Silence of the Lambs--night goggles effect: help

1. pugdogproductions
   Member

   
   Hey yall--
   
   Wanted to do a spoof and looking for that effect of wearing those night goggles, in the dark and filming someone. Need the view of the greenish view in the dark and then seeing someone. How do I get something like that effect?
   
   Thanks for any advice!
   
   Ellen

   Posted 4 years ago #

2. birdcat
   Moderator

   
   Use a Sony Camcorder with Super Nightshot and film in a dark location using red lights.

   Bruce Paul
   7Squared Productions
   http://www.7squared.com

   Posted 4 years ago #

3. DaveArthur
   Member

   
   You could also shoot your video normally, then color the footage using your editing program. Most good NLE systems (Final Cut, AVID, Vegas, etc.) will allow you to manipulate the colors of your image and add a color cast.
   
   Throw in a green cast, darken the image a little, add a little video noise, and you have nightvision.

   Posted 4 years ago #

4. birdcat
   Moderator

   
   Speaking of using your NLE - I use Sony's Vegas and versions 6 & 7 came with Magic Bullet's Movie Looks which has several settings that might do the trick for you or at least get you to a good starting point.

   Posted 4 years ago #

5. pugdogproductions
   Member

   

   Thanks for your suggestions!

   Posted 4 years ago #

6. matjusm
   Member

   

   A lot of NLEs do offer presets for the night vision look. I'd personally go for Adobe After Effects since that offers so many more possibilities. You can tweak the green to be just right, add some grain/noise, perhaps even some very military looking numbers and lines on the edges.

   Posted 4 years ago #

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