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  • Posted by Pinkfloyd on November 10, 2005 at 12:42 am

    Hey guys,
    I was just wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction. I have to shoot a video where the subject is in real time motion, while the rest of the world is in fast forward motion. I figured if all else fails, I can shoot him on a green screen and the outdoor shots seperately then speed up the latter. I was just wondering if there is any other technique other than this… I have a feeling the one I mentioned won’t look as realsitic as I want it to… If anyone can help me out I would appreciate it.
    Thanks
    Tom

    Trevor Ward replied 20 years, 6 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Jonathan Palmer

    November 10, 2005 at 2:36 am

    Never tried for that look but I can think of a few ways. It depends on background as well.
    -Green screen- but looks really bad unless its done well.
    -The actor could move in “slow motion”and you could speed the footage up to make him look normal.
    – other ways exists to composite two identical static shots but rotoscoping takes for ever with out having a cleen seperation of the for and backgrounds.
    good luck!
    JP

  • Trevor Ward

    November 10, 2005 at 4:06 pm

    I’ve done this in downtown Orlando. Turned out great. What you do it have the actor “move in slow motion.” Say 50%. Try slowing down the shutter to 1/30. Slowing the shutter on the camera will help you blur the world around him. I suppose you can add motion blur in post, but camera trick turn out nicer. Experiement with a few different methods, before you do the real thing.

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