Final shot in Bedazzled at DVinfo.net

John Locke · June 27th, 2003, 07:54 AM

Anyone have any ideas how the final shot in Bedazzled was made? Is that actually four layers?

1. the background with SF bay and ship and the park with some people blurred.
2. the biker couple off to the right side against a blue screen
3. the main couple against a blue screen.
4. more blurred people against a blue screen, to move in front or everyone in the foreground.

Does that sound right?

John Locke · July 2nd, 2003, 08:14 AM

Aha! Finally stumped ya!

K. Forman · July 2nd, 2003, 08:27 AM

Stumped? Not really... I just haven't seen Bedazzled :)

John Locke · July 2nd, 2003, 08:45 AM

Well...in my opinion...after the opening credits you can jump to the last shot in the movie and not have missed much. But that last scene caught my attention...I'd love to try something like that...but I'm not sure exactly how they did it.

K. Forman · July 2nd, 2003, 08:49 AM

Maybe what you need is a bunch of kids?

John Locke · July 2nd, 2003, 06:07 PM

You lost me, Keith...kids?

Nobody wants to check out Bedazzled again, eh? I can understand that. I'll just ask the specifics then...how would you go about creating a shot where:

1. The background contains lots of static items in the background (buildings, grass, etc.) but there are lots of blurred people moving in fast motion (basically just a shot filmed at a very slow speed).
2. A main couple is walking at regular speed, apparently down the sidewalk in the background shot, and stopping to interact at center frame. (smooth natural walking...not the kind where they've walked really slowly then sped it up in post)
3. Some of the blurred people moving fast actually pass in front of the main couple who are moving at normal speed.

K. Forman · July 2nd, 2003, 07:14 PM

John- I was reffering to the kids that remade Raiders of the Lost Ark. You don't know how they did the scene in Bedazzled, get some kids to remake it? Tough crowd :)

John Locke · July 2nd, 2003, 08:40 PM

Now I got ya... the synapses weren't snapping on that one. You're right about kids being a tough crowd now. I remember making presentations for school on Big Chief tablets, poster board, and using colored pencils.

Now they turn in full-production DVDs. Sheesh.

Robert Knecht Schmidt · July 2nd, 2003, 11:55 PM

John, I've seen the shot you're talking about, and though I don't have the DVD on hand, it's really not that sophisticated a composite. I think it's just a few different takes of time-elapse matted together. You can try this for yourself in your spare time, but keep in mind, this film probably had three or four full-time matte artists budgeted, and there was possibly a bit of frame-by-frame rotoscoping to pull some of the mattes.

Rob Lohman · July 11th, 2003, 01:07 PM

Probably done with blue/green screen work and different camera
speeds. They did a similar thing in Matrix 1.

June 27th, 2003, 07:54 AM	#1
John Locke Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Austin, TX USA Posts: 2,882	Final shot in Bedazzled Anyone have any ideas how the final shot in Bedazzled was made? Is that actually four layers? 1. the background with SF bay and ship and the park with some people blurred. 2. the biker couple off to the right side against a blue screen 3. the main couple against a blue screen. 4. more blurred people against a blue screen, to move in front or everyone in the foreground. Does that sound right? __________________ John Locke SursumFilms.com

July 2nd, 2003, 08:14 AM	#2
John Locke Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Austin, TX USA Posts: 2,882	Aha! Finally stumped ya! __________________ John Locke SursumFilms.com

July 2nd, 2003, 08:45 AM	#4
John Locke Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Austin, TX USA Posts: 2,882	Well...in my opinion...after the opening credits you can jump to the last shot in the movie and not have missed much. But that last scene caught my attention...I'd love to try something like that...but I'm not sure exactly how they did it. __________________ John Locke SursumFilms.com

July 2nd, 2003, 06:07 PM	#6
John Locke Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Austin, TX USA Posts: 2,882	You lost me, Keith...kids? Nobody wants to check out Bedazzled again, eh? I can understand that. I'll just ask the specifics then...how would you go about creating a shot where: 1. The background contains lots of static items in the background (buildings, grass, etc.) but there are lots of blurred people moving in fast motion (basically just a shot filmed at a very slow speed). 2. A main couple is walking at regular speed, apparently down the sidewalk in the background shot, and stopping to interact at center frame. (smooth natural walking...not the kind where they've walked really slowly then sped it up in post) 3. Some of the blurred people moving fast actually pass in front of the main couple who are moving at normal speed. __________________ John Locke SursumFilms.com

July 2nd, 2003, 08:40 PM	#8
John Locke Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Austin, TX USA Posts: 2,882	Now I got ya... the synapses weren't snapping on that one. You're right about kids being a tough crowd now. I remember making presentations for school on Big Chief tablets, poster board, and using colored pencils. Now they turn in full-production DVDs. Sheesh. __________________ John Locke SursumFilms.com

July 2nd, 2003, 08:27 AM	#3
K. Forman Capt. Quirk Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Middle of the woods in Georgia Posts: 3,596	Stumped? Not really... I just haven't seen Bedazzled :)

July 2nd, 2003, 08:49 AM	#5
K. Forman Capt. Quirk Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Middle of the woods in Georgia Posts: 3,596	Maybe what you need is a bunch of kids?

July 2nd, 2003, 07:14 PM	#7
K. Forman Capt. Quirk Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Middle of the woods in Georgia Posts: 3,596	John- I was reffering to the kids that remade Raiders of the Lost Ark. You don't know how they did the scene in Bedazzled, get some kids to remake it? Tough crowd :)

July 2nd, 2003, 11:55 PM	#9
Robert Knecht Schmidt Wrangler Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 1,933	John, I've seen the shot you're talking about, and though I don't have the DVD on hand, it's really not that sophisticated a composite. I think it's just a few different takes of time-elapse matted together. You can try this for yourself in your spare time, but keep in mind, this film probably had three or four full-time matte artists budgeted, and there was possibly a bit of frame-by-frame rotoscoping to pull some of the mattes. __________________ All the best, Robert K S Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| The best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

July 11th, 2003, 01:07 PM	#10
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Probably done with blue/green screen work and different camera speeds. They did a similar thing in Matrix 1. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors