How do you superimpose 2 shots?

[SPYDERIX]

Hi,

I would like to know how you superimpose 2 shots?

I am setting up a camera on a table and I want to run the camera and have one guy crouch and jump back, then have another of another guy swinging a stick then edit the shots and superimpose them so that it looks like the one guy is swinging the stick and the other guy jumps back, although there is only one person in the actual shot at one time. I know this can be done by doing a split screen but I want to superimpose without using after effects.

Can this be done. I don't know this prog at all. Maybe if someone can give me some killer tutorials on how to use this prog that would be nice.

Thanks everyone

NATE
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[WizyWyg]

Film one guy on a "green screen" and you can edit out the background in Premiere.

 

[SPYDERIX]

Is that the only way I can do this, by using a green screen?

Thanks!

NATE
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[WizyWyg]

Well, if yu dont use a greescreen (or a solid color behind the 2nd person), you're going to have to edit out extraneous background information. If you film the 2nd in front of a bunch of buildings and people, all that extra information will have to manually edited out, causing you more work. IF you use a solid color, you only have to use Adobe's Green Screen feature on your timeline for that clip to place one clip over another.

 

[SPYDERIX]

Ok,

Thanks alot!

NATE
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[IceThor]

If you have about one bazillion hours on your hands you can save the clips as filmstrips and manually edit each frame in Photoshop. I'm currently working on some crap like this. (Yes, crap.)

But if using a green/blue screen, make sure the lighting is right, or when you composite the stick-guy over the jump-guy it's just gonna look weird. -Trevor

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[SPYDERIX]

The only problem that I see arising is that I might not be able to sync the floor properly. If the person is jumping in front of the green screen then how can I match his jumping and landing and his shadow to be placed into the realy shot properly? Will that screw up?

Thanks!

NATE
design@spyderix-designz.com

http://www.spyderix-designz.com

 

[WizyWyg]

Hehe, this is basic film-making.

Easily done.

In your real-world setting, you need to measure out the distance of the subject you're filming to your camera, and mark it. Then start your filming (make note of what zoom setting you are using, filters, etc depending on what you are doing.)

When you do the greenscreen, measure out the same distance from the camera to where your real-world subject was, and mark it. Then depending on how you want to shoot the scene, place your "greenscreen" subject where he/she should be in corrolation to where your real-world subject would be (or if he/she is with you, place him/her where s/he would have been, and rehearse the scene). Then film.