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Automan Effect – any ideas?
Anybody have an idea how to do the effect that they used for Automan himself on the short lived 80s show Automan? I know there are scattered stories out there about reflective material and portable projectors, but Im not 100% sure I buy it. Anyway if you have clue either optically or digitally how to produce this…I would much appreciate it. Thanks!
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You would need a tool that does rotoscoping and motion tracking. Boris RED or After Effects can do this. Rotoscoping will allow you to paint the glowing lines. Look for any tutorial on Boris RED or After Effects that show you how to make handwriting appear and it will give you the instructions you need. Add a glow to that and then finally you would need to move the entire thing with motion tracking to pin it to the subject once it’s drawn. Look for a “Corner Pinning” tutorial to give you that technique.
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