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Smoke and Matte – how to do this cool effect???
Hi,
been watching a music video by Natalie Imbruglia – “Smoke” you can see it here..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPZ0WwkKweg
Now, can anyone point me to how I might re-create this effect of smoke fading in/out of a subject in the shot. Obviously the backgrounds are very plain in this one, so would have to shoot carefully but HOW would I do anything like this? I have Final Cut Studio 2 but not after effects or anything, so would be using FCP and Motion I guess?
Any help, tips and guidance very gratefully received.
Thanks in advance 🙂
Steve
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It looks like she was shot on Green screen. Then inside the matte, a simple soft wipe up from the bottom with some stock smoke footage. Nothing too hard really.
Ernie Santella
Santella Film/Video Productions
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You’ll find smoke footage in the motion library. Create a black/white gradient moving underneath the smoke to make a travel matte you can use in FCP. That should replicate the effect you see in the video. Not sure I’m that fond of it, seems a bit thrown together, but I guess she doesn’t sell as many records these days…. 😉
Ben
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