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Where Has 2020 Gone? Where's 2021 Going?
after 11 years of running eMotimo, these past 15 months have been the most tumultuous. From running a business during a pandemic, modifying our sourcing and supply chain issues, and branching into new markets, nothing over the last year has been easy.
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Making the mundane look sexy and making money while doing it.
Professional product shooters take note. This is an example of how to pay off a 4 axis motion control rig in two, half day shoots. Oh, you have fun doing it too!
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VFX with the spectrum ST4
Create commercial quality visual effects faster, and more easily than ever with the spectrum st4.
Repeatable camera movement is a powerful tool that is only accomplished by a computer controller motion control rig. Repeating that motion perfectly, pass, after pass enables things like:
1) Closing Subjects Object removal/addition - Just like people object that differ between scenes can be removed or added over time.
2) Blending of plates with different time bases - Slightly trickier in that the various passes are run at different framerates.
Overcranked, higher-framerate passes, must be run faster (over a shorter duration)
Undercranked, lower-framerate passes must be run slower (over a longer duration)
Each of these effects are possible without motion control. The effects are easy to do with locked off cameras, but "selling" a scene is much easier when the camera is performing a natural motion.
Once you know the basic techniques and principles, you can apply them in many ways.Below is a quick first test showing off the concept.
Below a full tutorial with BTS and editing tips to pull this off.
Products Used:1) Spectrum + Dana Dolly Integration Kit
2) Dana Dolly - Original Track Ends
3) eMotimo RED SYNC Cable