Darkwater Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Just thought I'd share... I was creating a test for practical effects and decided to use a Valkyrie, which makes this technically Macross-relevant. Enjoy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macrossgino Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 +2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macross_Fanboy Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 LOL, wasn't expecting that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignacio Ocamica Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Very well done!! Looks pretty real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big F Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Love the hand held cam feel to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkwater Posted August 16, 2011 Author Share Posted August 16, 2011 Thanks, in case anyone's wondering the process (and if you're not, don't read! ) -Shoot of the street with a tripod -Shoot the Valkyrie in front of a green screen (piece of cardboard), recording it's movements frame by frame with a digital camera -Lay the frames of the Valkyrie into the editing software to animate it. -Use an image stabilizing filter on the animated clip (they do tend to move a little frame to frame) -Superimpose the animated Valkyrie onto the shot of the street (Valkyrie will be in front of the buildings), make another clip of that. -Take a frame grab from that clip, and Photoshop a green "matte" covering everything you want the Valkyrie to stand behind (buidlings, road, etc,). Insert the matte over make a new clip of that. -From THAT clip, superimpose it over the original shot of the street from the first step. Now the Valkyrie is animated behind the building. -Find an animated explosion on Youtube, superimpose that onto the clip. Use a wipe effect to create a crude laser and add sound effects. Make clip. -Take that clip, add the handheld camera filter and zoom in and out. Make another clip from that. -Photoshop the old videocamera graphic, filter the video to look like television, Make the final clip from that. -????? -Profit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big F Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 So what your saying is that Mr Bay coulda done it for less. just out of interest what video editing software are you using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkwater Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 So what your saying is that Mr Bay coulda done it for less. just out of interest what video editing software are you using. I used Sony Vegas 11. It's pretty intuitive. The handheld-camera effect was one of the add-ons that came free when I bought the retail version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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