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David Cummings · December 1st, 2006, 10:35 PM

theres this effect I've seen in quite a few movies, comercials etc.. where a character is walking or doing something in slow motion in the foreground and the background scene is sped up. is green screening the only way to achieve this? thanks

Jon Fairhurst · December 2nd, 2006, 01:54 AM

Greenscreening is the practical way to do it. It sure beats painting a mask frame by frame!

Cody Lucido · December 2nd, 2006, 09:18 AM

Or you can do it the indie down and dirty way. Have your actor move in super slow motion, than when you speed up the footage, they appear to be going regular speed and the background is speeded up.

Richard Alvarez · December 2nd, 2006, 09:27 AM

David,

Are you reffering to the INSURANCE commercial, where the commentator is walking around and THROUGH an accident in progress? Yeah, that's a really nice effect. Can't remember the name of the insurance company though... so I'm not so sure it's a good AD.

Brian Farris · December 2nd, 2006, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Richard Alvarez

David,

Are you reffering to the INSURANCE commercial, where the commentator is walking around and THROUGH an accident in progress? Yeah, that's a really nice effect. Can't remember the name of the insurance company though... so I'm not so sure it's a good AD.

I think that's an Allstate commercial.

David Cummings · December 2nd, 2006, 06:14 PM

yeah I figured the background and foreground would have to be layered. this isn't for anything specific, I just wanted a chance to mess around with it. I think I'm gonna give cody's suggestion a try. I guess its time to practice slo-mo in front of the mirror haha. thanks

Ben Winter · December 3rd, 2006, 11:32 PM

Yeh that ad caught my eye because of that effect--and it's the opposite of what was originally discussed here, the background is in slow motion while the actor is at normal speed.

Ken Diewert · December 4th, 2006, 11:34 AM

Somewhere on this board there was a short, filmed in a Paris subway that had the effect that you're talking about. Two actors were moving regular speed, while the rest of the subway people whizzed by. It was shot with the two actors moving super slow, then sped up, so that they were appearing normal. It was pretty cool.

I'll try to find it.

Donovan Cerminara · March 14th, 2007, 04:23 AM

Anyone seen the music video "The Box" by Orbital? Shot on film, it´s an epic (and award winning, if i recall) little music video of a woman walking through a ´future´world, and it races away while she creeps through it all...

Testament to the power of a dedicated actor and intelligent framing...

December 1st, 2006, 10:35 PM	#1
David Cummings Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: denver, colorado Posts: 80	does anyone know how you do that? theres this effect I've seen in quite a few movies, comercials etc.. where a character is walking or doing something in slow motion in the foreground and the background scene is sped up. is green screening the only way to achieve this? thanks

December 2nd, 2006, 01:54 AM	#2
Jon Fairhurst Inner Circle Join Date: May 2006 Location: Camas, WA, USA Posts: 5,513	Greenscreening is the practical way to do it. It sure beats painting a mask frame by frame! __________________ Jon Fairhurst

December 2nd, 2006, 09:18 AM	#3
Cody Lucido Major Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 206	Or you can do it the indie down and dirty way. Have your actor move in super slow motion, than when you speed up the footage, they appear to be going regular speed and the background is speeded up. __________________ www.CodemanStudios.com

December 2nd, 2006, 06:14 PM	#6
David Cummings Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: denver, colorado Posts: 80	thanks yeah I figured the background and foreground would have to be layered. this isn't for anything specific, I just wanted a chance to mess around with it. I think I'm gonna give cody's suggestion a try. I guess its time to practice slo-mo in front of the mirror haha. thanks

December 3rd, 2006, 11:32 PM	#7
Ben Winter Trustee Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 1,675 Images: 1	Yeh that ad caught my eye because of that effect--and it's the opposite of what was originally discussed here, the background is in slow motion while the actor is at normal speed. __________________ BenWinter.com

December 2nd, 2006, 09:27 AM	#4
Richard Alvarez Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 3,840	David, Are you reffering to the INSURANCE commercial, where the commentator is walking around and THROUGH an accident in progress? Yeah, that's a really nice effect. Can't remember the name of the insurance company though... so I'm not so sure it's a good AD.

December 4th, 2006, 11:34 AM	#8
Ken Diewert Trustee Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vancouver Island, Canada Posts: 1,200	Somewhere on this board there was a short, filmed in a Paris subway that had the effect that you're talking about. Two actors were moving regular speed, while the rest of the subway people whizzed by. It was shot with the two actors moving super slow, then sped up, so that they were appearing normal. It was pretty cool. I'll try to find it. __________________ C100, 5DMk2, FCPX

March 14th, 2007, 04:23 AM	#9
Donovan Cerminara New Boot Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 16	Old-school time ramping... Anyone seen the music video "The Box" by Orbital? Shot on film, it´s an epic (and award winning, if i recall) little music video of a woman walking through a ´future´world, and it races away while she creeps through it all... Testament to the power of a dedicated actor and intelligent framing... __________________ Donovan Cerminara Bull By the Horns Productions bullbythehorns@gmail.com