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Introduction to Special Effects. Blue Screen (Traveling Matte). Static Mattes. Mattes Double-exposure matte. Double-Exposure Matte. Step 1 The original scene - actors on a plain on a nice day. Not very spooky. Double-Exposure Matte. Step 2
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Introduction to Special Effects Blue Screen (Traveling Matte)
Static Mattes • Mattes • Double-exposure matte
Double-Exposure Matte Step 1 • The original scene - actors on a plain on a nice day.Not very spooky.
Double-Exposure Matte Step 2 • The sky is matted out with black paper placed over the sky on the camera's lens.
Double-Exposure Matte Step 3 • The film is rewound and a dark, cloudy sky is filmedwith a matte placed over the previously exposed portion of the film.
Double-Exposure Matte • Step 4 • When the film is developed, the two shots appear as one.Very spooky!
Variations on the Double-Exposure Matte • Computer generated • Separate shots • optical compositing
Traveling Matte • Film a “cliff hanger” • The actor/actress can do it • Stunt person • Blue screen special effects
Traveling Matte Step 1 • Background plate: film the river gorge on location
Traveling Matte Step 2 • Film of the actor dangling from a rope in the studio, shot in front of a blue screen
Traveling Matte Step 3: Filter to create silhouettes A matte of the actor’s silhouette. The reverse matte of the actor’s silhouette.
Traveling Matte Step 4 • Combine the background and the actor’s silhouette.
Traveling Matte Step 5 • Rewind the film and re-expose it to lay the actress into the "hole" that the matte created • This is what the matted actor looks like
Traveling Matte • Step 6 • And the final shot looks like this
Traveling Matte In order for it to work: • Actor’s (subject’s) diffusion must match background • No reflection from blue screen • Can’t wear blue Ease of computers/digital