I think the self stirring mug is magnetic drive through the table. You can see the way the mug kinda pops off the table when lifted, and the stirring stops at that point.
Was just coming to the comment to say this if someone else hadn’t already. Something similar to this is used in Haunted houses and things like that to have magical stirring potions. Often will hide a magnetic stirring plate used in chemistry inside a book, then put a potion bottle on the book with a magnetic stirring stick inside. The mixture is usually some combination of glycerine water and a sparkly mica powder and you get cool swirling potion bottles on top of spell books.
Considering it stops when he lifts it this would probably be the most sensible way to do it. It's probably similar to a self stiring device found on a lab
This was exactly my thoughts too. Also an easier way of doing it instead of trying to get a motor to continue working reliably enough while submerged in a liquid for extended periods of time.
I actually made a magnetic stirrer built into my old workbench for stirring my beakers and stuff lol. It was kind of a stupid idea in hindsight but it worked 😅
That’s a great observation and that’s how we did it. We had a very strong rare earth magnet on an adjustable speed motor under the table. We used one of those fidget spinners as a really good bearing with another magnet attached. The only frustrating part was that we didn’t have the time to make the fork not spin on its own axis. If you were holding a spoon with your fingers and stirring a coffee cup, it would stay on the same point, but rotate around the cup just the same. Oh well, it was a TV series and we didn’t a whole lot of time to spend on each of the numerous gags for that show!
It would be awesome to see an episode of the show focusing on bigatures and miniature too! Finding out the "One Ring" reflection scene was shot against a gigantic ring blew my mind so it'd be cool to see other things like that
13:40 - It's a spinner under the table w/ a puck at the bottom that holds the spoon and spins when the magnet under the table spins.... That's why it stops when he picks it up.
That's a very common misconception about The Dam Busters. In fact, George had already planned out his opus by the time he was eleven, and always intended for The Dam Busters to be made in 1955 so that he would have the footage available twenty years later.
I was pulled over by the police yesterday. On examining my license, the officer said, "You're supposed to be wearing glasses." I said, "I have contacts." He replied, "I don't care who you know, you're still getting booked!"
Scott needs to do a crossover with corridor. I think it would be great to discuss props role in digital work, those hybrid areas where digital and real need to interact, and the times when the digital artists need the prop team to create them great reference materials for a situation to get it to look real.
Another thing about the Dambusters movie is that it’s the movie the character, Pink (played by Bob Geldof) is watching through the entire Pink Floyd rock opera, “The Wall”.
This is my favorite part of movies. Just thinking about professionals like you coming up with absolutely ingenious ways to create convincing visuals makes me happy haha.
Ditto. I love when the plaid curtain is pulled back from Lucas. He and John Williams hate today's technology that exposes their copycat ways. No hate though.
I cant believe scott had footage of Mila Kunis shooting a desert eagle at him and this is the first time he's even brought it up... Talk about burying the le(a)d e
As always I really appreciate these deep dive behind the scenes look at how movies and shows get made. It really shows how much work goes into the production, and show how the different sections have to work together to get it all done. Again thanks for the new video guys. Be safe out there, and take it easy.
Matt, you guys are amazing at what you do, it takes a lot of imagination and building skills to get some of these gags to be convincing on the silver screen, keep up the good work.
13:30 - I think you're right about the spoon glued to a puck in the bottom of the mug, but I doubt there's a waterproof motor in the coffee. The motor is probably under the table and magnets cause the puck to spin. You can see it slowing down when they pick up the mug.
Horse pun so bad/good it made Scott's head do the pun-punchline head-turn! (If Matt in the back blends into the scenery, does that make him Matte in the back?) That kind of coffee mug could really stir up some trouble, but those wire stunts were a real knock-out! Okay, I'll stop - seriously, though, learning from you guys is an amazing opportunity and I love every second of it. Thanks so much for another awesome episode!
I love this show so much!! It makes my week every time you post. If you could do it I'd love to see an episode on really simple props that seem complex, and/or really complex props that seem really simple. Whatever you do keep it up! Can't wait to see more of these
Okay, only one correction for the videos that I shared with Scott. The motorcycle launch did have pyro, just not the type that had fire associated with it. The metal “can” underneath was a mortar that projects the energy in a particular fashion. We had a small, but concentrated, charge at the bottom and the wooden discs pushed the motorcycle upwards, like a solid piston. Those discs separated after the blast and then there are nothing more than those discs moving about, so it’s much safer. Physics-wise, still the same function until the energy is spent. We did add some beautiful fire on the day of shooting!
The string coffee cup might be a Magnetic agitator that they use for beakers in labs. It looks like a little hot plate that's about Cup size, with a magnet in it. You place a beaker of fluid on it, with a small magnet or ferrous cube, and it stirs the liquid without any mechanical connection.
The mistake that always bugged me is in Smokey and the Bandit when the semi rips Buford t justices door off his cop car, right before that happens you clearly see the door closed, then when it cuts back it’s open again!! 😂
Sooo interesting!!!! I love seeing how you guys do all this stuff. There’s so much more to it than I ever thought! And now for a really bad play on words. ‘Thanks a lot for this pre-vis, Whiz Kidz.’ I said it was bad 🫣 and when I say, ‘bad’, i mean Bad!! Ya know, like bad. 😫 (a show from eons ago I never saw, but knew about ? 😋)
Great video! I watch these like I watch a movie! Popcorn and soda every time! Thank you for sharing your insight. Jaques Cousteau once said, " If one man, for any reason gets to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself."
I always wanted to work in practical special effects but it just doesn't work like that in Europe. I ended up working in classical theatre almost 20 years ago and now everything is mostly digital. Do you also see that there is not much need for your practical effect work? (beside your obviously needed work as a prop master) Also... What would you suggest to younger people that would like to work as prop artists?
Canada Dry is a Dr Pepper Snapple brand, now owned by the Keurig Dr Pepper company. As to armorers, it’s almost as if you should hire experienced prop makers and not random assistants who accidentally get people killed. Methylcellulose is basically your off the shelf powder laxative. It’s also used to thicken sauces and a lot of cosmetic/household products in different amounts. It’s basically indigestible plant fibers that absorbs water and becomes a gel like consistency. It’s also used as a paste and in paper mache. It can be made from a variety of sources including wood, grasses, fibrous plants, etc.
I only hire experienced armorers as do 99% of other productions. Unfortunately the producers of Rust made some really bad decisions. But this of course, is no the norm.
@@ScottPropandRoll yep and I can see it seems a little tedious to check a weapon every time it changes hands, checking it after every take, making sure you’re going up before others in a dangerous area right after cut is called. But it’s the same way with live pyrotechnics, overhead rigging, dangerous mechanical rigs. If you are not extremely diligent you have no place in the job.
"If you need somebody to blow on balls, Matt's the guy." That escalated quickly!
I love these!
I think the self stirring mug is magnetic drive through the table. You can see the way the mug kinda pops off the table when lifted, and the stirring stops at that point.
Was just coming to the comment to say this if someone else hadn’t already. Something similar to this is used in Haunted houses and things like that to have magical stirring potions. Often will hide a magnetic stirring plate used in chemistry inside a book, then put a potion bottle on the book with a magnetic stirring stick inside. The mixture is usually some combination of glycerine water and a sparkly mica powder and you get cool swirling potion bottles on top of spell books.
Considering it stops when he lifts it this would probably be the most sensible way to do it. It's probably similar to a self stiring device found on a lab
This was exactly my thoughts too. Also an easier way of doing it instead of trying to get a motor to continue working reliably enough while submerged in a liquid for extended periods of time.
I actually made a magnetic stirrer built into my old workbench for stirring my beakers and stuff lol. It was kind of a stupid idea in hindsight but it worked 😅
That’s a great observation and that’s how we did it. We had a very strong rare earth magnet on an adjustable speed motor under the table. We used one of those fidget spinners as a really good bearing with another magnet attached. The only frustrating part was that we didn’t have the time to make the fork not spin on its own axis. If you were holding a spoon with your fingers and stirring a coffee cup, it would stay on the same point, but rotate around the cup just the same. Oh well, it was a TV series and we didn’t a whole lot of time to spend on each of the numerous gags for that show!
It would be awesome to see an episode of the show focusing on bigatures and miniature too! Finding out the "One Ring" reflection scene was shot against a gigantic ring blew my mind so it'd be cool to see other things like that
Who else is a Law Nerd here during the HGR Rust trial? So glad you guys touched on the prop gun safety stuff!
Scott's dad jokes are always the icing on the cake in these videos!
I give him mad props for that, myself.
Your gun safety point were very understated, but entirely on point and your message came through loud and clear.
"car-iography"
genius, Scott
you could see how proud he was of that one. lol
@@redflthcuihe was really Fording ahead with the puns.
13:40 - It's a spinner under the table w/ a puck at the bottom that holds the spoon and spins when the magnet under the table spins.... That's why it stops when he picks it up.
That's a very common misconception about The Dam Busters. In fact, George had already planned out his opus by the time he was eleven, and always intended for The Dam Busters to be made in 1955 so that he would have the footage available twenty years later.
I was pulled over by the police yesterday. On examining my license, the officer said, "You're supposed to be wearing glasses." I said, "I have contacts." He replied, "I don't care who you know, you're still getting booked!"
Scott needs to do a crossover with corridor. I think it would be great to discuss props role in digital work, those hybrid areas where digital and real need to interact, and the times when the digital artists need the prop team to create them great reference materials for a situation to get it to look real.
Another thing about the Dambusters movie is that it’s the movie the character, Pink (played by Bob Geldof) is watching through the entire Pink Floyd rock opera, “The Wall”.
This is my favorite part of movies. Just thinking about professionals like you coming up with absolutely ingenious ways to create convincing visuals makes me happy haha.
I made linoleum prints in school, nothing that detailed though. Really cool to know they were used in Nosferatu
That Star Wars info was new to me and I thought I’ve seen and heard about all of the behind the scenes development of the original SW.
Thank you.
Ditto. I love when the plaid curtain is pulled back from Lucas. He and John Williams hate today's technology that exposes their copycat ways. No hate though.
I cant believe scott had footage of Mila Kunis shooting a desert eagle at him and this is the first time he's even brought it up...
Talk about burying the le(a)d e
Papi is a good actor as well😂
As always I really appreciate these deep dive behind the scenes look at how movies and shows get made. It really shows how much work goes into the production, and show how the different sections have to work together to get it all done. Again thanks for the new video guys.
Be safe out there, and take it easy.
Scott is AUTO-matic with the car jokes! Good work guys! Love the videos, keep em coming!
Pre-vis I had great expectations, post-vis I have great satisfaction. You guys are great, thank you!
Matt, you guys are amazing at what you do, it takes a lot of imagination and building skills to get some of these gags to be convincing on the silver screen, keep up the good work.
The Dam Busters was a great movie and was also a great PC game in the 1980s.
The contrast is MUCH BETTER on this one!
13:30 - I think you're right about the spoon glued to a puck in the bottom of the mug, but I doubt there's a waterproof motor in the coffee. The motor is probably under the table and magnets cause the puck to spin. You can see it slowing down when they pick up the mug.
Scott. Thanks for making this. Love learning about your industry
The pre-whizzard is the one cleaning up 😂
you didn't see that one coming from papi, he's lethal 🤩😂
The one with the dolls is fantastic! It's like that movie with the puppets from right after 9/11, can't recall the name.
Team America?
@@sameaston9587 F*** Yeah!
What, that's the next line in the theme song.
@@MonkeyJedi99 @sameaston9587 Comin' again... (to do what?)
Horse pun so bad/good it made Scott's head do the pun-punchline head-turn! (If Matt in the back blends into the scenery, does that make him Matte in the back?) That kind of coffee mug could really stir up some trouble, but those wire stunts were a real knock-out!
Okay, I'll stop - seriously, though, learning from you guys is an amazing opportunity and I love every second of it. Thanks so much for another awesome episode!
The skill and the passion you guys have really comes through in these videos. I love these looks behind the scenes. Great stuff. 😎
I’m heartbroken… Star Wars is a ripoff!! The best scene in history is a copy! Wow you learn something new every day.
Next video you'll have 1 million subscribers for sure. Way to go Scott. Mark, Papi, and Matt helped you along like a necessary prop. Don't change!
This was awesome!!! Thanks for sharing all these videos and showing us how the "sausage is made"
That was an excellent episode guys, thank you so much.
Really cool history on the Star Wars shot for shot.
"Like Sonic the Hedge Hog."
I see what you did there, and I appreciate it.
I love this show so much!! It makes my week every time you post.
If you could do it I'd love to see an episode on really simple props that seem complex, and/or really complex props that seem really simple.
Whatever you do keep it up! Can't wait to see more of these
Cariography and prewizz both got me 😂
Really enjoying this series!
11:35 Couldn’t let Papi’s Sonic reference go unrecognized.
Okay, only one correction for the videos that I shared with Scott. The motorcycle launch did have pyro, just not the type that had fire associated with it. The metal “can” underneath was a mortar that projects the energy in a particular fashion. We had a small, but concentrated, charge at the bottom and the wooden discs pushed the motorcycle upwards, like a solid piston. Those discs separated after the blast and then there are nothing more than those discs moving about, so it’s much safer. Physics-wise, still the same function until the energy is spent. We did add some beautiful fire on the day of shooting!
Nice info Bob, thanks for the clarification!!
There’s a reason this is my favorite channel! Props to you on such excellent videos!! 😂
My brother and I are working on a 1Milliion$ movie budget and these props videos are a BLESSING!!! 😂❤❤
This stuff is fascinating! Thank you!
This is so interesting and shows how much work and pre-planning it takes to shoot scenes.
That scene for Walker looked an awful lot like 60s Batman in the empty box warehouse
Love this series. Keep up the good work fellas
These are great. Appreciate the time spent
I really enjoy this content, always wished I was in the pre-vis biz
Papi was bringing the jokes. Like his own brand of papi-corn
Matt’s stuff was brilliant.
Thanks. I was always in the dark about pre-visualisation.
The string coffee cup might be a Magnetic agitator that they use for beakers in labs. It looks like a little hot plate that's about Cup size, with a magnet in it. You place a beaker of fluid on it, with a small magnet or ferrous cube, and it stirs the liquid without any mechanical connection.
Honestly, the previs was amazingly good…….
I love getting peeks under the hood with your videos, this one was very varied!
I love seeing "behind the curtain" if you will. It actually ruins nothing for me, but puts me at awe in the whole process!!!
The mistake that always bugged me is in Smokey and the Bandit when the semi rips Buford t justices door off his cop car, right before that happens you clearly see the door closed, then when it cuts back it’s open again!! 😂
Interesting. Good job guys.
This is a great video guys. You did a fantasic job. I've got to give you guys...... props.
😂
Car-eography ha!... Love it! And love what you guys are doing in these!
Another great video! The ending was great 🤣
Sooo interesting!!!! I love seeing how you guys do all this stuff. There’s so much more to it than I ever thought!
And now for a really bad play on words. ‘Thanks a lot for this pre-vis, Whiz Kidz.’
I said it was bad 🫣 and when I say, ‘bad’, i mean Bad!! Ya know, like bad. 😫
(a show from eons ago I never saw, but knew about ? 😋)
I’m very glad you are doing thisz
These are the only "reaction" videos I ever want to watch.
I love this channel, I could watch it all day long. Scott is cool, long live Scott.
Glad you enjoy it!
Awesome, love these videos!!
This episode was awesome.
Great video! I watch these like I watch a movie! Popcorn and soda every time! Thank you for sharing your insight. Jaques Cousteau once said, " If one man, for any reason gets to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself."
Love that! Thanks!!
If you do this again, you should include the finished sequence, so you can see how the pre-vis helped form the movie.
lol Just horsin around got me
The phone ones are fascinating!!
Makes me realize that having a Sony CineAlta camera is only a small part of the equation.
Matt in the back!
Frikin' fabulous video.
Bro, scot needs to direct a movie, something like hot shots or some sort of parody. I'd pay to see that
Really cool would love to see more
Another excellent video, top work fellas. #justgrabthedangspoon
Are there no Fruity Pebbles where you guys are? Rice puffs that come pre colored, and they taste great!
People kept saying Top Gun Maverick was based on Star Wars, but like Star Wars it was inspired by The Damn Busters.
Which in turn is based on a real WW2 mission :)
hell yeah
📽🎬 PRACTICAL MAGIC had a coffee stir effect
You have to be a practical genius to be in props😮
I always wanted to work in practical special effects but it just doesn't work like that in Europe. I ended up working in classical theatre almost 20 years ago and now everything is mostly digital. Do you also see that there is not much need for your practical effect work? (beside your obviously needed work as a prop master)
Also... What would you suggest to younger people that would like to work as prop artists?
Ouch right in the childhood. Now i gotta go watch dambusters whatever, wherever the hell it is
They really took the piss with that last clip!
11:41 Mr. Scott, is that a real heavy motorcycle? Or was it a modified and lighter one? Love your videos sir. Big fan from Bogotá, Colombia.
Wish you guys put out material more often. Love the videos!
Has Poppy actually ever sat down and watched a movie before!? He might enjoy it
MORE PROP GUYS REACT
Give it up for preeeeee-vissss!
Dope. 😎
how do they make fake hands/fingers i was thinking about it the other day while watching the beekeeper on sky
You guys should collaborate with corridor
The director for the raid use a lot of pre-vis for their actions movie
6:14 I was just watching a certain someone's trial live today. Tomorrow is day 9 I think
Canada Dry is a Dr Pepper Snapple brand, now owned by the Keurig Dr Pepper company.
As to armorers, it’s almost as if you should hire experienced prop makers and not random assistants who accidentally get people killed.
Methylcellulose is basically your off the shelf powder laxative. It’s also used to thicken sauces and a lot of cosmetic/household products in different amounts. It’s basically indigestible plant fibers that absorbs water and becomes a gel like consistency. It’s also used as a paste and in paper mache. It can be made from a variety of sources including wood, grasses, fibrous plants, etc.
I only hire experienced armorers as do 99% of other productions. Unfortunately the producers of Rust made some really bad decisions. But this of course, is no the norm.
@@ScottPropandRoll yep and I can see it seems a little tedious to check a weapon every time it changes hands, checking it after every take, making sure you’re going up before others in a dangerous area right after cut is called. But it’s the same way with live pyrotechnics, overhead rigging, dangerous mechanical rigs. If you are not extremely diligent you have no place in the job.
I am disappointed you didn't say "Giving props props."
Playing with your dolls again? 🙃
Would fruity pebbles work for the rice puff cereal?
Where was your job title listed when we had to pick a career in 6th grade? Serious question. Current students and old people are inquiring.