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Lightbeam from a projector
Hello 🙂
I want to simulate the light from a cinema projector that beams towards my camera. Or lets say very near to it. For the classical shot of 2 persons in a cinema watching a movie.
So how can this be done in AE ?
I’m trying Trapcode Shine, which seems to work, but I’d like to have some footage flickering in the beam, to make it more realistic.
If this is possible I would do some reflections in their faces that come back from the screen with the same footage, when we’re shooting the scene.But anyway the shine solution is maybe not the best.
How can I do it ?
Thanks f
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4 Replies
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How about this:
Finished = 3 layers (top to bottom)
1- “Movie Reflected” layer
2- “People viewing” layer
3- “Projector” layerDetails:
Add movie to be projected. “Projector” layer.
I decreased the size to about 30%.
Grow Bounds, so Radial fast blur isn’t limited.
CC Radial Fast blur. I used 100, standardAdd the people viewing movie above previous layer. “People viewing” layer.
Draw a mask to outline people where you want the reflection. (I used auto trace, current frame, then copy-pasted the mask into the “People” layer).Add the movie again (above). “Movie Reflected” layer.
“S” to reveal scale. Disconnect the x and y. (unclick the little know box next to the percentages). Change the first % (x) to a minus, say -50%), this gives you the reverse in the reflection. Change the y% to the same figure, but positive (+50%, my example to match -50% x above). Change the figure to get the reflection the size you want. Set blending mode to screen and opacity to 50% (tweak to taste).You should have a close up on faces watching a movie being projected from behind them and reflecting on their faces.
Hope this is what you want.
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Much easier approach… Trapcode Lux. Awesome plugin, plus allows 3D camera integration.
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For that flickering projector look, you can use the wiggle expression on the projector Opacity. I used :
wiggle (5,15)
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Thanks 🙂
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