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Changing scene after an object effect??
Sorry for the poor subject title. Let me try to explain what I mean.
This is an effect I have seen in numerous film and television programmes, and it looks like its pretty simple to do but I’m just not sure how!
For example.. The camera will be following a person side on. That person walks behind an object.. maybe a tree.. and when the person emerges seconds later from the other side of the object, s/he is in a different location. It all looks like one flowing shot but the scene has actually changed.
I hope someone knows what I mean and can tell me how to achieve this effect!
Thanks,
Charlie
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3 Replies
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You describe a vertical wipe using the tree as the object to wipe with. Usually the tree is out of focus and the wipe has a soft feathered edge so you match one tree into the other.
Matching the speed of the dolly helps to make this work.
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Awesome.. I thought that it would be a wipe. Now that I know what it is I’m describing, do you think you could possibly tell me how to do that in final cut pro? ..Sorry, I’m new to final cut 🙂
Would really appreciate it if you could talk me through it!
Charlie
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Start with the manual on how to do a transition from one shot to another. Then try doing a wipe transition with feathering. You might struggle and discover a whole lot of things along the way but when you work it out you will feel good.
It is more important that you learn how to solve your own problems than just let me tell you so that next time you want to work out how to do something you won’t be relying on me or others.
Sorry of that sounds harsh, but learning how to learn is the best thing I can recommend.
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