Tutorial: Making a Physics-Based FPV Camera Rig in Blender

Using physics simulation to animate a realistic FPV camera in Blender!

In this video we'll be using Blender's Rigid Body tools to drive a physics simulation that animates a realistic FPV drone camera in Blender! This tutorial covers the entire process from start to finish, with an extra in-depth segment about how Blender's compositor can be used to add a vintage digital camera look to our render.

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[ShantanuAryan]

You can also add positive force field to the trees so your drone auto avoids crashing into them

[NezarecSh]

I've been using blender for the past 5 years and I can say I'm pretty good at it. Yet somehow, I ALWAYS learn something new from your videos, no matter what. Your workflow is incredibly creative, I adore it ❤

[aaronwaldschmidt]

This is such a brilliant idea! For anyone looking to get more control over the FPV cam's direction, I found that you can add a second "track to" constraint to your camera and essentially blend between the two constraints. This helped me set up an FPV cam that orbits around a hero subject while staying focused on the subject rather than the path ahead.

[glitchpulver]

I have been keyframing cameras to make this effect before, taking me hours of tweaking. This is a gamechanger! THANK YOU 💥

[epicawesomesauceguy]

ah man, this is a perfect addition to the "The Photorealism Mindset: What About The Physical Camera?" speech you did. insane stuff

[MuuoShadrack]

this guys blender knowledge is mad innit

[AdrianChazz]

Man, you just gotta love his Blender gameplays...
Polyfjord enjoys himself so much doing this.

[robinsquares]

You don't have to render out a PNG sequence to make the sharpening work in the compositor. You can run the image through any node with a "clamp" option, like a mix node. That will clip the black and white levels to a 0-1 range, and your sharpening will look right :)
Great video!

[pranavk]

The camera movement is Just so Amazing that using a rigid body and force field in a blender is such An Amazing Trick It's just hyper-realistic!

[newrockboy]

Finally, I've wondering how i could do this after watching you showcase this in your Photorealism presentation at the Blender Conference. Thanks for the tutorial!

[DenimPirate]

The "Smudge mask" making you laugh is hilarious, so glad you kept that in 😄

[ChrissyChrisHansen]

hyperrealistic is maybe abit overstated but looks cool

[davvud]

wow this is absolutely brilliant! I always watch these tutorials even after 3 years in 3D, always something to learn!

[minnaaberg]

This technique is a diamond, thank you sir!

[Bwaptz]

Yes! When I was watching your presentation on YTB, I was hoping you'd do a tutorial! Will there be a more in-depth tutorial on the 2nd channel?

[cstskater]

Saying this as an fpv racer. This looks quite convincing. Awesome work

[USBEN.]

Wow a genius way to add weight and physics to physical object and simulate as animation.

[AnisaD]

I learned a lot in these 35 minutes, thank you

[ljam]

There is no way this comes out at this time. This came out perfectly timed for me! I've been looking for somthing like this for so long! THANK YOU

[MixLabRecords]

Thanks alot for explaining exactly what was looking for but having hard time finding it.