interested to know is the scope on the whole…i.e. time vs budget constrains vs this vs that, what was the decision made with regards to how much of it was 3d and how much of it was 2D..

For some reason what ‘anonymouse’ said seems to make more sense cuz then you can do a rough playblast and make sure the movement etc are all smooth before you start patching it up and glossing it over.

By: Joe Clay

Joe Clay — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 02:16:11 +0000

It probably was some true 3D, but I do think it could have been accomplished without any 3D modeling.

By: kmfix

kmfix — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 21:38:48 +0000

I really liked this piece.

As for my guess on how it was done would be a combination of AE and a 3d program… As some of the elements do have depth and aren’t flat. Personally I would have done it all in C4D as it would be very quick for me to compose the scenes and make adjustments fairly fast… I bet all the roto took the longest…

By: nynex

nynex — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 21:23:31 +0000

You guys must be jaded. That video is amazing. I couldnt imagine how long it took. I guess U2 does have the funds to hire 100 or so people to cutout images of them and their album covers.

Anyways great video it deserves to be seen.

By: Rich

Rich — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 19:31:29 +0000

Love it except for the fact that it has so soul. I was bored by the end. Still though, amazing camera move.