Sweet Lightsaber Action: My First Rendered Footage
After posting a groovy Star Wars Fan Film, I began poking around YouTube digging up a lot of videos of lightsaber effect tests…most done by young teenagers and done well. Envy and jealousy set in and I wanted to learn how to do Lightsaber Rotoscoping too. The hunt began a couple days ago…I found and purchased EffectsLab Pro; filmed myself swinging my wooden ninja sword around in my barn boots; then spent 6+ hours learning to rotoscope frame by frame (before I realized I could do keyframes every 2-5 frames or so).
While the saber movements suck as this was a mere test, I’m pleased with he quality of the saber. Makes me want to do a fan film. :)
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7 Responses to “Sweet Lightsaber Action: My First Rendered Footage”
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Dwight
Posted: Apr 17th, 2007 at 2:27 am1 -
Lisa
Posted: Apr 17th, 2007 at 7:06 amReply to this comment.This is all of your childhood dreams come true… I’m so happy for you.
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(UNH) Mike
Posted: Apr 17th, 2007 at 10:09 amReply to this comment.Cool! Now wheres the raw footage so we can make you the next Star Wars kid?
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Natasha
Posted: Apr 17th, 2007 at 2:26 pmReply to this comment.Wow - I can’t wait for the sequal! I loved the landscape in the background - you are awesome and funny (and soooo cute)!
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Dennis
Posted: Apr 17th, 2007 at 2:44 pmReply to this comment.Very cool but way too long . . . by the middle of the movie I knew how it was going to end.
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Jon
Posted: Apr 18th, 2007 at 6:17 pmReply to this comment.Very sweet movie!
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Wandering Pig Effer
Posted: Apr 19th, 2007 at 5:38 amReply to this comment.Kind of like a Star Wars meets Mickey Mantle. Hmmm… Lightsaber baseball!
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A fine film. Impressive!