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create a “light from tv” effect
ok, two actors on a couch, talking about the movie they are “watching” . How do I create a “light from tv” falling over the actors effect? thx
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Off the top of my head (without doing any noodling), I’d say try creating a solid layer with feathered edges (to create a falloff of light), stick it on a layer above the couch footage, and then play with your composite modes (soft light, luminance etc…), depending on your footage, you may find one of these helpful.
Then again, maybe not…
:o)
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Enzo had a good point that you are going to need to play around with the composite modes. This will help to shape the light. Otherwise AE is going to add light to the entire frame of video. If you had done the light on location, you would notice that the tv light will be brighter is some areas and fall off in others. If you just add a light from AE, it’s not going to understand how to mold the light around your people.
Good Luck,
Todd at UCSB
Television Production
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