This time around I wanted to take a look at a technique that is very simple to execute and quite pleasing to the eye of the viewer. The “Star Trek” effect has been done countless times over the years in many major motion pictures. Although it looks very impressive now days to see people beaming from one ship to another and especially difficult to achieve, the truth of the matter is this is a simple technique that involves overlaying and cross dissolves. Which are two very simple techniques that can be used in every NLE out there today. The steps are actually pretty easy to execute.
Number 1: You are going to want to get a tripod and lock it down so that you can get two identical shots
Number 2: Grab two identical shots, one that features your subject reacting to the effect and one that is a simple static shot of just the background.
Number 3: In your NLE simply cross dissolve between the two or overlay the two and bring the opacity up when you want the subject to enter the frame.
Number 4: Add elements such as noise and film grain to make it appear as if the forces of gravity and time are pulling the subjects body mass together.
Be sure to take a look at how we pulled off this technique on Monday Jan. 25 right here on Videomaker.com!
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