Hidden camera effect


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Hidden camera effect
by Davey Smith on Aug 26, 2008 at 10:03:04 pm

Im shooting a sort of hidden camera video viral on digital video, but I need to find out the effect used in either after effects or final cut pro that can make it look as though its been shot on a small hidden camera...
the sort of look that im talking about is this

what do you guys and girls think?

Thanks in advance!

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Re: Hidden camera effect
by Dave LaRonde on Aug 26, 2008 at 11:10:00 pm

Piece of cake.

• Get a cheap single-chip DV camera
• Shoot with available light
• Put the camera in places where you'd put a hidden camera

Done.

Dave LaRonde
Sr. Promotion Producer
KCRG-TV (ABC) Cedar Rapids, IA

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Re: Hidden camera effect
by Davey Smith on Aug 27, 2008 at 12:12:10 am

Thing is its being shot on hd so i need to know how to in a way ruin the footage a bit to give it that effect as i dont want the clarity of hd

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Re: Hidden camera effect
by Darby Edelen on Aug 27, 2008 at 4:01:25 am

You're going to need to blur the footage, add a vignette and maybe use Distort > Optics Compensation to get close to the look you want. It wouldn't hurt to add some extra noise to the footage as well.

Darby Edelen

NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA

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Re: Hidden camera effect
by Dave LaRonde on Aug 27, 2008 at 2:24:07 pm

[Davey Smith] "Thing is its being shot on hd...."

Well, how tough can it be to come up with a cheapo Sony DV Handicam as well? You'll have the cruddy-looking standard-definition video you seek built right in.

Use two cameras: make one the best HD camera you can get, the other the worst DV camera you can get. This is a great example of the best effect being a practical effect.

Dave LaRonde
Sr. Promotion Producer
KCRG-TV (ABC) Cedar Rapids, IA

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Re: Hidden camera effect
by joe gandy on Nov 18, 2008 at 9:58:34 pm

Davey,

I am looking for the exact same effect and for the same purpose.

I am looking for the look of these types of hidden camera effects:

Have you found a solution?

If so, could you email me back at joe3436@hotmail.com

Thanks,
Joe

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