Jerome White Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 I am interested in using this specific style but not sure on how to achieve it. Plexiglass maybe? Anyone have an idea on how this was done and how I could mimic it? Thanks in advance. http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/3060/7y67b0x1uz0.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Adrian Sierkowski Posted December 16, 2008 Premium Member Share Posted December 16, 2008 Looks more likely to have been done as an FX shot with the guy writing in air. I'd worry about reflections on any piece of glass to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerome White Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 Oh okay. Guessing it would have to be done in front of the green screen. Any tips in post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Adrian Sierkowski Posted December 16, 2008 Premium Member Share Posted December 16, 2008 Could be done in a white void. And not being a post guy, i'd say just carefully matching- frame by frame, where each letter begins. Give a look around videocopilot.net IIRC they have some tutorials on this in after effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerome White Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 Okay, great! Thanks alot for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Adrian Sierkowski Posted December 16, 2008 Premium Member Share Posted December 16, 2008 Anytime. Good luck. I never had the patience for after-effects/keyframing/editing (that and I get into fights with my computer!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerome White Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 Haha! Same here. I never used AFX, but I love a challenge and trying new techniques. Can only learn from my mistakes and do better next go around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Desio Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 that effect is created using either After effects or Apple Motion, (there are others but I've seen it done with these). What they might have done is place a tracking point on the pen or brush, then using a particle generator and some basic motion tracking, created the brush strokes. Since the tracking is using only a 2D plane, its pretty simple. You would track the motion of the brush tip, then have the particle generate from that point, tweaking the birth and death of the particles in AE. In the reverse, notice that he is painting in a manner that his body is not really blocking the brush so much. I think you can even find a "How To" on videocopilot.com Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Hepburn Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 I would say that on the first shot, it's an animated mask. In other words, the word or graphic is already drawn and revealed as his hand passes a certain point. The dripping part at the end of the words, was most likely done as a separate layer. A few rehearsals by the actor and you can get it close. There is a beer commercial on these days that does this exact thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Desio Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 The animated mask is another possibility. Just goes to show that there may not be a right way, just a way that is easiest for you and your production schedule. The animated mask is called a stroke in AE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve McBride Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Get a really high contrasting ball and put it on the end of the pen, shoot your footage, motion track it in AE or whatever other program and get the tracking data, then just put your animation in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Vitoumane Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 here's the commercial that started this concept http://www.d-kitchen.com/project.php?p=102 dop was Russell Harper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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