Todays post is all about special effects and the change that have occurred over time. So sit back and relax as I outline all of the different types of special effects.
Magician’s Medium:
What exactly is the Magician's Medium? This is a question you may be asking. Well to put it in simplest terms the Magicians Medium is an old time effect used by film makers back in the old days. They would expose film twice in order to add special effects to the film. They also used to paint panes of glass that would sit over the image to add in the special effect
Williams Process:
What background did the Williams process use? The Williams process, also known as the "Black" screen, is another technique that uses double exposing the film to add in special effects. This was often used for a moving matte and on special effects for which the subject moved during. It would shoot the film against a black screen and then reshoot it with the footage they wanted behind them.
What exactly is the Magician's Medium? This is a question you may be asking. Well to put it in simplest terms the Magicians Medium is an old time effect used by film makers back in the old days. They would expose film twice in order to add special effects to the film. They also used to paint panes of glass that would sit over the image to add in the special effect
Williams Process:
What background did the Williams process use? The Williams process, also known as the "Black" screen, is another technique that uses double exposing the film to add in special effects. This was often used for a moving matte and on special effects for which the subject moved during. It would shoot the film against a black screen and then reshoot it with the footage they wanted behind them.
Dunning Process:
Why invent a new process? Well the Williams process had many problems with shadows so a new system was invented. This process used color lights and a colored background to add in special effects. This process did not however work with color film.
Yellow Screen:
How did this process work? Well people kept trying to invent new ways to do special effects and they invented a camera that used a sodium prism to refract light and add special effect. This prism technique provided a very handy traveling matte. Sadly only one of these cameras were ever made and the only people that owned it were you guessed it, Disney. They didn't rent this camera out for cheap however and people kept looking for new techniques.
Color Matte Difference:
How did this process compete with the others? Well this process was another use blue-green screen in the background to add in special effects later. This process was extremely complicated a required 12 different systems to complete the effect. This process was a lot harder than the other processes, yet it was the widest used process. This process was in use for over 40 years.
Digital Process:
What exactly does this process require to be completed? The digital process was brought around as an easier method to replace footage and create a movable matte. This is useful with the digital technology of today like motion sensors digital cameras, and digital technology that can add in special effects in quicker time than ever before. This is a popular process for its easier technique and less time consuming process.
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