How to film lightsabers
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Learn to film lightsabers in this hands-on tutorial with Josh and Kirstie. What's the best lighting for a lightsaber effect? What's the best camera angle to shoot your epic lightsaber battle at? We answer all your questions in these short tips.
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Actually in the Force Awakens, the Lightsabers were practically illuminated, without digital lighting in post
+ColeFilmLTD™ ^ This guy is correct
The team on The Force Awakens built custom sabers with over 3,000 LEDS in each blade, which did indeed help with creating practical lighting for the effects. But the effects were still very heavily modified in post. They tracked in 3D lightsaber blades over the props, including the glow and cast light. The article on TFA in Cinefex magazine talks about the lightsabers quite a bit, if you want to get more details.
Shooting at a lower frame rate will help speed up the fight too. Now shoot at 12 frames per second play back at 24fps for double the speed
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+MmeLangley Of course! We're long time fans of Dorkman in the HitFilm office and were very sad to hear about his accident in 2014. This is for sure one of the best lightsaber fan films of all time and we're wishing him all the best for his recovery!
+Colin D the lightsword effect was part of a December free promotion. You can still get it in the Sci-Fi Adventure pack: hitfilm.com/store/hitfilm-3-express There's 15% off all the packs until the end of January!
+Colin D contact our support team and they can look into it for you: hitfilm.com/questions/submit
+MmeLangley Just for the record, FxHome's Simon Jones posted about Michael's accident on the Hitfilm forums. That's how *I* found out about the Kickstarter (and donated). Then again, I'm the one who linked this video to the Support Dorkman Scott Facebook page, because I thought Michael and his family would like to hear Josh and Kirstie's kind words.
+triem23 Thanks Triem!
One more choreography tip--when I need to choreograph fights and swordfights, i like to pick a piece of music about the right speed for the fight and choreograph to that. Fight choreography is basically dancing, when you think about it, so rehearsing to the music can actually help the performers lock into the correct speed and remember the movements.
On set you can even play the music back while filming, although this requires replacing audio in post.
The old Mortal Kombat theme works well--it's a good tempo for a swordfight, and it's got some clear changes and a rigid structure that helps break up a fight into smaller beats. The only problem is your actors WILL want to scream "MORTAL KOMBAAAAT!"
As of 2015.12.22 it looks like they've taken down the Ryan vs Dorkman 2 video. Which is a shame; it truly is one of the best filmed and best choreographed lightsaber battle shorts that I've seen. RvD1 is also an excellent example and a classic.
Ryan Vs Dorkman, so happy it was mentioned. best lightsaber fight.
It wasn't post prod. lighting in the force awakens, they actually had ones that would light up and provide light
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Jay White
Ultrasabers, which are real dueling sabers, use a plastic tube blade with a semi clear mirror wrap that reflects the light to keep it solid. On camera it looks really good
Is that a Lego X-Wing behind you? If you wouldn't have already been at the top of my favorite companies list, now you'd definitely have propelled right there.
+Robin Roschlau It is indeed a Lego X-Wing! Two of the best things combined.
Also, and I learned this the hard way, shoot with a relatively high shutter speed so that the practical blade doesn't get so blurry that you can't see it in post production.
Good point! Although, there is a fine line there, because having the blur of the blade recorded into the footage can be very useful for seeing how much far the effect should fan out. If you shoot at a high shutter speed, and then match the effects to the blade exactly, then it can look jarring during fast movement. It is certainly preferable to be able to see the blade, as you say, but its also quite helpful to be able to see the blur of the blade, so selecting your shutter speed can be a bit of a balancing act.
I agree. My point was just that you have to actually be able to see the blade, otherwise you'll have no blade or blur. I know you guys are infinitely more experienced at this than I am, I'm just pointing this out.
How does 24 fps sound?
how do you make the sounds of the lightsabers; ignition, waving around, clashes, etc.?
can you make a tutorial on how to make the lightsaber go behind my robes for xample?
We listened - here you go! :) ruclips.net/video/luuAXd2Y9fo/видео.html
These new video how to's videos are really good. Keep it up.
+Norman Black Glad you're enjoying them Norman! Thanks for sharing.
This would have changed my life if I had seen it sooner!! Better late than never haha
My A6000 is coming this week(hopefully) and I'll finally be able to test the lightsaber effect again, thanks for the nice video as usual :)
+AndreCorner That sounds like a nice Christmas present to yourself! And no problem, glad you enjoyed the video.
What's the best option for a prop blade? Usually the toys aren't too durable, and the real stunt blades are way too expensive.
Remember to make good use of masked lighting, it proves invaluable with artificial light sources and gives an extra touch of realism
+ShouJoe A very good point indeed!
Nice
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Can you maybe show how to do like a pulsating effect...like Kylo Ren's Lightsaber
+FLAMER283 We've got a long list of tutorial suggestions that we're hoping to work through and that one is definitely on the list, so keep your eyes peeled for it.
thanks for this tutorial!
+Joop Vanhengelen Glad you enjoyed it!
Where would you find prop blades for a lightsaber fight?
could you make a turorial how to creat masks in a lightsaber scene
Such a great job by your whole team, just amazing what all you do?
Thank you! :)
Also - I SUGGEST viewing a simple clip but fun from "Movie Action Kid" - I love how this kid's dad does light saber FX work with his son., DARN! I cant clip and paste the link here. Oh well - look it up here on YT - there's a few light saber clips I think you'll love. Very funny and cute family oriented though.
I'm not sure how to use the Light flares;would you tell me?
I want your X-Wing!! Where have you buy it please?! :D thanks also for all the informations!
heres a question for ya.. what would u charge if i made a video of me doing a martial arts bo form sending it to you and u putting me as having the red lightsaber. lemme know
How possible is it to, say, use an actual blade, perhaps plastic or such, and cover it with a distinct color such as a blue screen, then key it out and apply effects to a layer on that?
Essentially it'd be using a green/blue screen to apply the light saber effect.
+Gabe DC We'd suggest using a white stick in that instance, rather than keying out a blue screen lightsaber as it's an unnecessary move that would likely just make everything more tricky. You can get HitFilm 3 Express for free at the moment and it comes with free lightsaber effects (we cover it in a tutorial here: ruclips.net/video/xd5BdFEsPzA/видео.html)
+Gabe DC Green or blue would work for a lightsaber which is hardly moving but once it starts moving there is tons of motion blur and it'll be impossible to key.
Also, how do you gets the sound effects? And how do they fit the movements of the light sabers?
+Jay White We downloaded some free lightsaber effects and simply dragged them on the timeline to sync them up to the video - it was fairly easy and there are plenty of you to download online.
+HitFilm many thanks!
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Good choreography is watching old martial arts movies, with samurai and kung fu.
What if I take a piece of green screen or blue screen wrap it around whatever saber I use instead bare wood.
interesting. really interesting idea, actually.
However I think you wouldn't be able to get the saber effect.
1) it would only be one color do to another layer acting as a the active layer for the green screen.
2) It would SUUUUUUUUCK to make the saber look good while swinging it around and mapping that.
3) your green screen software wouldn't be able to keep up and find the green "screen".
theoretically it would be fantabulous to achieve.
+Isaac Wolf for slower movements that can work really nicely. As soon as you start swinging the blade around fast, the green prop blurs out to such an extent that you can't get a decent key from it. However, you could always use the keying approach during small motion, then switch to manual roto as soon as it starts moving fast.
HitFilm Oh yeah, I wasn't thinking about just standing still! Brilliant.
I'm still trying to remember how to adjust the flicker in the "2-point auto" effect so the saber looks "real"
I've watched the other Lightsaber related tutorials your team has done for us on RUclips, but I'm still left with a question... Let's say the actor points the lightsaber towards the camera instead of keeping it flat to the plane of the video. In real life, that blade would appear slightly thicker as it got closer to the camera due to perspective (assuming a relatively close-up shot). How should I handle this perspective issues in regards to lightsabers? Thank you in advance.
+97BuckeyeNut if you're using a prop blade then that should give you all the shape reference you need. What you might need to do is switch to the 4-point saber effect for that particular shot, so that you have a bit more control over the shape of the effect.
+HitFilm Ahh... okay. I hadn't seen reference to a 4-point blade element. That makes sense. Thank you for your quick response!
How do I add the lightsword sounds? Is there a way to make dearth maul light saber in hitfilm express?
Sound effects can be found online. The Darth Maul saber can certainly be created within HitFilm Express following the same methods as a normal lightsaber but on both ends of the larger hilt :)
- Oli (HitFilm Staff)
Can I used this for LEGO light sabers?
+Hitfilm Is there a name for the lightsaber you use? Are you selling them? Thanks for the advice this helps a lot.
+Golden Bullet We're not selling lightsabers I'm afraid. The white sticks with handles you see were handmade by us out of plastic rod (we don't tend to use the blue ones because they're wood and splinter). Then of course the 'glowing' lightsabers are effects created in post with HitFilm. You can see another tutorial about them here: ruclips.net/video/xd5BdFEsPzA/видео.html
+HitFilm Ok they look so cool. Did you have any DIY tutorials on this?
In the force awakens they used FX sabers to illuminate the actors.
The team on The Force Awakens built custom sabers with over 3,000 LEDS in each blade, which did indeed help with creating practical lighting for the effects. But the effects were still very heavily modified in post. They tracked in 3D lightsaber blades over the props, including the glow and cast light. The article on TFA in Cinefex magazine talks about the lightsabers quite a bit, if you want to get more details.
I've downloaded the pack Hitfilm strikes pack but there isn't effect named by lightsword or something like that. May you resolve my problem?
+Marques Ribeiro Productions please contact support: hitfilm.com/questions/submit
when in try to import a file i recorded whit bandicam it says,error,like where you see all media it shows i warning symbol and says error
How do you make the effect when 2 lightsabers are hotting each other??
*hitting
+Hedrix Light Flares
+Hedrix You can indeed use light flares as +Wurminator said - or you can use the sparks effect. You can see what we applied in our other lightsaber tutorial here: ruclips.net/video/xd5BdFEsPzA/видео.html
Hope that helps!
the force a wakens was bang!
Hitfilm, i don't like that the Hitfilm strikes pack is only available til the 30th December 2015 :-(
+Aksel Damgaard Steffensen Sorry about that - it was an exclusive pack for December. However, we do currently have 15% off in store (in January) so you can still get the add-on packs at a reduced price: hitfilm.com/store
+HitFilm Thanks :-)
i install hitfilm express but avi video file not supported Please help
then dont use avi files...
Hedrix | Hardware lol ikr
hi
does anybody know how to do the clashing effect
How do you guys make good lightsaber hilts?
+Yitzy Ledee honestly, our hilts have usually been either actual toy merchandise or very,. very basic foam props. Usually a bit of foam cladding (like you might put around a water pipe) with a short wooden dowel through it. It's surprising what you can get away with for everything other than close-ups.
Thanks
+HitFilm my hitfilm 4 pro is crashing a lot, i download from the site but its isnt working fine can you pease fix some crash bugs in the next vesion, and uh my hitfim is the trial, does it means something?
+Red Bird please contact our support team: hitfilm.com/support
thank you
Can u make lightsaber effects in imovie?
Alex L Unfortunately not.
SWarriorsProductions ok but thanks
how do u input sounds for the light saber?? is this software actually free or will u have to pay? also does this software focus entirely on making lightsabers?
if u have facebook id like to add u
Hi Chris, I've responded to your previous comment about adding sounds to your video. HitFilm is genuinely free, we created this step-by-step guide for the sign up and download process: ruclips.net/video/MCKI3S3E3qo/видео.html
It can do a lot more than create lightsabers - Check out all the other tutorials on our channel for reference.
You can find our Facebook page here: facebook.com/HitFilm
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i appreciate you taking the time for the replies. do u offer tutorials that go step by step from filming a video/ making a lightsaber?. i suppose u dont really have to buy anything expensive to use for a lightsaber either.
Is there a specific FREE program I could use to help me?
Jedi Master Garjo Hacor II yes i us rrbaslight its not free but yoz can get rid of the watermark using sony vegas by cropping the video and rebaslight is very easy to use :)
You could you Hitfilm Express 2017. It's free.
YO! The video link to Ryan vs. Dorkman 2 is down - actually the video has been taken down or made private. :-(
*QUESTION:* Suppose a fight scene doesnt require extremes like leaping and flips - if the actors afe fluid in their movements - will it look naturally fast if one just adds a touch of speed to the video - not crazy fast, I know that would be rediculous - but just a nudge or two faster. I wouldnt want my friends (non actors) getting hurt, not being professionals and all. Thats why I ask.
+ImTheDaveman You could certainly try! The things you would need to watch out for would be anything else in the scene moving additionally e.g. hair or cloaks etc. (the latter more likely if they're in costume). We've not tried it ourselves but would be interested to see if it works for you?
HitFilm Thanx! I didnt consider cloak, wind blown objects, etc - stuff I should plan out. Most likely no costumes would be in use, but back drop would be important - maybe green screen and motion tracking would help for background.
+ImTheDaveman One way to get a bit of an overcrank is to shoot 30 fps (with a shutter speed of 50 fps) then speed that footage up to 1.6 (if your output is 24p) or 1.66 (for 25p). This particular ratio is making certain that each frame of the original video becomes a frame at the new speed--in short, it's the smoothest speedup you can have.
really
are these videos edited using hitfilm
I meant hitfilm 3 express
+Mr Carrot Craft we tend to use HitFilm 4 Pro when we're producing content, unless we're recording a tutorial specifically for Express.
+HitFilm hi thanks for the help :)
The force awakens was a carbon copy of episode 4 XD
yes :,-)
I recently downloaded HitFilm 3 Express, and every time I import a video it says that the video is not supported, I shot it on a Canon EOS Rebel T3i. Please help.
+VavTheRav what format is the video in? Canon DSLR video should work fine.
I have the same camera, and had this issue.
The problem was fixed when I discovered my computer's QuickTime was not in it's latest version. Hitfilm runs on QuickTime (? 95% sure haha) so check that out first.
HitFilm I shot it on a .MOV file; I installed QuickTime 7, but that didn't work either
***** odd. Because that's the exact problem me and my brother had. :/
+Isaac Wolf On Windows, HitFilm uses Quicktime for MOV files. It doesn't use it for anything else.
Not shot in HD, but still my favorite Lightsaber Duel!
ruclips.net/video/nyjutXGKBe4/видео.html
first
:)