Plank Mania

Ten thousand planks fall in a chain reaction of dominoes, towers, and foxes.

Music "Digital Plank" composed by EmCee

Blender tech support by @DoodleChaos
Audio mastered by @markcarlson647
Inspired by the creations of @MobyMotion @Kaplamino @Hevesh5
@SpriceMachines @flippycat @KaplaBen @kaploss @Phymec
Created with @BlenderOfficial

Outro music "Overlook" by EmCee

This video took about 16 hours to render at approximately 30 seconds per frame using Blender's "Cycles" engine. Plank Mania is my first computer animation and uses segmented rigid body physics simulations to generate realistic Kapla / Keva / Planko plank dominoes. Some interactions may not be entirely accurate, like single planks that push over entire towers :)

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2022 - 5 Mad Movie Makers

Alternate title "Cash this check at the plank"

[DoodleChaos]

I can’t believe this is your first Blender render. You achieved something that can pass as real life on your first try!!! Very excited to see more renders from you in the future!!

[geisaune]

This is one of the most underrated channels on youtube. Like I never watch one of these videos and think "that was kind of a waste of my time." They're just flat-out joyful. They always lift my spirits

[micajodomino]

That was amazing! This has to be the most convincing domino animation I think i've ever seen, there's so much attention to detail in the way that things fall, it's crazy, great work!

[RyanKingArt]

That's awesome! Thanks for the link to my tutorial. 😃

[zsz]

This channel is like my childhood dream. I appreciate all your efforts and work!

[NIRDIAN]

The only thing that really gave away that this was happening in a digital space was the spooky emptiness of the space in which the dominos were falling and the slightly "off" look of the floor at closeups.

So yeah, this is quite the accomplishment! Not a boring watch, either! :)

[ladystudio]

Such incredibly satisfying sounds of the blocks falling down.

[timstraps]

I watched the whole thing, was amazed at the 2-3 times it seemed like the rally failed but then kept going, and didn't realize until the very end when I noticed one of the planks was "broken" into shards that I realized what I watched wasn't real. Great job.

[tcstudios]

Wow! Fantastic! I didn't realize this was a blender render until I read the comments.





I'm an amatuer blender user, but I can tell this must have took some time to get it looking just right... I wonder how a Hotwheel render would look...

[ashwahnee]

The rendering turned out really well; a huge step towards realism from the pre-rendered version! :)

[thepebble]

it looked so realistic with the camera movement and all that until i realised that it was an animation! i was nearly fooled thinking about how long this would have taken!! great work as always 5MMM!

[excitetrack]

That was impressive! It took me a min to realize I wasn't watching something you built in real life! Great work!

[nielsencs]

Awesome. For the first few seconds I thought it was real (as usual) then I noticed that the floor was too smooth. Excellent work!

[lindabrincks]

Robert, I would have thought this was real had you not told me. Spectacular.

[aicryptofuturestrader]

I must say this video is truly a masterpiece

[ThatCoalSoul]

Planks are something else in England
...great idea as well.

[potentiallycatastrophic]

This is the best animation I've ever seen😮

[alyssa_trulytree]

Really like the semi-spiral at 00:40 and the fireworks at 1:00 :) And the surprisingly satisfying sound of falling planks!

[Spacebuilder]

Good Work. I can see your hard work paid off in the video.

[SeanFlaharty]

Ok. So I know you have patience. This takes patience to another whole level though. I mean, I can't. I just can't fathom how long it took you to do this. As always, great job!