pop up book- converse video

[Simon Bonner]

There are different elements to this animation, but you could replicate the basic look by:

(1) photographing someone on a greenscreen then keying out the background.
(2) applying the tint effect to the person layer, and maybe up the contrast, to get the B&W look.
(3) putting a white solid behind the person layer, precomposing both layers, then using the pen tool to draw a rough mask around the person.
(4) adding a drop shadow to the layer to make it stand away from the background.
(5) adding cc page turn and animating the fold position to curl the person over.

Simon Bonner

youtube.com/simonsaysFX

[Mark O’connell]

Thanks for responding Simon-

(1) photographing someone on a greenscreen then keying out the background.

I’m with you on that.

(2) applying the tint effect to the person layer, and maybe up the contrast, to get the B&W look.

More or less. OK.

(3) putting a white solid behind the person layer, precomposing both layers, then using the pen tool to draw a rough mask around the person.

Instead of drawing a mask I was thinking just expand the matte.

(4) adding a drop shadow to the layer to make it stand away from the background.
(5) adding cc page turn and animating the fold position to curl the person over.

Do you think they worked with video files or image sequences on this?

[Simon Bonner]

You could expand the matte, but then you would probably get a soft edge. The website uses a technique that looks more like a paper and scissors job, which could be approximated with the pen tool. But it’s really a matter of preference.

They could have used stills. I noticed choppy animation randomly started and stopped, but you could mimic that by taking multiple photos and making, as you say, image sequences.

Simon Bonner

youtube.com/simonsaysFX