• Apple Motion

  making sweat cascade down cleavage…

  Posted by Michael West on July 6, 2011 at 6:12 pm

  People:
  I am shooting a trailer for the play “Nine”.
  cltc.org
  18 women and 1 man.
  Little bit of sensuality going on. (duh!)
  Among the images I want to include is a drop of sweat slowly running down some cleavage, a leg, a shoulder, the side of a head (there is lots of dancing, so sweat is integral and not gratuitous).
  Should the actresses not be amenable to my using a spray bottle or eye dropper to manufacture said drop, is there a way to use Motion 4 to create a drop running down the above-mentioned appendages?
  Thanks for your help on this, and all the help you have provided in the past.
  Michael

  Noah Kadner replied 15 years, 1 month ago 3 Members · 5 Replies
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  Stephen Smith

  July 6, 2011 at 6:20 pm

  It would be a lot easier doing it for reals. If you can’t then I would shoot the Water on a black background and then use a blend mode to put them together. I can’t remember but I think it is the Add blend mode that you are after. You can try building it in motion but I think it will not look real enough.

  Stephen Smith
  Utah Video Productions

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  Michael West

  July 6, 2011 at 6:36 pm

  Stephen:
  If the actresses balk, I will say “But Stephen Smith said it is to be so. Fetch the water!”

  Kidding of course.

  If need be, are there any areas in Motion 4 (generators, image units, particles, etc.) that I should look to play around with?
  Even us noobs might make discoveries.

  Thanks again for all you do, have done, and will probably continue to do.

  Michael
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  Noah Kadner

  July 6, 2011 at 7:16 pm

  I’d think you’d discuss that during casting and get it in writing. And if not- hire stunt cleavage. Don’t waste your time making a cheesy effect in Motion. Just comb your hair, pop a breath mint and ask politely.

  Noah

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  Michael West

  July 6, 2011 at 8:05 pm

  I just got the call last week to help out their promo efforts.
  Fortunately, I’ve acted with most of the women in the cast, so there shouldn’t be any trust issues.
  I just wanted to see if there is any way to do this sort of thing in Motion, not necessarily just for this project but also going forward.
  Thanks.
  Michael
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  Noah Kadner

  July 6, 2011 at 10:56 pm

  Sure you could always fake up something with particles.

  Noah

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