[quote author=Terry_Lasater link=board=Offtopic;num=1105849592;start=0#10 date=01/16/05 at 09:54:15]I haven't heard from Fred in a while. However, we were in talks about doing some storm-chasing this coming Spring in Oklahoma and Kansas.[/quote]
it was so hard to post this clip, im sorry...i could barely type on the computer my hands were still shaking from fear so much...just typing this thread took 16 hours
I can tell you where you went wrong: Footage was not shaky enough; top of funnel was unobscured by any cloud cover; funnel lit up too much by lightning; lightning strike did not persist long enough (fade slowly); car can be seen heading right for it; and finally, there were structures with lights on very near the tornado (power would be out). Those tipped me off...
...but the footage does look pretty convincing, so I looked at some east coast newspaper sites and, while there actually was a tornado watch, there were no reports of any seen. A tornado touchdown on Jan. 14 would certainly have garnered more attention.
thanks fry-boy, you are right, I totally forgot about adding another cloud layer in front of the tornado! I got too excited heh, I actually did shoot some shaky footage, but I havent learned how to track in AE yet...thanks for the tips
AE is easy man, I started learning it literally yesterday and have gotten the hang of the basic workflow - enough to composite this tornado scene!! you'll do fine