Wow thanks for the responses guys, glad you like it!

The window animation was all done in AE- we edited in FCP7 and used automatic Duck (which is free now!!!) to get it in to AE. The basic compositions were established in the edit, but they needed to be moved and re-composed a lot. It took quite a long time to figure out exactly how to get from each composition to the next while maintaining the one single long take. There are a couple of moments I wish were better, but overall it came out exactly how we planned.

There's a little more detail on the process here:

http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/holdin-me
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I directed and did the VFX for this video. Shot on Epic, mounted on a Filmotechnic head controlled from the SUV in the video. The window that starts out in the bottom left of screen never cuts- it was filmed in one long take. The other footage is alt takes, b-roll and footage from GoPros and Canon HDSLRs. Edited in FCP7, color in Color, finish in AE CS5.


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