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Dr. Dre “Kush” Video – Visual Effects
Hello,
I’m looking to start learning the different steps towards producting effects like the one in Dr. Dre’s video “Kush”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuJDaOVz2qY&ob=av2e
I have access to Adobe Creative Suite CS5, Final Cut Studio and Blender along with green screen and a dolly.
Is there anyone that could give me direction on what I should start to learn in order to produce material like the ones in the video. I know it’s a huge learning curve (an understatement I’m sure) but would greatly appreciate any direction.
Best,
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6 Replies
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I think that’s stuff has been shot twice, once with a film/video camera for the guy that moves and another one with an array of still cameras for the people that looks frozen (frozen movement or slice time).
Have a look to this: https://www.digitalair.com/techniques/May be with an array of DSLRs cameras shooting video and masking/rotoscoping.
BTW, great video.
rafael -
Ralph, while what you describe is certainly possible, FWIW I think they took a lot of shortcuts on this one, most of the “frozen” shots to me look more like actors just standing really still, with a few strategically placed RealDolls ™ here and there. The plane interior probably had the floating cash debris done in CGI and composited in, while the girls were just models, holding a pose. The car in motion is just greenscreened, likely with some Trapcode plug-ins for the light streaks.
Damn, I forgot about Dre!:-)
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[Mark Suszko] “Damn, I forgot about Dre!:-)”
teh ahahahahaha! nice one
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By the way, I think Mark nailed the technique. This looks a huge game of “Red Light….Green Light!” to me with some CGI dollar (dollar) bills ya’ll, and some VFX. Some of those “freeze” frames are set pieces, too.
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Yes, watching it few times (great video!!) seem that Mark is is right.
That would simplify the job (one shoot, no masking/rotoscoping).
Talent and the magic of this job where you can get the same thing with different techniques.
rafael -
I havent read all the responses. I too was amazed by this video and sought out the best way to emulate it. This is the results of my findings: I use AE – Boujou – Cinema 4d in that order. AE to create a jpeg sequence, Boujou for the motion tracking, and Cinema 4d for the objects in the air. I have not created anything as complex as the Kush video yet and I am sure that there are more elements to that particular video. My daughter is in a commercial for Ludacris’ SOUL headphones and they used this technique. In production they just have everyone be very still while they made the camera moves. I hope that maybe by now you have figured it out but if not here you go.
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