VFX Breakdown: Polyfjord Headquarters @Polyfjord

Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

In this video, we'll do a breakdown a flying car entering a huge sci-fi building! We'll examine the different elements used, to see how this VFX shot was made entirely in Blender.

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Assets used:
Real City: blendermarket.com/products/real-city
Car - Traffiq Library: blendermarket.com/products/car-library-traffiq-vehicles-for-blender
JSplacement: windmillart.net/?p=jsplacement
Rust texture from Poly Haven: polyhaven.com/a/rusty_metal_02

References:
@IanHubert2's amazing 3D tracking tutorial: youtu.be/lY8Ol2n4o4A

Made with Blender:
blender.org/download

Instagram: https://instagr.am/polyfjord
Twitter: twitter.com/polyfjord

#opensource #VFX

Chapters:
00:00 Intro & final result
01:11 Creating and customizing the building
02:52 You wouldn't download a car
03:23 Thruster setup
03:54 3D tracking
04:32 Creating video proxies
05:14 Shadow catcher setup
06:22 HDRI workaround
07:20 Compositing setup overview
09:16 Sunlight setup
09:37 What I love about VFX

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$Extracting Beauty From the Mandelbrot Set using Blender (Tutorial) Rendering Real-time fractals in Blender, and using it to create The Cloak of Mandelbrot! 💫 AD: Get 5% off your Rokoko mocap gear with the code RKK_POLYFJORD: https://glnk.io/3vn51/polyfjord In this video I finally get to share a new way I have been rendering and animating Mandelbrot fractals in Blender 5.0. I have wanted a workflow where you can explore the Mandelbrot set in real-time, and its finally possible using the new Repeat Zone nodes! The result of this video is a custom Mandelbrot shader that is built on a Blender 5.0 demo file made by @Specoolar and with an OSL variand inspired by a script by @CGMatter. I also explore a workflow when using this mandelbrot shader to create a fractal transition of an invisible cloak - The Cloak of Mandelbrot, which you can see at the very end of the video. Thanks for watching! Download my Mandelbrot Shader here (free download): https://www.patreon.com/posts/146056099/ Intro music from Epidemic Sounds (affiliate link): https://share.epidemicsound.com/m6whxf Outro music from YouTube Audio Library: 🎵 The New Order Follow me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/polyfjord/ Check out my Patreon for advanced project files: https://www.patreon.com/polyfjord Check out my 2nd channel for Deep Dive videos: https://www.youtube.com/@Polyfjord2 00:00 Opening Cinematic 01:32 Exploring the new Repeat Zone nodes in Blender 5.0 03:13 The problem with discrete iteration values 05:36 Bypassing discrete values using my improved Mandelbrot Shader 08:27 Customizing the Mandelbrot Shader 12:49 Introduction of the Cloak of Mandelbrot project 13:17 AD: Rokoko motion capture workflow 14:48 Creating the cloth simulation 18:24 Animating the fractal transition of the cloak 23:43 Compositing and render tips 28:11 Final result: The Cloak of Mandelbrot$