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spoon reflection
hey
I wanted to ask if there is a way to make a reflection off a metallic object like a spoon.?
something in the spirit of these examples from the matrix:
the way the pills reflect on the sunglasses here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvs7AAYz0kUthe reflection on the spoon here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32Ey2WYvprA
what I want to do is to shoot a spoon up close and then put the reflection of the man holding it if its possible.
Thank you in advance if someone can help me (it will be nice if there was a video tutorial for this)
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3 Replies
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Your solution will involve distorting the image, whether you use a simple Distort>Bulge effect or a Distort>Mesh Warp effect. I recommend the latter. Since a spoon is a relatively simple shape, you can probably get away with using only 2 rows and columns for the effect in order to keep it simple.
Also you must consider the way a reflective surface alters the light hitting it, you will need to use blending modes to try and achieve this look and you might want to put some specular highlights above the reflection layer (they tend to obscure reflections).
Those are my suggestions =)
Darby Edelen
DVD Menu Artist
Left Coast Digital
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“There is no spoon”
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Thank you very much for your suggestions, the problem is that I have never used AE before and I’m only beginning to learn it.
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