Simple Special Effects? 44
hdurdle asks: "I'm helping a teacher friend with a project to demonstrate some simple TV and Movie special effects to some of his students (14-16 year olds). I've already recreated the lightsaber effect (every geek has done that before, right?) and I've tried the Goauld eyes from Stargate, so now we're looking for more inspiration. What SFX shots would Slashdot readers like to recreate given a few DV cameras, copies of Premiere and Photoshop and lots of time? I intend to write up any HOWTO information, and of course display the footage we shoot!"
Shadow on the wall (Score:2)
Re:Shadow on the wall (Score:1)
Re:Shadow on the wall (Score:2)
I'm sure there's something in their instructions that tells you not to do that. Unless jedi are all eunuchs or something, and this is part of their initiation...
Did you say TV and/movies effects? :) (Score:3, Informative)
This _LOOKS_ like a good start.
Re:Did you say TV and/movies effects? :) (Score:2)
get it correct! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:get it correct! (Score:2)
Shouldn't you have just, y'know, shot him for his insolence? That's what all the real false gods do...
Simple StarTrek Fade (Score:2)
Fade together the blank and the standing still and there's an image of someone appearing from nowhere. =)
Since you've already done lightsabres, this might be fun =)
Re:Simple StarTrek Fade (Score:4, Interesting)
In premier, cut out the bit where they are walking away, leaving 2 films, and add one of the transition effects between the 2 films.
The person will then magically disappear using whatever effect you selected.
You can have the 'beam' back in the same way. Much easier than rotoscoping a lightsaber too.
T.
Re:Simple StarTrek Fade (Score:1)
alpha grade compositing software (Score:1)
I have been experimenting with creating compositing software lately, and the engine works,. it has high bitdepth, and some effects, interesting do occur when combining multiple atoms though. EffecTV has this same effect the chameleon tv effect, this version [gimp.org] might also give a few hints about how the effect is made.
I don't have much time to work on this software, essentially what I've got is a fully working engine for video editing/compositing, but not time to get the ui really going.
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Scanners! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Scanners! (Score:1)
How do you do the lightsaber? (Score:2)
UHF (Score:1)
Run on walls! (Score:2)
http://wosat.remulak.net/repository/Trailer.mov
Re:Run on walls! (Score:2)
I saw it on a bootleg VHS many many years ago. My quest to find that movie on a newer format has failed. Someone needs to put it on VCD or DVD... I'd certianly buy it.
-Tim
Re:Run on walls! (Score:2)
It can be found on laser disc. 3000 pressings exist/existed, of which I have one. There has been talk about moving it to DVD, and as prices to do so drop, either Mike will do it, or a fan will.
There's at least 2 VCR cuts (of which Avon, of all people, was selling 10 years ago or so), and the laser disc version.
I don't know if you ever followed any of the history of that movie, but Mike got screwed in real life much like the producer was trying to screw over the character in the movie. IIRC, Mike was b
have you tried mixed color/bw (Score:2, Interesting)
a la Pleasantville? It's simple on stills in any reasonably featured photo editor. probably a time consuming PITA on film, though, but the principle would still be the same.
Split video into frames, copy the frames, change mode to b/w, change mode back to color, add alpha channel, add layer, paste the original as the background layer, and 'erase' the areas on the upper (b/w) layer to show color, flatten image, export to frame. Lather, rinse, and repeat about 30 times for each second of video.
like I sa
Re:have you tried mixed color/bw (Score:1)
I used this when making a lightsaber clip. Drew the white center by hand on every frame, and applied a few filters, mostly blurs, on the entire pasteboard. No hassle with opening (50 secs x 25 fps) 1250 different images
So in the case of your example only the manual erasing part
Re:have you tried mixed color/bw (Score:1)
3d ? (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:3d ? (Score:2)
http://www.afrotechmods.com/doom1.htm
Coralized link to Goauld Eyes (Score:2)
http://blog.durdle.com.nyud.net:8090/wp-content
Re:Coralized link to Goauld Eyes (Score:2)
Here's the corrected version:
http://blog.durdle.com.nyud.net:8090/wp-content/G
Maya Personal Learning Edition (Score:2)
par-t-com (Score:2)
Basic one (Score:1)
Wiggly eyes (Score:2)
Speed / scale (Score:3, Interesting)
For ideas, check out the second chapter of Drexler's Nanosystems [foresight.org], google for Reynolds Number [avkids.com], and look around...
--MarkusQ
Indiana Jones... (Score:1)
The power of Chroma Key! (Score:2)
With that you can do all sorts of effects from changing the background to teleportation effects to vaporization of people/objects effects. The possibilities are endless.
Another effect that is fun to mess with is overlaying the same footage over itself but timeshifted a few seconds. As long as the camera is sitting still o
List of cool effect shots off the top of my head. (Score:1)
SG1 - Entering the stargate. Passing through portals or mirrors is a cool effect. The reverse side is nifty too. Having a face or body suspended in space as it peers through a portal but doesn't crossover completely.
SciFi General - Energy barrier or effect. A Shield covering an archway or deflecting something.
GhostBusters - Proton Packs and their light streams. I think those were actually done with artist/paintings overlaid on existing shots bu
Some ideas (Score:1)
Set up camera on tripod and film the same person twice as if he is two persons interacting. Now add the two shots together with a wipe or fade stuck at 50%
Flying person
Have a person continuously jumping, now edit out the parts where his feet touch the ground. Jou can move around like this too. Very funny effect.
Reverse
Film somebody walking backwards around town. Now reverse, it is like he is the only normal person in a reversed world
Jumpcut
Have somebody perform an action (say dri