How to do this effect? Shadow dancing differently from person?

[Danny Hays]

The aspect ratio of the shadow shows the light was from the right, just like the light is hitting her, yet she is casting no shadow. That’s why I think she was keyed in. The amount of rotoscoping to make this would take way too long. A little practice with correct lighting and a greenscreen would be easy and WAY faster.

[Stephen Mann]

The violinist is definitely throwing a shadow on the floor. Her key light is to our left as evidenced by the shadow of the bow on her forehead and her shadow going to our right.

The plywood shadow was shot with a single flood on our right.

I really think this can be fairly easily done in Vegas with the split-screen technique as long as the two subjects don’t cross.

Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
http://www.mmdv.com

[Kelly Basden]

You can defininately see a shadow from the woman to her left on the floor. Look closely.

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It’s all about the music.

[Kelly Basden]

There is definitely a shadow on the violinist’s left on the floor. Look closely.

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It’s all about the music.

[Joe Campbell]

This was surely fancy cropping 1:48 and 2:15 were just split seconds that had to be key framed. The reason they were just split seconds is because key framing is so tedious. They probably key framed 30 to 50 frames.

I could be wrong. It is a neat project though. Maybe I will do one and post, but I won’t be doing all that key framing.

You could do this a variety of ways, green screen included. I think the simplest way is best.

[Ana Dave]

Hello there,
i am currently making a project again with shadows who are moving different from the person.We shoot the video with green screen one for the person and one for his shadow.Can somebody may be help me how to make the greenscreen video like a real shadow in AE it should be little broken because it is on the wall so i guess it need to be done with a pointlight but i am not sure.If somebody can help me with that,or some ideas?thank you !