[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":822},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-15017126":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":5,"maker":10,"posted_at":11,"year":12,"points":13,"comments":14,"rank_in_year":15,"shown_in_year":16,"top":17,"tier":18,"category":19,"subcategory":20,"format":21,"keywords":22,"reception":28,"sentiment":29,"stance_mix":30,"scored_comments":35,"aspects":36,"strip":47,"post_text":49,"what":50,"said":135,"maker_in_thread":264,"shape":275,"grid":278,"attempts":783,"same_week":784,"maker_shows":43,"maker_hidden":814,"reader_version":815,"card":816},"15017126","howacarworks.com","A stop-motion video of an engine","title","Show HN: A stop-motion video of an engine","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.howacarworks.com\u002Fengine","AlexMuir",1502795741,2017,845,188,7,2242,1,"legend","creative","stop-motion video","other",[23,24,25,26,27],"stop motion","engine teardown","car maintenance course","engine video","mazda miata","loved",0.499,{"positive":31,"neutral":32,"mixed":33,"critical":34},49,28,5,9,91,{"idea":37,"execution":39,"docs":41,"pricing":42,"design":45},{"positive":34,"critical":38},3,{"positive":40,"critical":40},2,{"positive":38,"critical":17},{"positive":43,"critical":44},6,0,{"positive":46,"critical":38},10,[40,33,17,44,33,33,33,38,48,40,38,33,33,38,33,40,38,33,33,38,38,33,40,44,33,33,44,38,33,33,33,33,48,17,33,33,33,33,33,44],4,null,{"problem":51,"audience":63,"pricing":78,"motivation":94,"time_to_build":105,"stack":111,"openness":132,"stage":133,"team_size":134},{"value":52,"source":53,"evidence":54},"Explaining how a combustion engine works through stop-motion video","inferred",[55,59],{"id":56,"by":57,"text":58},"15018423","alexwebb2","This is neat, but based on the title, I thought this was going to be a bit more informative about _how_ engines work, and how each subprocess contributes toward the end goal.…",{"id":60,"by":61,"text":62},"15017651","inthewoods","What I found surprising about the video was that it made an engine seem, somehow, less complex and daunting. I'm sure that's a bit of an illusion created by the way the engine is…",{"value":64,"source":53,"evidence":65},"Car enthusiasts and people wanting to learn how engines work",[66,70,74],{"id":67,"by":68,"text":69},"15017820","mrspeaker","I've been meaning to play the hilarious-looking \"My Summer Car\" (http:\u002F\u002Fwww.amistech.com\u002Fmsc\u002F) recently as I have been hankering to learn about engines... perhaps it's wise to do…",{"id":71,"by":72,"text":73},"15017888","tambourine_man","Congratulations, I can imagine the amount of work that went into making it. I like to take things apart, and it made me a bit nervous, as each piece was separated, that I would…",{"id":75,"by":76,"text":77},"15017780","j-me","Very cool video! Purchased. I'm really interested in seeing where you go with the 3D modeling. As a coder\u002FDIY mechanic (one of many I'm sure), I'm pretty psyched by how this tech…",{"value":79,"source":80,"evidence":81},"Video course priced at about $20 (preorder)","commenter",[82,86,90],{"id":83,"by":84,"text":85},"15017371","ryandetzel","Wait, this course is only $20? This seems like a lot of content for $20... Really great video too",{"id":87,"by":88,"text":89},"15020030","otto_ortega","Congratulations! This is a really nice project, it seems to have the right combination between real knowledge about the car and audio-visual effects to keep people engaged. I…",{"id":91,"by":92,"text":93},"15022440","aembleton","Just £16! I've pre-ordered, that's a bargain.",{"value":95,"source":96,"evidence":97},"Maker is running a commercial video course and used a car to film it","maker",[98,101],{"id":99,"by":10,"text":100},"15017365","The honest truth: This whole car is headed for the scrapyard at the end because it's not worth the extra time ($$$ per hour) while we film to mark parts, directions, alignments…",{"id":102,"by":103,"text":104},"15017418","jacquesm","Ah, there is a commercial angle to this. Ok, that explains it. I've done a couple of rebuilds and marking parts is something I do religiously otherwise the rebuild won't live long.",{"value":106,"source":96,"evidence":107},"4 days filming and about 8 days of photoshopping and grading",[108],{"id":109,"by":10,"text":110},"15017208","It took 2,500 photos and 4 days to shoot, followed by about 8 days of photoshopping & grading.",[112,118,122,128],{"value":113,"source":96,"evidence":114},"Blender",[115],{"id":116,"by":10,"text":117},"15017646","We use photogrammetry for the block, head, dashboard and transmission. It's invaluable for these organic parts. Then retopologized. BLENDER IS AWESOME.",{"value":119,"source":96,"evidence":120},"Photogrammetry",[121],{"id":116,"by":10,"text":117},{"value":123,"source":96,"evidence":124},"Stripe",[125],{"id":126,"by":10,"text":127},"15017470","I can't really share conversion stuff yet. But one interesting observation off the top of my head is that my customers MASSIVELY prefer paying with Paypal to Stripe, even though…",{"value":129,"source":96,"evidence":130},"PayPal",[131],{"id":126,"by":10,"text":127},"unknown","launched","team",{"praise":136,"objections":178,"requests":205,"questions":222,"alternatives":241},[137,152,167],{"value":138,"source":80,"evidence":139},"Beautiful, impressive stop-motion work",[140,144,148],{"id":141,"by":142,"text":143},"15017307","igravious","Absolutely superb. The patience involved, that's what I can't get over about stop-motion animation – the ability to see the big picture while you're inching along frame by frame.…",{"id":145,"by":146,"text":147},"15017337","Dowwie","This is beautiful. Love the synthwave soundtrack :) Where is the Reddit post of this? You're going to front page, for sure.",{"id":149,"by":150,"text":151},"15017326","bhudman","Wow. I imagined it took tons of patients (well - 4 days worth). Amazing.",{"value":153,"source":80,"evidence":154},"Ad-like video works well as a sales pitch",[155,159,163],{"id":156,"by":157,"text":158},"15017380","laurencei","IMO what is really clever about this is that it is a \"sales\" video - except you dont realise you are being sold to until the end, by which time you've enjoyed the video so much,…",{"id":160,"by":161,"text":162},"15017584","catshirt","dang. this is so awesome. really makes the machine feel so much more accessible. and your ad is one of the best i've seen since MasterClass ads in my Facebook feed. i felt like…",{"id":164,"by":165,"text":166},"15017737","edpichler","What a beautiful work, very satisfying to watch this introduction, as people commented, just at the end you realize it's a promotional video of the course, and not just a piece…",{"value":168,"source":80,"evidence":169},"Good sound design and subtitles",[170,174],{"id":171,"by":172,"text":173},"15017580","westmeal","The sound design was excellent! Well done.",{"id":175,"by":176,"text":177},"15017522","burntwater","As a hearing-impaired person, I just wanted to thank you for clearly mentioning that it's subtitled. That shows it's more than just an afterthought, and seals the deal for me!",[179,194,198],{"value":180,"source":80,"evidence":181},"Ending montage is flashy and made some viewers' eyes hurt",[182,186,190],{"id":183,"by":184,"text":185},"15017313","Spacemolte","Wow, that was really awesome, great work! A small piece of critique, the last part of the video was really garbled\u002Fmessy? and i kept trying to focus on the car parts, but was…",{"id":187,"by":188,"text":189},"15017533","d-roo","Really cool idea but my eyes actually hurt watching the end though and had to stop the video.",{"id":191,"by":192,"text":193},"15019263","cdnsteve","All the visual effects starting a 2:03 nearly made me sick, literally. The actual content was great.",{"value":195,"source":80,"evidence":196},"Doesn't explain how engine parts work together, only isolated subprocesses",[197],{"id":56,"by":57,"text":58},{"value":199,"source":80,"evidence":200},"Checkout and login bugs after PayPal payment",[201],{"id":202,"by":203,"text":204},"15019157","lucaspottersky","nice ad. however, the tech side doesn't seem to have received as much love. #1 PayPal returned me to an invalid URL after finishing the payment #2 I've paid & logged in,…",[206,215],{"value":207,"source":80,"evidence":208},"A making-of video",[209,212],{"id":210,"by":103,"text":211},"15017556","I'd be as much interested in a 'making of' as I am in the final product you are making.",{"id":213,"by":103,"text":214},"15017694","> The other reason it's hard to do a 'making of' is that I actually don't know how to do this stuff, so we'd waste a lot of time explaining how to do it, only to discover a…",{"value":216,"source":80,"evidence":217},"A similar video for an electric car",[218],{"id":219,"by":220,"text":221},"15035186","dmurthy","Wish something similar is made for an electric car since it is the future.",[223,234],{"value":224,"source":80,"evidence":225},"How the flying parts were filmed",[226,230],{"id":227,"by":228,"text":229},"15017237","Stratoscope","Really nice work! How did you do the shots where the cassette tape and the engine parts are moving around in the air?",{"id":231,"by":232,"text":233},"15017682","bitL","Wonderful! How did you make those flying parts? Photoshopping out the holders?",{"value":235,"source":80,"evidence":236},"How the course is delivered and whether it works on Linux",[237],{"id":238,"by":239,"text":240},"15022300","dave7","This looks awesome! How is the course delivered? Downloadable or streaming only? Can I watch it on Linux?",[242,253,257],{"value":243,"source":80,"evidence":244},"Youtube engine rebuild videos",[245,249],{"id":246,"by":247,"text":248},"15017441","radiorental","Inspired by this viral video from a few years back perhaps? https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002FdaVDrGsaDME",{"id":250,"by":251,"text":252},"15017971","martin-adams","Very nice indeed. If you liked this video, you may also like this rebuild of an engine over 11 months. https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=daVDrGsaDME",{"value":254,"source":80,"evidence":255},"My Summer Car game",[256],{"id":67,"by":68,"text":69},{"value":258,"source":80,"evidence":259},"Car Mechanic Simulator game",[260],{"id":261,"by":262,"text":263},"15027508","srikz","It reminds of the time I spent with Car Mechanic Simulator. A nice 'fun' game on Steam if you like stuff like this. I have the 2015 version and there seems to be a new one out…",{"comments":265,"answered":266,"key":267},26,11,[268,269,272],{"id":109,"text":110},{"id":270,"text":271},"15017273","String. Coat hangers. Bits of wire. Sticks as fishing rods. We tried various ways and in the end I mainly used some conductive cotton thread that I bought from Adafruit ages ago.…",{"id":273,"text":274},"15017373","Thanks! The hardest thing is to try to remove multiple parts staggered over shots. 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