Very nice invisible men affect. How to do it? at DVinfo.net

Bohumil Stanek · June 19th, 2011, 05:22 PM

Hi everybody,

In Czech republic new campaign with invisible men was launched. I am wondering how to achieve same effect. I tried to google the way how to do it but I cant imagine how invisible driver of taxi could be made using green screen. Does anybody have any idea? Thank you for all reponses in advance!

Bob

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Pete Bauer · June 19th, 2011, 07:26 PM

Hard to say because there are a lot of not overly difficult ways to do that. There are two clips totaling no more than five seconds, less than 125 frames, so not that much work, I'd guess. A couple of ideas to start things off:

- For the scene inside the vehicle looking out past the driver's seat and steering wheel, one could composite the exterior scenes (in other word, green screen all the vehicle glass,rear view mirror and motion of the steering wheel. The tires could also have been on tracks and they could have rigged it to operate remotely as well. There was a lot of motion blur in the first half of that scene so that helps keep the workload down even more.

- The scene from the exterior would have been pretty easy, I think -- just, steer from below the dash.

However they did it -- nicely done advert!

Sareesh Sudhakaran · June 19th, 2011, 10:13 PM

The simplest way to do the car trick is - rig it with another steering wheel! The guy on the right is actually driving, with either pedals, remote or a small hidden steering, and the 'real' one turns because its loosely connected to the car wheels.

The rest is roto. Once you sell the 'big' effect, the audience will be vowed by the lesser ones. Hope this helps.

Kevin Lewis · June 20th, 2011, 11:23 AM

Cant you just get the driver to ware a green screen suit and then just key it out?

Bohumil Stanek · June 20th, 2011, 02:50 PM

it sounds logical to me but I am not experienced at all thus I am not sure If its possible! :)

June 19th, 2011, 05:22 PM	#1
Bohumil Stanek New Boot Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brno, Czech republic Posts: 18	Very nice invisible men affect. How to do it? Hi everybody, In Czech republic new campaign with invisible men was launched. I am wondering how to achieve same effect. I tried to google the way how to do it but I cant imagine how invisible driver of taxi could be made using green screen. Does anybody have any idea? Thank you for all reponses in advance! Bob YouTube - ‪Neviditelní - Romové pracují a cht?jí pracovat (spot)‬&rlm;

June 19th, 2011, 07:26 PM	#2
Pete Bauer Wrangler Join Date: May 2003 Location: Eagle River, AK Posts: 4,100	Re: Very nice invisible men affect. How to do it? Hard to say because there are a lot of not overly difficult ways to do that. There are two clips totaling no more than five seconds, less than 125 frames, so not that much work, I'd guess. A couple of ideas to start things off: - For the scene inside the vehicle looking out past the driver's seat and steering wheel, one could composite the exterior scenes (in other word, green screen all the vehicle glass,rear view mirror and motion of the steering wheel. The tires could also have been on tracks and they could have rigged it to operate remotely as well. There was a lot of motion blur in the first half of that scene so that helps keep the workload down even more. - The scene from the exterior would have been pretty easy, I think -- just, steer from below the dash. However they did it -- nicely done advert! __________________ Pete Bauer The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. Albert Einstein Trying to solve a DV mystery? You may find the answer behind the SEARCH function ... or be able to join a discussion already in progress!

June 19th, 2011, 10:13 PM	#3
Sareesh Sudhakaran Trustee Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 1,385	Re: Very nice invisible men affect. How to do it? The simplest way to do the car trick is - rig it with another steering wheel! The guy on the right is actually driving, with either pedals, remote or a small hidden steering, and the 'real' one turns because its loosely connected to the car wheels. The rest is roto. Once you sell the 'big' effect, the audience will be vowed by the lesser ones. Hope this helps. __________________ Get the Free Comprehensive Guide to Rigging ANY Camera - one guide to rig them all - DSLRs to the Arri Alexa.

June 20th, 2011, 11:23 AM	#4
Kevin Lewis Major Player Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Philadelphia, pa Posts: 705	Re: Very nice invisible men affect. How to do it? Cant you just get the driver to ware a green screen suit and then just key it out?

June 20th, 2011, 02:50 PM	#5
Bohumil Stanek New Boot Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brno, Czech republic Posts: 18	Re: Very nice invisible men affect. How to do it? it sounds logical to me but I am not experienced at all thus I am not sure If its possible! :)