Episode 011 - Human Cloning and Camera Techniques

Brett is back, Josh spontaneously spawns more of himself, Ryan goes over some camera techniques while "cooking" his cereal, Josh tries to usurp Ryan and Tim debuts his "Warning-Warned" segement.

Episode Run-time: 12:12

Cloning Effect
You have options to do this effect: Green Screening or Masking. Ryan chose to go with masking, as it reflects a reasonable option for a person who's on a budget. ''"Now you could use a green screen if you want your actor to move behind himself without the monotonous frame-by-frame masking. But without a controlled studio environment, you might have some disappointing results." ''-Ryan
 * Difficulty: Medium
 * Needs:
 * Effects or editing software
 * Tripod
 * 1) Lock down your tripod and have your actor play out the scene in different spots in the room. Make sure not to move your camera. If the camera shifts, the effect will not work.
 * 2) Bring all of your footage into After Effects or any other editing software and stack your clips one on top another.
 * 3) Use the pen tool to create a mask on your actor on each layer except for the bottom layer. Adjust your mask to make sure your characters do not interfere with each other.
 * 4) *You will have to adjust the mask frame by frame for each clip of your actors.
 * 5) Add a feather to each of the masks to help it blend.

How to Get your Actor to Interact with Himself
Have a point of reference for your actor to look at and for them to stand in the right spot once you move them to the other side. Then shoot the scene in several angles to ensure that you can properly time their interactions.
 * 1) Import your footage into After Effects or any editing suite of your choice and stack the two clips together.
 * 2) Using the pen tool, create a mask around one the actor on the top clip.
 * 3) If you want your actor to make contact with his clone, you will need to go frame-by-frame and adjust the mask, or use a green screen.
 * 4) *While shooting the footage, be careful of shadows. If your actor's shadow crosses where you have your clone, it will ruin the effect.

Quick Tip: Dolly Shot
If you do not have a dolly for your camera, but you do have a car and a tripod, use your car as your dolly. Setup your camera and tripod on the hood of your car, and stablize the shot while your driver moves the car to the speed you want your shot to have. If you do not have a tripod, use a pillow or a bag of rice to stablize the camera for this car method. Be safe while doing trying this out!

Trivia
Episode 11 is the first to feature Tim's segment called, "Warning-Warned," where he have silly quips about mundane things.

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