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looking to make still image ‘float’ over time
hello,
i have some footage of basketball players jumping/dunking etc. I’ve edited a sequence of still images and was wondering if there is a way to separate the player from the background and possibly the ball from the player, from the right perspective. I’m looking to make them sort of ‘drift’ slightly within a 3d composition. sort of like the effect of the new gatorade “league of clutch” commercials. Can someone let me know if you would need to shoot all those elements separately then composite like that, or if you can generate that effect from a still image. thanks for any help in advanced, i’m pretty new to after effects.
-michael
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3 Replies
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You don’t need to shoot them seperately but it would make things easier.
The other option may be to rotscope each object…
Joe Moya
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Michael,
If your elements aren’t moving (static images) you can fix this in Photoshop.
Import the frame you want to freeze on and select out your objects. Cut them onto a new layer. The tricky/hard part involves recreating what was BEHIND them in the scene. You’ll need to use the clone tool to fill in the gap otherwise the effect will be ruined when you move the camera and we can see the blank space behind the player/ball.
Once your photoshop file is done, import it into After Effects, make your layers 3D, add a camera, and separate your layers in 3D space. A subtle move of the camera will create that 3D look you want. The further the layers are separated in 3D space, the more drastic the effect. (search the COW for “Kid Stays in the Picture” and you’ll get some more tips)
Now, if you want to do this with VIDEO, that’s a completely different issue. That’s going to require a boat-load of rotoscoping and cloning.
Either way, good luck,
Jacob -
Well thank you both very much. While I do need practice in rotoscoping, I’m going to try the photoshop approach for this experiment. Again, thanks for all your help!
-Cheers!
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