Does anyone here know about a cheap way to get a reflective floor as in lots of music videos, like here http://youtube.com/watch?v=3mTayk9dg3g starting 0:09? Something big possibly, so that the edges wouldn't be visible.
Cheap reflective floor?
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I know my After Effects a little bit, and I know it's easy to make a reflection of a standing person, but basically anything other than standing is impossible to do. If i don't find any good/cheap way to get the reflection i will eventually do it in post, but it won't look as good as the real thing. As far as I know, only the talent should be lit to make a good reflection, and at the moment I'm not sure how difficult it is. Maybe there's someone here who has done it before?
Ryan Patrick O'Hara
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The cheapest way is to mop a black surface with clean water.
The pro's are it's cheap.... the con's is that you need to keep re-mopping the floor between takes so it does not dry up, and also it becomes slippery to the non experienced.
Make sure the dancers shoes and new and clean! Nothing will be worse then dirty foot prints and whatnot.
The pro's are it's cheap.... the con's is that you need to keep re-mopping the floor between takes so it does not dry up, and also it becomes slippery to the non experienced.
Make sure the dancers shoes and new and clean! Nothing will be worse then dirty foot prints and whatnot.