SFX (Special Effects) with Action Movie FX
Opening Items- EYMF
- iVIE important dates
- Entry deadline March 15 (Project 2)
- Nominees announced April 5
- iVIE Festival April 20
- iVIE Awards May 14
- February meeting (BVMS): Turning a Rough Cut into a Final Cut
- March (CGEC): Optional Free Work with Personal Support (bring up to 4 kids if you wish)
Film Featurette:
Action Movie FX Tips- Plan carefully the ground where the effect will take place; it can make a big difference to the believability of the effect
- You can scale/move the effect a little for maximum effect
- You can switch out an effect mid-stream if you want
- Consider filming the effect on a green screen so it could be used anywhere, any time
- Consider filming talent on green screen so you can have a layered look
- Export to Camera Roll, then directly into iMovie '11 or FCP X
- If you can find it, bring in pre-keyed footage to iMovie '11
- DO NOT OPTIMIZE on importing to iMovie '11 so it maintains the transparency
- Use Picture-in-Picture instead of Green Screen for compositing (allows you to scale and move)
Task
Plan it Out - With your team, develop a simple narrative that will lend itself to at least 3 SFX shots.
- Do a quick storyboard/shotlist just so you know what needs to be filmed, making note of which shots will be an SFX shot and which will be straight shots.
- For SFX shots, give careful thought to what and where so that the finished shot will be as believable as possible.
- Determine who will do what (act, camera, sound, whatever).
Shoot the Scene - Shoot the SFX shots first
- Make sure the space you shoot is appropriate to the effect you choose (enough open floor space, etc.).
- Preview to see if they're acceptable, and if so, send to Camera Roll.
- Shoot any other shots you need to complete the story.
Publish your Work - Capture all video into iMovie '11
- Footage in Camera Roll can be gotten directly from iMovie
- Filmic Pro needs to be gotten through iTunes File Sharing
- Edit
- Add finishing touches (music, titles, sound effects, etc.).
- Share > Export Movie > Medium or Large (change suffix to .mov)
- Add to thumb drive and deliver to me for sharing.
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