MattHawkins Online - Film Making Forum

Lock the camera down on a tripod. Get a shot of the area without the actor/actress. Then, get your shot of the person standing in place as the large, obstructive vehicle of your choice passes between the camera and person. (of course the person is still standing there when the vehicle is gone.) In e...

Just as an update... It turns out that, even though I couldn't play the files with WMP, QuickTime had no problem with them at all, so the files are valid. To fix the issue, I downloaded a free format converter ( dbPowerAmp Music Converter ) and used it to convert the files from WAV to WAV. Whatever ...

If you browes around his site, you'll find that he actually produced a number of specials while in high school for HBO's KidFlicks series. Overall, his site shows a dedication to the art, the ablilty to see things through to completion and get the job done and a propencity to learn (and teach) new c...

.... operator. We're in. OK, All the files are ready to go. Please try to be gentle on my poor little server. Files range from 2.2-3.2 MEG each ZIP. [EDIT: I accidentally typed "Gig" when I posted this. Now corrected to read: "2.2-3.2 MEG " /EDIT] ETM Sounds 1 ETM Sounds 2 ETM So...

Yup. Rayn did that eniterly with animated masks.
'course ... Rayn's a bit of a special case.
His work caught the eye of LucasArts and he works there now.

Have fun.

OK. If they're working for others I'll work on getting the WAV files zipped and uploaded tonight. Since I can't hear them on my system, I don't know how to group them other than numerically, so you'll have to hunt for what you want. Once I figure out why my PC won't play these files, I'll try to get...

..... operator. - We're in. Well, sort of. We did a bit of multi hemisphere file juggling and I've got a winRAR file loaded with WAV files. The thing is, I can't the WAVs to play on my system, whici I suspect is a side effect of the compressions and transfers. The sounds work fine on Grim's computer...

if nick@hiddenphantom doesn't work, try nick@jushhome.com You might not be able to send the file via email. A solution could be to break it in two, load one on your sit and email a link. I reply once I'v got the first file, so you can swap it out for the second and send an updated link. If all goes ...

If you've really got the time... You could build a mock up room outside in the back yard. Just need two walls, a floor and ceiling. Securely attach everything to the "floor" and walls. Now you can shoot at regular angles to set up the scene, roll the set on its side to do the wall walking....

Most art supply shops have blank "newsprint" paper your can buy. If that doesn't work, try a deli. Newsprint paper is often used to wrap fish & meats. You wanted "newspaper clippings" right? You shouldn't even need tabloid size then. Just cut out the articles so it looks like...

Ugh. I've been gone too long. Sorry I'm late. If anyone is still looking for sword choreography info, here are a few links... Stage Combat 101 Staged Saber Combat (inlcudes some video demos) Also, for some amazing sword moves, check out this amateur movie: Art of the Saber (One of the guys that's in...

iamnothing's got a great plan there. It all depends on what software and resources you have access to. A 3D program with almost any downloaded human form would be best to be a "frame work" for the ooze. ParticleIllusion would be excellent for generating an exapanding, undulating ooze textu...

If you've got 'em separated, I'll host 'em on the Sound Bunker for ya!
In return for donating the sounds, I'll include a credit to you on the page along with a link to your site.

Just email me at nick@hiddenphantom.com if you're interested.

Have fun.

This PDF format tutorial was written back in the 70's (I think) when amateur film making was actually done on FILM !!!!

Pretty clever ground hit device.

Have fun.

Another option would be to use a difference matte (delta matte) Take a shot with no actor, then shoot with the action. Using a difference matte to identify areas that have changed, replace the background with clean green. Difference Masking in AE Tutorial Difference Masking in Media Studio Pro Hope ...

Make your own gelatin tutorial.
Does this help at all ???
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Sorry I'm getting in here really really late, but at some point before actresses where being debated, this thread was talking about Matrix effects, so I hope I'm not interrupting too much by posting this..... Quite amusing isn't. I mean, just think. The very first MOTION picture was an array of stil...

Televisions draw video motion as Interlaced frames. Computer monitors (and theater movies) are deinterlaced. For TV's, frame rate is 30 frames per second in US (NTSC) and 25 frames per second. However... Each frame contains two, interlaced fields, shot twice as fast as the frame rate. The even numbe...

Great topic. Many PC video games have sounds that are readily extracted as WAV or MP3 files. What's really cool is that this is true of the downloadable demos as well. (Though the demos typically have a subset of all the sounds you coud get from buying the game.) For Star Wars, Jedi Outcast is a per...

Ulead Media Studio Pro lets you see the effects, transitions etc. on the fly through your DV camcorder, ergo TV. I do it all the time with a little Canon ZR 25.
Good luck.

Here are few that should get you started.
Have fun.

Sure. Anytime. (Hey, you're the one that took the time to write the tutorals.) PadawanNick's secret weapon for web site trafic: GOOD TUTORIALS! (and you've got quite a few there already.) It seems that in the amateur online movie genre, a good set of tutorials is the single best hit magnet you can a...

Well, Grant is probably going to laugh at me for pluging one of my sites again, but here it is anyway....

I made a whole room sized bluescreen for about $35 using blue plastic tablecloth. Here's how it was built:
Build-a-bluescreen

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This post in another forum has LOADS of good wire rig info for you.

Have fun. (stay safe)

After messing with both WinMorph and MotionPerfect for about a week, I've opted to simply use the raw frames from the cameras rather than interpolate additional frames to smooth out the motion. Basically, I'm never going to get 15 of these shots, plus the rest of the DVD, done on schedule if I spend...