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36. Camera projection timelapse test
1 month ago
Here's our latest test with camera projection and timelapse.

The VFX Breakdown is available here:
vimeo.com/34698590

This technique allows to create timelapse shots where the camera is moving in such way that is impossible to achieve in the real world.

In this technique, the static timelapse shot is projected onto a 3D geometry and the virtual camera is created to film the scene.

The geometry may be either recreated manually, generated basing on DEM models, LIDAR data or photogrammetrically.

Many thanks to Greg Downing @ XREZ studio for inspirations.

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  • alain dax victorino 1 month ago
    Good job! I've been doing timelapse for awhile now but I am not sure how you guys did this? Any clues/tips for us? :)
  • Patryk Kizny plus 1 month ago
    In this technique, the static timelapse shot is projected onto a 3D geometry and the virtual camera is created to film the scene.
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  • alain dax victorino 1 month ago
    Hmm pan and zoom in post lemme guess. :)
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  • alain dax victorino 1 month ago
    hmmm.. Is there a certain software that you use for this? I would really love to learn this technique. good job by the way!:)
  • Patryk Kizny plus 1 month ago
    You can do it with AE and any 3D application - Maya, 3D Max, Cinema 4D, whatever you have.
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  • alain dax victorino 1 month ago
    I am using AE and I do my panning/zooming in post. Will try to do this later but I am not sure if I can pull it off! Thanks tho!
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  • Gedas B 1 month ago
    @ Alain

    this might be helpful
    youtube.com/watch?v=JfR2p2MvhuE
    if you do try and use this technique i would love to see your results. All the best!
  • Patryk Kizny plus 1 month ago
    These are basics. But AE will not be sufficient for such work we did. as I said, the AE was used only to buildup multiple textures, but the real mapping was done in 3D and really refined geometry (~30 000 faces)
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  • Pentalunex Team plus 1 month ago
    Good job! Interesting method…
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  • Rob Green 1 month ago
    nice test, would be good to see this done in a cityscape - flying around buildings etc.
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  • Thomas Brady plus 1 month ago
    Good work - Camera Projection is a very powerful way to create the illusion of 3D space. I did it with a City a while ago - was simple as it was just a lot of block shapes!
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  • Anthony Cabula plus 1 month ago
    Nice one !
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  • JMS 1 month ago
    Very nice, very interesting. Based on this experiment, how much movement you can do and still have realistic view?
  • Patryk Kizny plus 1 month ago
    Depends on effort you put. With one camera and one real shot you have very limited possibilities or you have to be very creative in terms of recreating the details in post. With multi-camera setups you can afford much more flexibility. All depends on what you want to achieve.
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  • Will Churchill plus 1 month ago
    Very nice. How would this stand up for broadcast? Production Company tend to get very expensive post houses to try and do this look(only as this is all they know). Then run away screaming when they get the quote! Can I give them a HD ProRez version?
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  • Cool, Patrick. But that technique could be used in many different (and more creative) ways. Check what Rafael Asquith did 9 moths ago: vimeo.com/22187930
    Keep up the good work.
  • 3d space Vs 3d geometry… funny difference there! -except if you show us something like the Playgrounds Opening Titles (vimeo.com/7160598)-.
    And that´s precisely my point: Keep up the good work.
  • Patryk Kizny plus 1 month ago
    That's the same technique in principle.
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  • Ben 1 month ago
    Very interesting and beautiful. Like you are flying very slow through the mountains in a straight line. Added to vimeo.com/channels/hdtime and vimeo.com/channels/1341
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  • Mathias Eis Schultz 1 month ago
    That was awesome..!!!
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  • Joe Moya plus 1 month ago
    cool...

    Sometime ago it seems like I saw a software application that help create the 3D models to map... I think the methodology goes under names like Parrallex(sp?) Mapping or Bump Mapping...

    OK... I found it...IRR Licht ... but, the last I looked any 3D modeling application can help create this look. But, it takes what looks to me like a lot of time, talent and effort to make it look as good as this and other examples.
  • Patryk Kizny plus 1 month ago
    This is definitely a bit time consuming, but as soon as you find your own way, it is doable. Every shot is different and every location needs slightly different approach.
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  • Resto 1 month ago
    good work! very nice! ;)
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  • Resto 1 month ago
    where is this location?
  • Patryk Kizny plus 1 month ago
    Saas Fee, Switzerland.
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  • Waref Abu Quba 1 month ago
    Nice one
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  • dubpainting 1 month ago
    I like.
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  • nice, it works!
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  • Patrick Zadrobilek plus 1 month ago
    good old vfx technique with new idea ;-) like it!
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  • sorenzen 1 month ago
    Yes it´s a nice technique, sort makes you think how did they shoot that ;D
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  • Marc Gratian 1 month ago
    Genialny!!!
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  • Joshua VP plus 1 month ago
    Such a good look. Nice Job Patrick..
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  • ISO 1200 1 month ago
    Really cool.
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  • Adam Siegel plus 1 month ago
    wow!
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  • Cinesthetics plus 1 month ago
    Foreground looks like an acid trip!
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  • Arne Pursell 1 month ago
    Do you use a script to automate the mapping procedure? As every camera move needs to be remapped with a different photo..rendered..next camera mapping..etc. Curious. Which 3d program did you use/rendering software (Octane render sounds like the go for this)..
    And Vue Xstream for geometry (easy to import DEM data, export to e.g. Max, C4D)...am I hot or cold on this workflow?
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  • Edward Salerno plus 1 month ago
    Great creation, especially for a drastically difficult shot to do for real. A wonderful blend for an image to look captivating and doesn't have to be static. Some criticism would be the stretching of the mountain texture. mostly on the right hand side and part of the middle. It's hidden pretty well, it's easier said than done with just a textured map. I thought about how could it be done to resolve the stretch but i could only think that not having the time lapes of the ending angle, which would reveal those parts of the mountain, i figure would be incredibly difficult to capture and only possible with some monumental structure further down the mountain, to match lens height and distance. With what i saw, this footage is great. Can't wait to see more.
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  • 007_checker 1 month ago
    This is amazing!
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