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  Wizard of Oz effect – the Man Behind the Curtain

  Posted by Logan Little on October 12, 2013 at 10:26 pm

  I have an interesting challenge for you premiere pro aficionados: I’d like to recreate the “Man behind the Curtain” effect in the iconic classic, Wizard of Oz.

  I work for a non-profit company, and we’re creating a Wizard of Oz fundraising campaign that will conclude with a video of that scene, with our CEO doubling as the man behind the curtain.

  So basically, I’d like to swap out the man behind the curtain’s face with a different one.

  I’m pretty novice in Premiere Pro, so I could use some direction to achieve this effect. Of course, I’m not expecting to recreate it perfectly! I think I can manage capturing just his head and using a green screen with the original studio’s background, but I wonder if there is a way to create the flickering, bloated head (without using makeup, preferably).

  Thanks!

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZR64EF3OpA

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  Walter Biscardi replied 12 years, 11 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  Mike Smith

  October 13, 2013 at 10:27 am

  That would be a fairly flagrant breach of copyright. Or do we think it’s so old it’s now out of copyright … I doubt that.
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  Walter Biscardi

  October 13, 2013 at 4:09 pm

  [Logan Little] “I work for a non-profit company, and we’re creating a Wizard of Oz fundraising campaign that will conclude with a video of that scene, with our CEO doubling as the man behind the curtain.

  So basically, I’d like to swap out the man behind the curtain’s face with a different one.
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  You’re a non-profit looking to get sued? Use that scene, replace the actor and you’ll be looking at a pretty major lawsuit, especially since the movie is currently touring in it’s 75th anniversary release.

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