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NEW FCPX Tilt Shift Filter Effect – Beta version
In response to David Battistella’s “request” in another thread, here’s a first attempt at a Tilt Shift filter to simulate the expensive in-camera miniature photography effect that everyone seems to love.
Not perfected yet by any means so any suggestions for improvements gratefully received – the principles of the template are all there, so it’s just finding the right controls to give you what you want. Unfortunately I don’t have any ideal rights free photos that I can work with so if anyone’s got something they’d like to share please let me know, thanks. This example is not good (too little depth and depth detail) but it will give you an idea …
Simon Ubsdell
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Does anybody know if there ought to be “chromatic aberration” in this kind of effect?
I’ve included a saturation boost control which supposedly makes it look more “toy-like” (if you want that kind of thing) but I’m thinking of a slight lens edge effect – does that sound right?
Simon Ubsdell
Director/Editor/Writer
http://www.tokyo-uk.com -
Looking at it now.
It’s kind of a “lens/film plane perspective effect with very shallow depth of field, much like selective focus but it can run horizontally or vertically through the frame. The Focus area gets narrow or wider depending on the silt and shift.
I can not believe how cool it is that this already exists.
I mean, someone could just say “SUPER 8” around here and things could get fun.
Thanks for all of this.
David
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[David Battistella] “It’s kind of a “lens/film plane perspective effect with very shallow depth of field, much like selective focus but it can run horizontally or vertically through the frame. The Focus area gets narrow or wider depending on the silt and shift.”
Hi David
It’s quite a fun effect to try and reproduce. Here’s a slightly better example of it in use:
This is the kind of angle that it is meant to work best from – hopefully the shed looks like a “miniature” which is the overall aim of the effect.
Simon Ubsdell
Director/Editor/Writer
http://www.tokyo-uk.com -
Here’s a link for a good bit of inspiration regarding the tilt shift effect
https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/11/16/beautiful-examples-of-tilt-shift-photography
Cheers,
Brendan
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[Brendan Gibbons] ” Here’s a link for a good bit of inspiration regarding the tilt shift effect”
Wow!!!!! What a fabulous collection of images – thanks so much for sharing.
There’s nothing quite like doing it in camera though, is there?
The things that make it work are high angle of view, depth of compostion with multiple planes and composition of the subject in the lower third of the frame.
Oh yes, and a truly great photographer behind the lens – and a truly expensive piece of glass for him/her to be behind in the first place!
Simon Ubsdell
Director/Editor/Writer
http://www.tokyo-uk.com -
this tool you created is fantastic been looking for one for a while.
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