View Full Version : Turing a static shot to handheld?


Joe Riggs
May 15th, 2009, 01:40 AM
I would like to make a shot that was filmed on a tripod, look like it is hand held. I would like a subtle movement, not Bourne trilogy style. How would this be done?

Ray Bell
May 15th, 2009, 05:05 AM
Here you go... VIDEO COPILOT | After Effects Tutorials & Post Production Tools (http://www.videocopilot.net/products/twitch/)

the examples are a little extreme... but you can tune it the way you want it.....

James Huenergardt
May 15th, 2009, 09:46 AM
The easiest way to accomplish this is in After Effects with a wiggle expression attached to the position. However, you'll have to make sure you have enough 'frame' to have the shot move a little, so you'll need to scale the shot up a bit. 10% or more should work fine depending on your wiggle parameters.

I'm not in front of AE at the moment so I can't give you the exact steps to accomplish this, but you should be able to find something about the wiggle expression on the Net.