{"id":98045,"date":"2018-01-05T08:55:59","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T14:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=98045"},"modified":"2018-01-05T13:25:07","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T19:25:07","slug":"create-film-practical-meteor-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/create-film-practical-meteor-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Homemade VFX: Create and Film a DIY Meteor Strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"computer-generated-visual-effects-are-useful-but-they-arent-perfect-for-every-shot-learn-how-models-and-good-cinematography-can-create-great-visuals\">Computer-generated visual effects are useful, but they aren&#8217;t perfect for every shot. Learn how models and good cinematography can create great visuals.<\/h2>\n<p>With a decent camera, some elbow grease, and ingenuity, you can create a wonderful photographic illusion. Take my word for it \u2013 I just built my first miniature, and I think the shot works well. Let&#8217;s take a look at how you can rely on models and solid filmmaking to get the effects you want \u2014 without relying completely on your computer.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2aUMO4qM7F8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The inspiration for this occurred to me recently as I was looking through a book by L.B. Abbott called <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/2550338.Special_Effects_Wire_Tape_and_Rubber_Band_Style\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Special Effects \u2013 Wire, Tape and Rubber Band Style<\/a><\/em>\u00a0and saw a couple examples of in-camera effects shots. One was a &#8220;glass painting&#8221; and the other a &#8220;hanging miniature.&#8221; These were nifty &#8220;trick shot&#8221; techniques that\u00a0filmmakers used prior to the advent of the optical printer. These shots\u00a0involved creating composites with separate elements in post production.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ted-withers.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-98360 size-full\" title=\"Homemade VFX: Create and Film a DIY Meteor Strike \u2014 Ted Withers\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ted-withers.jpg\" alt=\"Homemade VFX: Create and Film a DIY Meteor Strike \u2014 Ted Withers\" width=\"755\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ted-withers.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ted-withers.jpg?resize=300,233 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ted-withers.jpg?resize=277,215 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ted-withers.jpg?resize=359,279 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ted-withers.jpg?resize=543,422 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ted-withers.jpg?resize=560,435 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ted-withers.jpg?resize=150,117 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><em>Image: Ted Withers working on a &#8220;glass painting.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A glass shot is an outdoor technique using a large pane of glass between the camera and the background \u2014 the glass serves as the painter&#8217;s &#8220;canvas.&#8221;\u00a0Filmmakers align the glass with some topographical element that needs enhancement: a sky replacement, a distant city, or (in this case) an Italian villa.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Shufftan_780_374-copy.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-98361 size-full\" title=\"Homemade VFX: Create and Film a DIY Meteor Strike \u2014 Glass Shot\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Shufftan_780_374-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Homemade VFX: Create and Film a DIY Meteor Strike \u2014 Glass Shot\" width=\"755\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Shufftan_780_374-copy.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Shufftan_780_374-copy.jpg?resize=300,144 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Shufftan_780_374-copy.jpg?resize=277,133 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Shufftan_780_374-copy.jpg?resize=359,172 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Shufftan_780_374-copy.jpg?resize=543,260 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Shufftan_780_374-copy.jpg?resize=560,269 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Shufftan_780_374-copy.jpg?resize=150,72 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Germans were especially adept at in-camera effects shots, Fritz Lang\u2019s incredible <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0017136\/?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Metropolis<\/a><\/em> is a monumental photographic achievement. In addition to glass paintings and hanging miniatures,\u00a0<em>Metropolis<\/em>\u00a0made extensive use of the Sch\u00fcfftan process, a technique\u00a0that involves a front surface mirror placed at a 45-degree angle to the camera. The mirror reflects a miniature or a painting with an area scraped clean to reveal the live action. Pretty heady stuff for 1927.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/the_set_up.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-98362\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/the_set_up.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"755\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/the_set_up.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/the_set_up.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/the_set_up.jpg?resize=277,156 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/the_set_up.jpg?resize=359,202 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/the_set_up.jpg?resize=543,306 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/the_set_up.jpg?resize=560,315 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/the_set_up.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A hanging miniature is a model suspended between the camera and the background to pull off a big-time illusion without a big-time build. A hanging miniature gives the director more time in the day for the shot because the light and shadow will correspond to the live-action background.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m\u00a0building a hybrid hanging miniature.\u00a0Instead of hanging it with the pick points out of the camera&#8217;s view, I\u2019m mounting the lightweight miniature on a blue rod\u00a0I can key out.<\/p>\n<p>The blue patches on the face of the miniature will allow the real roof to &#8220;print through&#8221; and help the blend. You\u2019ll need to shoot the shot without the model first.\u00a0You will use this clean shot later to fill in the blue patches and\u00a0replace the mounting rod.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>My loadout for this project:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/shop.panasonic.com\/cameras-and-camcorders\/cameras\/lumix-interchangeable-lens-ilc-cameras\/DMC-GH4KBODY.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">LUMIX GH4<\/a>, 25mm lens, f 14, ISO 800 = 96fps<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/model_making.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-98363 size-full\" title=\"Homemade VFX: Create and Film a DIY Meteor Strike \u2014 Model Construction\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/model_making.jpg\" alt=\"Homemade VFX: Create and Film a DIY Meteor Strike \u2014 Model Construction\" width=\"755\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/model_making.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/model_making.jpg?resize=300,141 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/model_making.jpg?resize=277,130 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/model_making.jpg?resize=359,168 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/model_making.jpg?resize=543,255 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/model_making.jpg?resize=560,263 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/model_making.jpg?resize=150,70 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I needed less than fifty dollars of craft supplies to construct this 1\/16<sup>th<\/sup> scale (3\/4&#8243; to 12&#8243;) miniature.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/roof.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-98364 size-full\" title=\"Homemade VFX: Create and Film a DIY Meteor Strike \u2014 Hanging Miniature\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/roof.jpg\" alt=\"Homemade VFX: Create and Film a DIY Meteor Strike \u2014 Hanging Miniature\" width=\"755\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/roof.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/roof.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/roof.jpg?resize=277,156 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/roof.jpg?resize=359,202 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/roof.jpg?resize=543,306 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/roof.jpg?resize=560,315 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/roof.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the old days, this model would have hung from thin wires or adhered to a large pane of glass.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/model.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-98365 size-full\" title=\"Homemade VFX: Create and Film a DIY Meteor Strike \u2014 Miniature Construction\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/model.jpg\" alt=\"Homemade VFX: Create and Film a DIY Meteor Strike \u2014 Miniature Construction\" width=\"755\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/model.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/model.jpg?resize=300,167 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/model.jpg?resize=270,150 270w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/model.jpg?resize=277,154 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/model.jpg?resize=359,200 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/model.jpg?resize=543,303 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/model.jpg?resize=560,312 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/model.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Adding patina to the miniature. Finessing the miniature so that it blends with the background can be the most important and time-consuming part of the entire process.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/blending.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-98366 size-full\" title=\"Homemade VFX: Create and Film a DIY Meteor Strike \u2014 End Result\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/blending.jpg\" alt=\"Homemade VFX: Create and Film a DIY Meteor Strike \u2014 End Result\" width=\"755\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/blending.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/blending.jpg?resize=300,166 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/blending.jpg?resize=270,150 270w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/blending.jpg?resize=277,153 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/blending.jpg?resize=359,198 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/blending.jpg?resize=543,300 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/blending.jpg?resize=560,309 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/blending.jpg?resize=150,83 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the finished product after three test shots and many rounds of supplemental degradation of the miniature. It started to look pretty good after the failed fire test almost destroyed the model.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Mark Vargo, ASC started his career in VFX, with his first credit going to <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0080684\/?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">The Empire Strikes Back<\/a><em>. He joined the team at ILM to work on the films <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0082971\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">Raiders of the Lost Ark<\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0082288\/?ref_=nv_sr_2\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Dragonslayer<\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0084726\/?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan<\/a><em>, and <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0086190\/?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Return of the Jedi<\/a><em>. He continued working in VFX, earning an Oscar nomination for his work on <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0087332\/?ref_=nv_sr_2\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Ghostbusters<\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In the late 1990s and early 2000s, he shifted focus to working as a director of photography, leading the Second Unit on films like <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0120689\/?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">The Green Mile<\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0187393\/?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">The Patriot<\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0381849\/?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">3:10 to Yuma<\/a><em>, and <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1318514\/?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Rise of the Planet of the Apes<\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Computer-generated visual effects are useful, but they aren&#8217;t perfect for every shot. 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