Comments on: Screening Room: The poor man’s motion control http://www.directorama.net/2007/02/05/screening-room-the-poor-mans-motion-control/ A steady feed of all things Peet Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:04:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Peet http://www.directorama.net/2007/02/05/screening-room-the-poor-mans-motion-control/comment-page-1/#comment-289 Peet Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:24:05 +0000 http://peet.wordpress.com/2007/02/05/screening-room-the-poor-mans-motion-control/#comment-289 Sure, I could have pushed the effect further, but I didn't need to. I wasn't aiming for <i>The Matrix</i>. ;-) Sure, I could have pushed the effect further, but I didn’t need to. I wasn’t aiming for The Matrix. ;-)

]]> By: Andy Bull http://www.directorama.net/2007/02/05/screening-room-the-poor-mans-motion-control/comment-page-1/#comment-288 Andy Bull Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:18:22 +0000 http://peet.wordpress.com/2007/02/05/screening-room-the-poor-mans-motion-control/#comment-288 I think you did well with the limited means you had available. Although the pans and tilts you did were quite modest and really didn't push the limits of this effect. If you really want to push on a level you could try moving the camera to create a real sense of movement. If you know any 3d packages you could work out a 3d camera path in a room and then photograph that same path in your real set, of course you'd have to add motion blur later. I think you did well with the limited means you had available. Although the pans and tilts you did were quite modest and really didn’t push the limits of this effect. If you really want to push on a level you could try moving the camera to create a real sense of movement. If you know any 3d packages you could work out a 3d camera path in a room and then photograph that same path in your real set, of course you’d have to add motion blur later.

]]> By: Grumpy http://www.directorama.net/2007/02/05/screening-room-the-poor-mans-motion-control/comment-page-1/#comment-286 Grumpy Tue, 13 Mar 2007 04:29:10 +0000 http://peet.wordpress.com/2007/02/05/screening-room-the-poor-mans-motion-control/#comment-286 Very clever. I love it when you get FX bang for the buck. Rob Legato used a similar technique on some ST:TNG episodes. There's a shot in an episode he directed, "The Nth Degree," which made a lot of impact for such a subtle effect. IIRC, he used VistaVision to get the larger plate. Very clever. I love it when you get FX bang for the buck.

Rob Legato used a similar technique on some ST:TNG episodes. There’s a shot in an episode he directed, “The Nth Degree,” which made a lot of impact for such a subtle effect. IIRC, he used VistaVision to get the larger plate.

]]> By: Peet http://www.directorama.net/2007/02/05/screening-room-the-poor-mans-motion-control/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Peet Fri, 09 Feb 2007 09:06:34 +0000 http://peet.wordpress.com/2007/02/05/screening-room-the-poor-mans-motion-control/#comment-287 I'm flattered to hear you say that, David. More to come! I’m flattered to hear you say that, David. More to come!

]]> By: David Lowery http://www.directorama.net/2007/02/05/screening-room-the-poor-mans-motion-control/comment-page-1/#comment-285 David Lowery Tue, 06 Feb 2007 18:52:50 +0000 http://peet.wordpress.com/2007/02/05/screening-room-the-poor-mans-motion-control/#comment-285 Holy crap. That's awesome. Holy crap. That’s awesome.

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