Matt Hall
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This is sounding very interesting. Just to make sure I understand – can I can run 9 synched sources going to 9 screens off of flashcards being controlled by Wings? How many PCs are needed to make this happen? Thanks so much for the info.
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I’m also looking at doing something similar. Right now, we are planning on using synched dvd players, like we have done before, because they would be cheaper than a watchout set up. How does the cost of wings compare to watchout? I assume you still need one pc per display?
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Also Gene – I did a piece for the cow magazine a few issues ago that describes how to set up a multiscreen project in after effects. That may be helpful.
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Check out the Equitable Production group at 7th and 57th. Did a greenscreen shoot there last month.
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In my experience, flat rates are worth it for jobs that you think you can produce quickly, and wouldn’t get paid to much for on an hourly basis. And also for jobs that have a DEFINITE completion date.
I’d suggest work with the client to create a timeframe for producing the piece (a day, a week, whatever), set a flat rate for that time, and then say that anything over that time will be billed hourly, on a rate you agree on before hand.
Determine what the flat rate should be by estimating the numbers of hours it will take and double it. Then show your client that number and give them a 15% “flat rate discount” on it.
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It is typically done with a specialized “matchmoving” software.
Here’s a link that describes the methods and differnt sorts of software:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_tracking
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I would try playing with the beam effect. You can set the beginning and end of the beam to x,y coordinates (which can be linked to a tracker with expressions). then apply some other effects to the beam for the look you want.
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check out using trapcode’s 3D stroke plug in. it has an option that can determine where it appears in front and behind other layers.
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What you could do is make your figure a 3d layer. Then offset the position of the duplicate layers, making each one ten pixels behind (in z space) the one in front of it. You could also do a render>fill on all your duplicate layers to recreate the look of your reference picture.
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Nick- wish I could read that piece right now! I’m spending the weekend evaluating a full time offer and weighing it against remaining independant. Tough tough decision. Looking forward to reading it.
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Could you clarify a bit what your asking? Do you mean how individual shots are animated in After Effects? Or the process involved in creating a half hour bit of television?
It looks like on the Volume Two DVD of the show there is a making of documentary.
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Matt Hall
Hallway Media, LLC
http://www.hallway-media.com