Spy Satellite Footage

[dtzfilms]

Here's Andrew's tutorial. http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/earth_zoom/

I've seen a ton of variations of it, and some blatant rip-offs. There are lots of ways you can show that your bionic hero somehow detects he's being monitored by a satellite but the approach you use is up to you.

Thanks, I see what you mean. Overused huh? Okay. Well the footage I have isn't a product of this guy, if it is it's great, much much better. It starts on the ground with great detail, on a live insect, zooms up to moving traffic and so on and so forth. So it's not pictures layered, and blended, but it's the same principle, and if it's over-used, maybe I won't use it. Thing is this - the shots of London's Big Ben and Tower Bridge are used over and over, as long as they make sense to the story, who cares... food for thought.

 

[Chris Adler]

Like I said, if it serves your story then use it. I don't know your story. I was simply stating that I've seen this effect used frequently.

 

[danjenkins]

Yeah, I see close-ups in so many movies. Gettin kind of old.

The reason you see so many of Andrew Kramer's tutorial effects in shorts from people just starting out is because they are just starting out and his tutorials are fantastic. Gotta learn somehow. I've watched pretty much all of his videos and learned quite a lot from him. I've actually used his technique on this topic for a video with a rocket launch.