That shot in Star Trek: First Contact when the camera pulls back from a close-up of crewmembers walking on the Enterprise's saucer to show the entire front of the ship, in one swooping move? They planned to lay in a digital ship surface to the closest panels to get the detail they needed, but Kim Smith went back with her brushes and managed to paint that section with such incredibly fine detail that the entire Enterprise in that shot was the real model, albeit with digital people walking across the surface. The start of the move was showing a part of the ship only a couple of inches across, her talent is just amazing!

Its so mindblowing how she begins recounting her gigs and it just keeps getting cooler and bigger - I am a fan of Star Trek, so I was delighted to see she also did work on some of the big E`s :D

@tsarbomba1

2 жыл бұрын

I watched a guy recently build a large version of the Big E - there's a sh*itload of different paints all over it.

A true artist , another unsung hero of special effects , bless this woman

From Japan, to Epcot, Ghostbusters II and Star Trek. Amazing resume!

These mini docs are wonderful! I love celebrating these artists who behind the scenes who created such magic for the world of cinema. This woman is a craftsman and a true artists who's work should always be remembered!! Thank you's to her and this channel!!!

@piercefilm

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Fantastic! I just re watched it again after many years. What a great movie and I absolutely love these behind the scenes miniature effects clips, thanks!

@piercefilm

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! More coming up soon.

Wow, I have 20 hours of videos of so many films miniatures and pyro all collecting dust. I'll have to dust it all off and get it onto KZread. Now I have seen your channel it's making me think it would be a winner. It's sad all these amazing miniatures & filming ways are becoming a thing of the past. It's a dinosaur art form.

@piercefilm

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Upload them.

@hanniffydinn6019

2 жыл бұрын

Do it! 😎😎😎😎👍👍👍👍

@urbanstarship

2 жыл бұрын

Studios no longer have an interest putting these kind of “film school” extras on their discs. Some specialist distributors are still doing it for us film fans. Please preserve it and share it! Some of us would even pay for it.

I loved the Rocketeer. Brings me back to my Comando Cody days when I was Al little kid. The flying jacket was so cool!

This series is such an important document. These deep dives into the minutia of all of these talented artists’ working lives is endlessly fascinating. Thank you for yet another great post and apologies for the word salad

@piercefilm

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. It's always great to hear people enjoy these videos.

Wonderful! What an amazing career Kim has had! Thank you Kim for sharing your story!

My favorite movie of all time by far! I have never seen this BTS footage before. Thank you so much for posting it! Just to illustrate how much impact this movie has had on me… Craig Hosking was the aerial coordinator for the movie. He’s still in the biz. I reached out to him during my pilot training and he told me that 90% of hollywood aerial camera work is done in helicopters. I completely changed my career path from fixed wing to helicopters. I just passed my helicopter instrument check ride last Friday. Next up is my commercial license. I’m well on my way, and it all started at The Rocketeer!

@piercefilm

Жыл бұрын

Drones are also being used a lot in filmmaking. If you can fly RC helicopters or commercial drones that might also be good.

@VictoryAviation

Жыл бұрын

@@piercefilm I’m a part 107 license holder as well 😉

"I worked on Rocketeer, which is a great movie, and before that I worked on *EVERYTHING* ..."

"The Rocketeer...is really underestimated..." Spot on.

I love Rocketeer! How lovely to see these models

Thank you so much for your work and input in these movies, so much effort with so little praise, we salute you.

A film that means a lot to me. Nice to see it covered!

Man, watching all these videos of yours really makes me want to get into miniature effects.

@piercefilm

2 жыл бұрын

unfortunately, it's getting rare these days but some films or TV shows still use them..

@MattTee1975

2 жыл бұрын

@@piercefilm Oh, totally. Just seems like it'd be right up my alley.

I love the Rocketeer!

What an incredible C.V! Respect ⚒️🏆

Loved that movie The Rocketeer - Was gonna take my Son But he was ill - ha - So My Dad had earlief mentioned he would would love to see it - So I took my Dad ! It was a really great movie -An my Dad he loved loved He talked it for weeks afterwards - He fought in Europe during 2nd WW and this movie it sort of appealed to him ! - And the fact that there was absolutely no swearing used in the script ! Great seeing the people behind this movie now ! -Thanks for sharing ! MF - British Isles

That film also has one of my favorite James Horner scores!

@spinsandneedles

2 жыл бұрын

It's a great one. I'm not a pilot like he was, but I would think a lot pilots love the score's Main Title/Takeoff.

As an aeromodeller, my favorite parts of "The Rocketeer" were the shots of the Gee Bee Model Z. A glance at my icon tells you why I was hoping to see it here but, no joy. And Jennifer Connelly was smokin' hot!

@piercefilm

2 жыл бұрын

There were no miniatures made of the Gee Bee for the film.

@richarddarlington1139

2 жыл бұрын

@@piercefilm Wasn't there a crash sequence of the Gee Bee? How did they pull that off?

@piercefilm

2 жыл бұрын

@@richarddarlington1139 Full scale replica was made.

Great job a true ctafts person

best video yet!

I feel old lol

Love her artist work I wonder what Painta and Brushes She uses in Her Hobby Work

I don't know if it's just me, but it seems as though special-effects were more fun when they were done practically, with physical models and such, than when they're done with CGI. (It seems as though the movies themselves were often better too, oddly enough.)

@piercefilm

2 жыл бұрын

Part of the reason I made this documentary. Hopefully some new directors will get inspired by practical effects, and get away from the computer. Wes Anderson keeps it alive. And Tarantino.

@MrPGC137

2 жыл бұрын

@@piercefilm I've heard from many special-effects artists from ILM who said the same thing: that working with models & miniatures, building them from scratch with nothing but balsa wood, plastic detailing-kits, and leds strung together, was way more fun than sitting in front of a computer-screen for 8 hours a day moving a mouse around. I'm not the least surprised.

Music:James Horner(1991)

Rocketeer is one of my favorite movies that DisKnees didn't destroy

THE ROCKETEER is an awesome film! Love it. After seeing this video, hopefully someday there'll be a segment discussing either Michael Bay's THE ISLAND. Or EAGLE EYE.

@piercefilm

2 жыл бұрын

The Island only had a quick shot of one miniature, if I recall. Also not much miniature work in Eagle Eye. But more ILM film effects coming up!

@jedigrandvelle8844

2 жыл бұрын

@@piercefilm Actually two miniature shots were in THE ISLAND. But I would love to see the work done on those shots.😁

Dif you build the Minitures it Paint them or Both And what did you do on the Props

So was the autogyro miniature the same aircraft miniature as in ANNIE?

So she worked on EVERY special fx movie EVER basically

@piercefilm

2 жыл бұрын

Mostly ILM effects movies at the time.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but weren’t this film and HOOK the first 2 movies to employ CG matte paintings? Those must’ve been a pain to composite in an Amiga

@piercefilm

2 жыл бұрын

I think both films still used hand painted mattes. But there may have been some digital paintings as well.

Could you make a video about the Enterprise E model?

@piercefilm

2 жыл бұрын

I never asked about that model because I'm not really a fan of the later ST films. ILM did great work, but I only liked the first two films.

Watch the rocketeer if you like old timey adventure movies, like Indiana jones.