Now THIS is movie magic. Speaking of Tom Cruise and JJ Abrams, there was one shot in a mission impossible film where another actor had to push a gun into Tom's nose. The actor kept pushing either too hard and hurting Tom or not hard enough to look believable. The fix was to dress up Tom's hand to look like the other actor and have him push the gun himself, since he could push as hard as he wanted on his own nose without it hurting. NO BUDGET MAGIC!
One of my favorite position cheats in a forest is to have the actor run in a large circle around the camera as the camera follows them. It gives the appearance of them running straight and you can do it for as long as you need to with a very small piece of forest
I remember in animation school sometimes we might have a render with like 3 frames that had a glitch. My teacher said "it's not cheating to fix them in Photoshop". It's just one more tool in your belt. You do whatever it takes to get the shot.
Whip cuts. Utterly my favorite form of masking a cut or making a "clone" appear as if they're in the same room etc. Without using motion tracking and all shot in camera.
Even just cutting a few frames to give a whip pan more pace, or to stitch a perfect start and end of pan together. It's amazing what you can get away with!
Another reflection fix is that we carry a small bag of wine corks for any artwork or framed glass pics hung on walls. We insert the cork under the lower edge of the frame and tilt it out and no more reflection.
Man brother I'v been watching you guys since the beginning (the Florida days) and its amazing to see how far this show has come and how much knowledge you have shared with this community. It's so encouraging. I hope you appreciate what a blessing it is to have so many talented collaborators with you Ryan and to work with your brother for this long on this show and other projects. Keep it up. Hope to see your art on the big screen soon.
I am using French Turnaround way before I knew the name for it, & I used to call it "Breaking 180 for maintaining it". Tenet, take my bow down in the🥇place.
More of an editing cheat but when im cutting together an interview and I need to add in a filler word to join two sound bites like an "and" or "but", anything like that. I will do almost like a double j cut where I will pull the video from both sound bites to cover the added word, switching from a to b camera. Because the word is being said on the cut, and its such a small word and is only a second or so long, it will usually look like the person said it. sometimes I dont want to have to cover with B-roll and I use this trick to stay on the person if I need to. Sometimes I will work with a couple filler words. You have to play around to see where the camera switch should go to sell it but im surprised how often it works.
best and simplest cheat is just slightly moving people, props, and set dec for different angles if something blocks the view of something or if need the background to look slightly better
In the Batman scene, the light is not coming at the actors from the "same direction". Batman's left side is "in the dark", so the other actor's RIGHT side should be "in the dark". Otherwise, I like it!
Over the shoulder cheats. If you don’t have both actors to get your coverage. You can get anybody or even some sort of mannequin to stand in for your OTS
Front surface mirrors are also great for crash scenes. Have the camera just off to the side and have the vehicle crash into the mirror. Front surface are much more expensive but less distortion and doesn't give a double image. Also great for overhead table/bed shots with practical ceilings.
Last bodyshop I worked at we repaired and painted one of the Supernatural Impalas. Guy who dropped it off told us how they used hairspray to mute the reflections in the clear coat.
Probably my favorite Texas switch is from The Return of the King, when Denethor throws Pippin out of the door. He throws his hobbit-sized scale double, the double rolls on the ground below the frame and when Pippin gets up close to the camera it's Billy Boyd.
yay that reflection bit i had trouble with back when my cam was white.. I used IR FLOCK to cover.. And guess what No reflection what so ever.. i love my IR FLOCK.. Look it up is great for No shadows and stuff.. Great show though..
i always thought those switches done in comedy were somehow done more obviously as if for comedic purpose. Were they actually trying to hide that it was a stunt person, when doing that in a comedy?
Now THIS is movie magic. Speaking of Tom Cruise and JJ Abrams, there was one shot in a mission impossible film where another actor had to push a gun into Tom's nose. The actor kept pushing either too hard and hurting Tom or not hard enough to look believable. The fix was to dress up Tom's hand to look like the other actor and have him push the gun himself, since he could push as hard as he wanted on his own nose without it hurting. NO BUDGET MAGIC!
We all know Tom doesn't feel pain. He just wanted to do the ENTIRE stunt by himself. And he found a way
One of my favorite position cheats in a forest is to have the actor run in a large circle around the camera as the camera follows them. It gives the appearance of them running straight and you can do it for as long as you need to with a very small piece of forest
That's actually what they did for The Blair Witch Project
Interesting!
Film riot talked about doing this in one of their old shorts. I think it was proximity
@@brokenbox_media sure was, they even showed that clip in this episode.
I remember in animation school sometimes we might have a render with like 3 frames that had a glitch. My teacher said "it's not cheating to fix them in Photoshop". It's just one more tool in your belt. You do whatever it takes to get the shot.
i’ve been watching this show for years and it taught me so many things in my journey of filmmaking.
Whip cuts. Utterly my favorite form of masking a cut or making a "clone" appear as if they're in the same room etc. Without using motion tracking and all shot in camera.
Even just cutting a few frames to give a whip pan more pace, or to stitch a perfect start and end of pan together. It's amazing what you can get away with!
Another reflection fix is that we carry a small bag of wine corks for any artwork or framed glass pics hung on walls. We insert the cork under the lower edge of the frame and tilt it out and no more reflection.
or you can make a tape ball in a pinch!
@@james_t_george Great idea!
Man brother I'v been watching you guys since the beginning (the Florida days) and its amazing to see how far this show has come and how much knowledge you have shared with this community. It's so encouraging. I hope you appreciate what a blessing it is to have so many talented collaborators with you Ryan and to work with your brother for this long on this show and other projects. Keep it up. Hope to see your art on the big screen soon.
The Texas switch is my favourite as it makes the audience believe it’s the actor if it’s done Right
6 Mil Black Plastic for turning day into night! Super cheap and easy to use! We’ve used it on almost every short we’ve done!
I am using French Turnaround way before I knew the name for it, & I used to call it "Breaking 180 for maintaining it". Tenet, take my bow down in the🥇place.
More of an editing cheat but when im cutting together an interview and I need to add in a filler word to join two sound bites like an "and" or "but", anything like that. I will do almost like a double j cut where I will pull the video from both sound bites to cover the added word, switching from a to b camera. Because the word is being said on the cut, and its such a small word and is only a second or so long, it will usually look like the person said it. sometimes I dont want to have to cover with B-roll and I use this trick to stay on the person if I need to. Sometimes I will work with a couple filler words. You have to play around to see where the camera switch should go to sell it but im surprised how often it works.
I use this cheat all the time
Definitely gonna look into that mirror trick for future projects.
My gf was beside me while I was scrolling through TH-cam… and I prayed so hard that she didn’t see this thumbnail 🥶
The mirrors tricks are actually amazing and i fully intend to use them
This channel never ceases to amaze me, really opens my mind to the possibilities of film even by filming alone
best and simplest cheat is just slightly moving people, props, and set dec for different angles if something blocks the view of something or if need the background to look slightly better
The mirror trick is the one I was missing for my kit of cheats, thank you
In the Batman scene, the light is not coming at the actors from the "same direction". Batman's left side is "in the dark", so the other actor's RIGHT side should be "in the dark". Otherwise, I like it!
Over the shoulder cheats. If you don’t have both actors to get your coverage. You can get anybody or even some sort of mannequin to stand in for your OTS
I love how obvious the Texas Switch is, but if you don't know film, it can definitely go over your head.
You had me locked in from the opening alone, ngl
This episode felt like Christmas. I'll be putting some of these to use in the near future.
I'm gonna have to use that mirror technique someday! such a great solution for tight spaces in my house
Such a great episode. Thanks guys!
These are brilliant!!! Once again you guys make creating movie magic seem so easy, almost effortless... thanks so much!!!
Tonnes of great stuff here for the diy filmmaker. Great vid Ryan and team.
Best tips to date!
As always awesome content, thanks for making me a better cinematographer
I love learning these tricks!
SOOOOO many fresh nuggets in here. Thanks so much for these tips and BTS reveals!!
This is AWESOME! Thanks for the pointers...
Love the mirror trick! Thanks for that one
Front surface mirrors are also great for crash scenes. Have the camera just off to the side and have the vehicle crash into the mirror. Front surface are much more expensive but less distortion and doesn't give a double image. Also great for overhead table/bed shots with practical ceilings.
Much love ❤️
This is the great channel that teaches filmmaking
Last bodyshop I worked at we repaired and painted one of the Supernatural Impalas. Guy who dropped it off told us how they used hairspray to mute the reflections in the clear coat.
Thanks for this video! I’ve already done similar cheats while filming, especially using reflections, but this’ll make it easier!
That mirror trick is genius!
Yeah I love polarising filters
Wow, that Star Trek Trick at 9:00 with mirrors blew my mind...thanks for this
Probably my favorite Texas switch is from The Return of the King, when Denethor throws Pippin out of the door. He throws his hobbit-sized scale double, the double rolls on the ground below the frame and when Pippin gets up close to the camera it's Billy Boyd.
Thank you for not swearing. Thank you for caring.
Wow, so an amazing video. Really enjoy such valuable tutorials!
yay that reflection bit i had trouble with back when my cam was white.. I used IR FLOCK to cover.. And guess what No reflection what so ever.. i love my IR FLOCK.. Look it up is great for No shadows and stuff.. Great show though..
always great info. thanks for sharing.
Didn't know about the mirror cheat! OMG! Thanks Ryan
1:30 I had to watch that segment multiple times, you know, to fully appreciate the filmmaking.
the mirror sky falling people stuff is crazy
Film Riot = GOAT
More videos of these techniques PLEASE
Excellent ideas - great episode!
Absolutely great tricks!!! Thank you so much ;)
I love you.
For real, this video was awesome. Keep it up!
You are the KING Ryan 🔥🔥👌👌
thanks for the mirror cheat. I love it
“You went to film school? What Film School?”
“Film Riot”
Love the mirror cheats!!! 🔥
great techniques love all your video work
I would love to see more of this!
Id love to see grays anatomy , or the ASPCA commercials with different music. It would totally change the feel!
The mirror trick might change my life lol
i always thought those switches done in comedy were somehow done more obviously as if for comedic purpose. Were they actually trying to hide that it was a stunt person, when doing that in a comedy?
thanks 🧡🧡🧡
Great as always
Hey I like the Circus version of Mad Max better!! Now I want to see the whole film like that.
Thanks so much.
Man o man, gooooold content and tip here. Thx sir.
Great technics! Thanks a lot
Forced Perspective and the Schufftan Process.
"J.J. Abrams"
"He just shook the camera a lot."
Yep. Pretty much.
With a picture frame you could just take the glass out of it.
AWESOME ADVICES
Great stuff guys!!! 🔥🔥👌👌
Do an episode on using mirrors please?
can you do a tutorial on that text glitch animation or link to the preset
in camera transitions are classic cheats ;) no need to fade when you can just turn down the iris in cine lens
The most replayed moment is the texas switch where the mission impossible 3 lady is pulling the gun out. 🤔
love you guys
I use french turn around all the time
useful info
Bravo!!
i dont know if this one is a cheat but i used the heck out of an Office Chair for Dolly shots back in the day.
My favorite Texas Switch is Michael Jordan's mom teaching him how to dunk
Good information thank you 🙏
I work near every single day and we cheat constantly. Its a straight go to verb.
LOVE IT!!!!
Awesome cheats!!!
Where can I buy that great T-shirt you're wearing? Thanks in advance!
(Great techniques, BTW!)
Awesome vid.
When is yall's next sale? I'm dying for some assets!
I like the Tee Shirt 👍🏻
U told us about the tutorial for the recent short film.
Great vid
usefull content thanks man
YAY!
SENTRY tutorial in blender for ground blast. Plz
big fan
Where you get the title from, Tom Brady?
While talking about actor doing their own stunts that includes Tom Cruise and Jackie Chan .
Nice
I don't mind in video ads, but when the video itself is just an excuse to do the add, it's painfully obvious. Good tips though.