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Cam through a solid door…
I’m posting this question here, but maybe there’s a more appropriate forum. But anyway…
I’m trying to give the illusion of a camera moving straight through a solid door. The cam moves up to the door, closer and closer and then I would like the room inside to “appear” slowly as though the camera had pushed through the solid door.
I’m playing around with various dissolves and effects but they all seem a little cheesey to me. Perhaps someone has done this before and can offer advice or ideas on how this can be achieved?
Cheers.
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This will take a bit of planning but it can be done.
Do the shot once with the camera coming right up to the door.
Do the shot again but remove the door completely.
If the camera moves were identical (or as close to identical as possible), you’ll be able to do a dissolve to the second shot as you get close to the door. -
Alex Proyas did an effect like this in a music video he did, using a method like what Mike said. He used a stop watch to help him time the camera movements.
http://www.scenethroughglass.com
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Ideally, you would need a tripod, a dolly and some tracks so that you can perfectly line up the shots and get the consistency between the dissolve.
My system specs: Intel i7 970, 12GB RAM, ASUS P6T, Vegas Pro 10e (x32/x64), Windows 7 x64 Ultimate, Vegas Production Assistant 1.0, VASST Ultimate S Pro 4.1, Neat Video Pro 2.6
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“Ideally, you would need a tripod, a dolly and some tracks so that you can perfectly line up the shots and get the consistency between the dissolve.”
Great suggestion!!
A dolly grip (a person, not a tool) would be a big help too 🙂
I had the opportunity to try something similar at a production course several years ago with a professional dolly and instantly gained a whole new respect for the ability of these folks to consistently hit the marks, time after time.
Trust me when I say that it’s a lot harder than it looks. -
….or you could throw the camera REALLY HARD to get it to go through the door! Just make sure it is recording before you throw it!
OK, really, dolly would be the best way, although you could use a tripod with wheels and a steady hand!!
Good Luck!Scott Francis
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Thanks for the ideas – I’m going to start playing now and hopefully post something up shortly for comments.
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So this is the first take. It’s using a basic steadicam which has to “look” around the room first so it’s not possible to use a consistent dolly shot.
There’s a lot of things wrong with the transition but this is a start.
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Not bad, this gives me ideas! I’m sure you have thought of some of the suggestions below:
* vary the clip speed so that you don’t slow down close to the door – perhaps even speed up a little.
* no shadows
* play around with focus as you approach. I’d shoot a few approaches, with one on macro to really focus close to the door grain, for the effect of diving into the wood. You could even have a quick shot of something else that simulates actually being inside a peice of wood.
* Just fade carefully – don’t use the circle effect
* pay close attention to tonality and color balance on both sides of the doorKeep posting the next versions!
Steve
Win7 Pro X64 on Dell T3400, MultiTB SATA, 8GB RAM Vegas 10e x64 DVDA 5.2(build 133) Sony HDR-CX550V
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This is take 2 – I speeded up some areas of the film and changed from an iris fade to a simple cross fade.
It’s an improvement but the next stage is going to be more: new footage and of course better lighting (although the final scene will take place at night in a house) and no shadows! 🙂
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Nice!
Sorry it took me so long to reply. I really like this effect, and see possibilities for it in my own work.
Steve
Win7 Pro X64 on Dell T3400, MultiTB SATA, 8GB RAM Vegas 10e x64 DVDA 5.2(build 133) Sony HDR-CX550V
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