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help, need to create a disco fever and miami theme
For my client’s DVD, I want to create a motion graphic introduction for a disco concert i filmed and edit before the actual concert start, like 30-60 second long. Similar to what MTV does when they promote their movie award shows on tv. The host from the show is willing to do a voiceover throughout the intro and so when text pops up. I want to create a disco fever theme (ppl dancin, disco ball, lights, particles, drop zones so when the artist pop up, etc etc) while keeping the look of Miami like (the famous ocean drive). This is important, I want to make sure I execute well. This presentation is going out to a lot of sponsers which means “work can come my way” and every artist that performed will also see this, they was huge back in the 70’s. Im a 80’s baby (28 yrs young).
I’m asking from you guys to direct me where to start for something like this. Thanks
If u not familiar with Ocean Drive, take a look here:
https://www.miamibeach411.com/ee/images/uploads/southbeachneon_thumb.jpgand
NOTE: back in Sep, i filmed a live disco fever concert (miamidiscofever.com) for my
client i mentioned above. The video came out excelent with that said Ill like to thank CC, you guys helped me during the pre-production setup and the shoot was a success. I had 6 canon xl-h1, steadicam, 2 cranes, and the sony cast switcher.Miami, FL
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There’s a tutorial somewhere here on the Cow about using trapcode particular to create virtual sets (the example is for Big 10 basketball). It also shows how to make huge crowds of people from just a few, so you might try compositing some elements together in 3D to create the dancing crowds and background. You might be able to use CC particle playground of you don’t have trapcode. Then you can have the freedom to move the camera around the scene.
Also, look at trapcode LUX or some other light emitter filters. They will let you create disco ball light rays that can stream out… i don’t know how you will get away with putting disco balls outside, but I think you could probably pull it off somehow if it’s visuall interesting enough. Once again if you don’t have Lux, you can probably create a light beam object and move it around with screen or add mode to fake light beams, it will just be more tedious, though I suppose there might be a cc particle workaround…
After that, think about all things disco for your props… neon lights, illuminated floor squares, afros and shades and tight leather clothes…
Brian
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Thanks, Brian. I’ll look into these suggestions. If you, or any other reader, care to share your thoughts on this and it’s limitations. I’d really appreciate it.
Miami, FL
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I only hope they were the kind of suggestions you were looking for – there are so many kinds of “help” to offer… As soon as I saw your pictures, I immediately started thinking of “Dexter” but that has nothing to do with disco!!
By the way, do you mean contemporary modern disco clubs, or retro-style 70’s disco?
Brian
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Hey another way to make things a bit more exciting could be to have people out dancing in the street with search lights lighting up the sky. Just mask out the foreground buildings and put a “beam” object over the sky… I think most of selling the gag will be with costumes… leisure suits, chest hair, big afros… Putting the talent on scene making it a “block party” would be the basic premise…
Another thought would be like this: have you seen the TV commercial where it’s daylight outside, but the car’s headlights turns everything into night? You could have people walking by the disco wearing “ordinary” clothes but each time they pass by the “light” of the club door (or disco ball etc.) their clothes magically transform into disco clothes! (cheesy, yes, but that’s disco for ya!)
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Brian: what pictures are u referring to?
more like retro style disco…check out the site from the concert miamidiscofever.com (photos)Miami, FL
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Your original post had some links to some exterior street views. Very attractive, art deco Miami stuff….
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You could get a lot of impact with a flasy retro title. I’ve always loved the old ABC Friday Night Movie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H27N5LheWT8
You could create a logo something like that using the balls method described in the Aharon’s Jumbotron tutorial and add a glow or bloom filter to it with some crazy motion trails.
https://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/Jumbotron.php
Have that on top of your action and maybe spin it around a few times or something… between that and some glitter balls and searchlights, I think you will have a pretty cool retro party happenin!
Brian
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Brian those are good ideas with the ppl dancing but I just got some digital juice products that will cover some of those effects…like the
Editor’s Themekit 77: Dance Party
https://www.digitaljuice.com/products/products.asp?pid=800and Editor’s Themekit 24: Dance Array
https://www.digitaljuice.com/products/products.asp?tab=t1&pid=587there are cool and I’m going to use them, but I would also like to create a few of my own so I cut back to so its not so much of the same elements from digital juice. i want to go with a feel that I’m introducing the artist that performed and show that the city of Miami is keeping Disco alive.
I’ll definitely will post once Im done or throughout the process to get feedback. I haven’t started because im here to read and listen to other ppl’s experience and knowledge. thanks for sharing…
Miami, FL
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i like that video and thanks for the great tutorial. maybe thats something to end with.
i made something similar to that a few weeks ago but shorter in length without any intentions of using it. im uploading the clip to youtube rt now, ill post so you can view.Miami, FL
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i followed a tutorial and this is my end result.done is after effects cs3.
link to watch in a better resolution:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJwnp3EnUiQMiami, FL
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