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  • “invisible skateboard” video

    Posted by Mike Morris on August 4, 2006 at 3:29 pm

    Just a quick question… A friend of mine showed me this video and asked me how they did it.. I had some ideas and thoughts regarding keying and stuff, but they did a very impressive job of “rebuilding” the background where the skateboards were keyed out. Anyone who has a few spare minutes or is just bored at work, take a look at:
    https://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6396990712930217422&hl=en

    Any ideas on how this was accomplished so seamlessly? I’d love any insight. I’ve been using AE for a while now, and haven’t done too much with keying/compositing, so I’m kind of a noob in that regard.

    Sib Ntsib Dua

    Xeeb

    Majorasshole replied 17 years, 1 month ago 9 Members · 11 Replies
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  • Curious Turtle

    August 4, 2006 at 4:16 pm

    That’s a very impressive cloning job. I hope they use something like mokey to do the heavy lifting. Nice concept.

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  • Mylenium

    August 4, 2006 at 5:48 pm

    Yes, looks like a massive paint/ roto job. Not impossible with some clean plates/ photos to fill in the gaps, just a lot of painstaking work.

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  • Milesl2@mac.com

    August 4, 2006 at 6:21 pm

    They used a motion control camera. One pass with operator control to follow the skaters. A 2nd pass with the movement data from the first pass gives them a clean pass to comp with. Easy as pie for post.

  • Akiranakayama

    August 4, 2006 at 7:51 pm

    I can imagine that painting the shadows back in underneath their feet was a bit of a PITA. Good stuff, though. Spike Jonze, workin’ it.

  • Daveyg

    August 4, 2006 at 8:56 pm

    if you read the right side it says that the riders were on greenboards. thats how. good work

  • Mike Morris

    August 5, 2006 at 3:54 am

    I’ve got to get me one of those. Anyone rich or have a rich parent about to die that wants to front the cash?

    Sib Ntsib Dua

    Xeeb

  • Criis Daw

    August 5, 2006 at 2:52 pm

    err actually they have invisible skete boards. Haven’t you got one yet?

  • Mike Morris

    August 5, 2006 at 3:04 pm

    oh, yeah. of course. Tony Hawk paired up with febreeze and also eclipse gum, and they manufactured a board for the future… one where skaters can’t see it but still don’t know how to skate.

    Sib Ntsib Dua

    Xeeb

  • Bj Ahlen

    August 5, 2006 at 9:15 pm

    From the Google video poster: “The skaters were filmed skating on green boards, then the boards were edited out.”

    Motion control cameras are pricey even to rent, is that really likely here?

  • Akiranakayama

    August 5, 2006 at 11:03 pm

    Spike Jonze was responsible for that video, so I’m assuming he had some cash to throw around.

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