My little short at DVinfo.net

Alex Sprinkle · January 22nd, 2007, 12:36 AM

Not a movie, but just something fun i made yesterday when I was bored. It's an old tale with a new twist:

http://www.livevideo.com/video/162AA...lastvcid=36472

Mike Horrigan · January 22nd, 2007, 09:51 AM

LOL! That was actually pretty funny. You sound a bit like Jim from The Office.

Nice work...

Alex Sprinkle · January 22nd, 2007, 01:29 PM

Thank you. I've never seen The Office, but I'll check it out.

Mike Horrigan · January 22nd, 2007, 02:07 PM

Without giving much away, or after a few days pass... maybe you can tell me how you created the special effect.

Thanks,

Mike

Gunleik Groven · January 22nd, 2007, 03:19 PM

Really liked it -;)
Nice ending!

G

Alex Sprinkle · January 22nd, 2007, 04:11 PM

Sure thing. I'll wait a few days before I explain.

Gunleik Groven · January 22nd, 2007, 04:24 PM

I have a hunch, though...

G

Alex Sprinkle · January 22nd, 2007, 04:30 PM

Yeah, not too hard or complex ... I just wanted to see if I could do it.

Mike Horrigan · January 22nd, 2007, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex Sprinkle

Yeah, not too hard or complex ... I just wanted to see if I could do it.

I have a hunch as well... I've just never tried it myself.

Alex Sprinkle · January 22nd, 2007, 05:30 PM

I used After Effects to do it, but I wonder if it can be done in FCP. I think it could, but it would take a lot more work.

Gunleik Groven · January 22nd, 2007, 06:50 PM

Don't have/know AE.
Could have done it in FCP.
Would have done it in Shake.

Gunleik

Alex Sprinkle · January 22nd, 2007, 07:20 PM

I need to learn shake. It seems like a cool program, but I'm just like "?" whenever I see it. Then again, that's the emotion I feel when I open anything for the first time. I've played around a little, but not much.

Jimmy McKenzie · January 22nd, 2007, 08:43 PM

Nice job!

The paint on the frame toolset was created for just this reason! Assuming you have a composition of just the background to erase to ... or a motion mask ...

Anyway, I started watching your "short" with an eye for technical merit since you called your experiment a "short"

Since it's just an interesting use of AE, I won't go into a long diatribe about lazy indie producers who use auto iris ...

Keep the cool stuff coming ... and the way you acted out the hand on the hip, been there done that expression during the oozing 'o cola was fantastic! You have a natural talent for reality tee vee!

Alex Sprinkle · January 23rd, 2007, 01:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimmy McKenzie

Nice job!

The paint on the frame toolset was created for just this reason! Assuming you have a composition of just the background to erase to ... or a motion mask ...

Anyway, I started watching your "short" with an eye for technical merit since you called your experiment a "short"

Since it's just an interesting use of AE, I won't go into a long diatribe about lazy indie producers who use auto iris ...

Keep the cool stuff coming ... and the way you acted out the hand on the hip, been there done that expression during the oozing 'o cola was fantastic! You have a natural talent for reality tee vee!

Yeah, ha ha. I forgot to change that and it almost killed me in the end. Right after I bow out of the shot, the iris changes, and so my "still" was a totally different shade than the last few frames in the video. I had to keyframe the brightness of it to get it higher and lower. Normally I don't use auto, and it's exactly for this reason.

I guess I should have called it a "clip." I never really paid attention to names before. C'est la vie.

Much thanks on the thumbs up.

January 22nd, 2007, 12:36 AM	#1
Alex Sprinkle Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Moore, Oklahoma Posts: 408	My little short Not a movie, but just something fun i made yesterday when I was bored. It's an old tale with a new twist: http://www.livevideo.com/video/162AA...lastvcid=36472

January 22nd, 2007, 09:51 AM	#2
Mike Horrigan Major Player Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ottawa Canada Posts: 755	LOL! That was actually pretty funny. You sound a bit like Jim from The Office. Nice work... __________________ My short films... The Interview & Calls From The Führerbunker

January 22nd, 2007, 02:07 PM	#4
Mike Horrigan Major Player Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ottawa Canada Posts: 755	Without giving much away, or after a few days pass... maybe you can tell me how you created the special effect. Thanks, Mike __________________ My short films... The Interview & Calls From The Führerbunker

January 22nd, 2007, 03:19 PM	#5
Gunleik Groven Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Espa - Norway Posts: 151	Really liked it -;) Nice ending! G __________________ Red? Sure!

January 22nd, 2007, 04:24 PM	#7
Gunleik Groven Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Espa - Norway Posts: 151	I have a hunch, though... G __________________ Red? Sure!

January 22nd, 2007, 01:29 PM	#3
Alex Sprinkle Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Moore, Oklahoma Posts: 408	Thank you. I've never seen The Office, but I'll check it out.

January 22nd, 2007, 04:11 PM	#6
Alex Sprinkle Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Moore, Oklahoma Posts: 408	Sure thing. I'll wait a few days before I explain.

January 22nd, 2007, 04:30 PM	#8
Alex Sprinkle Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Moore, Oklahoma Posts: 408	Yeah, not too hard or complex ... I just wanted to see if I could do it.

January 22nd, 2007, 05:30 PM	#10
Alex Sprinkle Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Moore, Oklahoma Posts: 408	I used After Effects to do it, but I wonder if it can be done in FCP. I think it could, but it would take a lot more work.

January 22nd, 2007, 06:50 PM	#11
Gunleik Groven Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Espa - Norway Posts: 151	Don't have/know AE. Could have done it in FCP. Would have done it in Shake. Gunleik __________________ Red? Sure!

January 22nd, 2007, 07:20 PM	#12
Alex Sprinkle Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Moore, Oklahoma Posts: 408	I need to learn shake. It seems like a cool program, but I'm just like "?" whenever I see it. Then again, that's the emotion I feel when I open anything for the first time. I've played around a little, but not much.

January 22nd, 2007, 08:43 PM	#13
Jimmy McKenzie Major Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Waterloo Ontario Posts: 721	Nice job! The paint on the frame toolset was created for just this reason! Assuming you have a composition of just the background to erase to ... or a motion mask ... Anyway, I started watching your "short" with an eye for technical merit since you called your experiment a "short" Since it's just an interesting use of AE, I won't go into a long diatribe about lazy indie producers who use auto iris ... Keep the cool stuff coming ... and the way you acted out the hand on the hip, been there done that expression during the oozing 'o cola was fantastic! You have a natural talent for reality tee vee!