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by Casey
Thu Aug 05, 2004 10:36 am
Forum: Stunts, Physical Effects & Props
Topic: How to make S.W.A.T costumes
Replies: 16
Views: 4135

Try and find some discounted navy blue or black jackets. Printing Shops may be able to create iron-on "Swat" labels for you?
by Casey
Thu Aug 05, 2004 10:14 am
Forum: Special Effects
Topic: Computer Screen "Bars"
Replies: 17
Views: 3679

Computer Screen "Bars"

Whenever I record footage of a comptuer screen, I always get these bars sliding down the screen - it goes really strange. Does anyone know of a way that this can be stopped?
by Casey
Tue Aug 03, 2004 7:08 am
Forum: Special Effects
Topic: Falling Boulder
Replies: 8
Views: 1940

You could probably build a fake cliff, with a small paper mache rock and roll it off?
by Casey
Mon Aug 02, 2004 7:23 am
Forum: Stunts, Physical Effects & Props
Topic: Realistic looking bomb prop
Replies: 20
Views: 4952

Well, try and get hold of a black box of some sort. Glue a number keypad (try and find a calculator) onto one side of it. Add some other buttons if you want, and then for the insides just buy a cheap radio or something from a yard sale and gut the wires out of it.
by Casey
Sun Aug 01, 2004 10:54 pm
Forum: Special Effects
Topic: How to do a classic shot?
Replies: 16
Views: 3536

How to do a classic shot?

I know that this effect is really old and overused, hence 'classic', but does anyone know how it can be done?

I want to film someone standing on a sidewalk, then have a bus drive past, and them not being there as it passes?
by Casey
Sat Jul 31, 2004 1:14 am
Forum: Special Effects
Topic: Camoflauged Predator Effect
Replies: 21
Views: 4136

You could do a similar effect, not identical, but still similar. Go to the setting where the scene's set, and take a few minutes of footage. Make sure that it's controlled conditions (lock your camera down, but with the setting if it's interior use lighting or for outside make sure that there's abso...
by Casey
Fri Jul 30, 2004 10:40 pm
Forum: Special Effects
Topic: Matrix Agent Bullet Dodge Effect
Replies: 15
Views: 2409

When they do the jumping in the air and the camera circles around them before they fire a shot, that's really easy to do. You need your video camera and six digital cameras though, as well as the morph plugin for Premiere. Film your subject jumping into the air and firing a gunshot. When they reach ...
by Casey
Fri Jul 30, 2004 10:27 pm
Forum: Special Effects
Topic: Premiere Pro Green Screening Question
Replies: 6
Views: 1480

I'm really not sure how to mask *sheepish look*
by Casey
Fri Jul 30, 2004 3:40 am
Forum: Video Capture & Cameras
Topic: Help Wanted
Replies: 7
Views: 2189

I'm okay at it - what sorta help do you need?
by Casey
Fri Jul 30, 2004 3:19 am
Forum: Special Effects
Topic: Premiere Pro Green Screening Question
Replies: 6
Views: 1480

Premiere Pro Green Screening Question

Can anyone help me with this: is it possible to film something against a green screen and then position and/or resize the people once they're chroma keyed against the background. Say if I wanted to film a person against a green screen and then position them on a picture of a stage?