Scott Novasic
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if you have it sort of “slap” onto the lens, and then slide down a little
I would eliminate the ease in at the end then.SuperNova
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I would have the picture card move more randomly, in more of an S curve type path. I would also definately have it rotate more in the xy and z axis. If I was making the settings I would have the card rotate (and you can shuffle these numbers around on any of the 3 axis) roughly
x – 550 – 0 degrees Y – 400 to 0 degrees Z – 140 – 0 degrees
have this happen over a slightly longer period of time than you presently have. Definately use motion blur and have all the values
ease in to the 0 degree settings. I think extending the effect a little
and keeping the card in screen will look better. Having the motion and rotation ease in at the end will be subtle but allow for the card to still fly out of the mans hands very rapidly and realistically. The ease in at the end is stylizing the motion, but would look better.I just finished a job with motion similar to this in it, so the numbers and look are pretty fresh in my mind.
good luck, looks like nice footage as well.
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the camera move through 3d space focusing on various imagery is pretty basic AE 3d space camera moves. It involves placing imagery in a staggered way which simply involves entering coordinates and getting comfortable with xy and z spacing.
The second effect may have been done in a 3d app. My hunch is it may have been all AE. And with some custom scripts is my guess as well.
To do it by hand would take forever.As for tutorials, I have not searched for any on these topics. I figure most people come here after looking for tutorials first.
good luck..
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jace, could you link to the video clip your talking about, that would help
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given the twisting of the tunnel I would find it very difficult to do in After Effects. A 3d program of your choice is the best way to go
in my opinion.SuperNova
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CRT reference monitors are still the best by far, in my opinion. The problem for most people is that they are very expensive for a good one with sdi input. If you have pretty ‘big time’ clients viewing your work on it, I would invest the few thousand dollars in one. Its going to show your work in the very best light possible. Making your good paying clients feel that much better with what you have done for them.
If your like me, I dont have major clients into my studio to view my work in person much at all. I STILL need a reference monitor to help
determine ntsc color issues along with vibration and flicker problems
my 2 30inch lcd’s wont show. (this is all concerning over the air broadcast work of course) I don’t trust LCD’s for this. They are the most affordable option, so if your budget is low, you gotta do what you gotta do.My choice, which is not perfect, is Plasma. I am looking at a 42inch Panasonic (which I researched as one of the very best in its class)
With great blacks and 1080 capabilities. I can mount it on the wall
right above my computer lcd’s. I\you would need to calibrate the colors a bit to work with the reds on some plasmas. But Ive found that to be minor. fyi- that highly rated plasma still falls under 1k
in price.Last thing I will say in my broadcast experience that I have run acrossis that there are many that feel viewing your work on a very “average” quality tv monitor is the best way to reasonably assess how your work will be viewed in someones living room after its gone through its conversions to get there. A lot to think about. Ive chosen the middle ground on this using a Blackmagic Decklink HD Extreme card with every output you could ever need including hdmi which works well with a plasma setup like I am prepping. I see getting an HD professional display when the prices get closer to 1-2k and not 4-5k.
hope this helps some, given that I am in the middle of deciding on this very issue right now….
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that is truly something no one can answer but you. Whatever feels right
is what you go with. Sorry, but without more detail its hard to advise..SuperNova
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Scott Novasic
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the roughen edges effect in the stylize section of plug ins will do what you want and give you a lot of options.
It comes with after effects.have fun…
Scott.
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I would consider using a mesh warp to ‘manually’ distort the shadow as it crosses the shapes. Applied to a separate layer of course.
secondly, I would make a grayscale matte overlay on the objects in photoshop. Using lighter and darker shades of grey to represent the height of objects as you see them. Then apply a displacement effect using the photoshop file as source.
I really love the first effect if done accurately, but both work.
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