minatures+greenscreen=?

Studio595

Studio595

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Hey guys.

For my new web series, im using a few 1:48 scale aircraft. My idea is to go out and shoot B-roll from a helicopter, shoot the shots for the various aircraft, and then composite it all together.

Keep in mind im using Final Cut Studio.

Any suggestions on how this could look (almost) real?

Cheers, :beer:

--Hunter
 
When shooting the BG footage, take careful note of the sun's azimuth and elevation,
and light your models from the same angle. Also note clouds and haze, and light
accordingly. Shooting on a bright hazy day may be the easiest to composite.

Since you're shooting miniatures, it will be easy to have the GS really far behind the models.

Sounds like fun.
 
See if you can find some info on the making of The Right Stuff. They did a lot of physical efx with miniatures. Sliding along wires, even just throwing a model into the air and shooting it spinning to the ground.

One technique can help disguise the fact that the aircraft aren't real.
When you shoot the aerial footage, much of it will be very shaky. That can be a plus though. When you shoot footage of the miniatures, try and introduce some shakiness, motion blur and the shots will intercut pretty well.
 
jimpatro said:
See if you can find some info on the making of The Right Stuff. They did a lot of physical efx with miniatures. Sliding along wires, even just throwing a model into the air and shooting it spinning to the ground.

One technique can help disguise the fact that the aircraft aren't real.
When you shoot the aerial footage, much of it will be very shaky. That can be a plus though. When you shoot footage of the miniatures, try and introduce some shakiness, motion blur and the shots will intercut pretty well.
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When im shooting the miniatures, could i use motion to try and replicate the amount of shake in the shot?
 
Right. It'll be an advantage to shoot the aerials first. That way you can match the amount of shake. But you may also shoot takes with varying amounts of motion so you can see what works better in the edit.

This reminds me of a very ambitous Viet Nam film I shot probably 25 years ago. We got permission to shoot inside some Hueys sitting on a tarmac. Our actors were playing Marines being flown to a drop zone. This footage was intercut with stock footage of Hueys flying. As rookie filmmakers we didn't realize that we needed to introduce some amount of shake to mimic a bumpy chopper ride. Not to mention that the stock footage was really shaky as well.

Great luck and have fun.
 
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