Identifying the motion effects used in an existing video?

Identifying the motion effects used in an existing video?

by Shane Crossan

on Oct 5, 2011 at 11:25:15 am

Hi there,

I am relatively new to motion 3. I am doing visuals for a teenagers stage play and i need to try and mimic the effects used in the following video:

I would greatly appreciate it if anyone was to identify the main components of the graphics sequence and tell me what they are. It would save me a lot of time.

kind regards,
Shane Crossan

Re: Identifying the motion effects used in an existing video?

by Jeff Greenberg

on Oct 5, 2011 at 11:55:45 am

It's a live action plate - and a particle system (could be AE or motion). THe animator may be tracking the actors motions, or may be hand building the particle systems to make it look like they react to the actor.

The second swordsman was shot on green screen, and the used his alpha channel (like the iPod commercials) - along with some particle systems built around him.

Best,

Jeff G

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Re: Identifying the motion effects used in an existing video?

by mark pigott

on Oct 5, 2011 at 2:50:48 pm

It looks like it is 3ds Max , and Kraktoa, if you ask me.
But After Effects has some decent particles as well.

Re: Identifying the motion effects used in an existing video?

by Andy Neil

on Oct 5, 2011 at 3:00:15 pm

The choreography was definitely built AFTER the effects were built. Particle emitters or replicators. Plenty of simulation behaviors including random motion and attracted to behaviors.

LOTS of time.

Andy

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