I needed this effect earlier in the year and found what I feel is the best result I've ever seen thus far. I filmed a closeup of a real fire, the used a monitor playing back the video as my lighting source. Overlayed a video of some spark trails and added sound effects and nobody ever knew the difference.
I used this method myself for years too but I can't get it bright enough. Another option might be to shake a highly reflective card or plastic mirror near a light source.
Also, pro tip. You really need 3+ lights on dimmers in order to really sell the effect and make it look as sporadic as fire. If you have just 1 or 2, it just looks like someone dimming a light. Also, I had a friend of mine telling me that there's some dimmers in the construction industry that work the exact same and can handle some really high wattage lights. Something worth looking into for sure.
Been searching for a video on how to make a lamp turn off suddenly and then come back on afterwards for a short film, and that lamp dimmer gave me a great idea, thanks for this video :)
I used this trick a few weeks ago on a music video shoot in a cave. We had an actual campfire but used an LED Panel as a fill light. I asked my friend to hand hold an LED Panel, instead of using the dimmer on the back he moved the light up and down in a quick fanning motion and it worked pretty well.
nice. bout to start shooting a halloween special. this will totally help. i like the innovative cheaper methods and examples you guys show. really helps for us low low low, like low budget film makers.
Having your key light on and bouncing it onto your subject with the gold side of a reflector and then just shaking the reflector a whole bunch works pretty well too.
For just a hint more money, you could get yourself and ardunio and a few RGB LEDs and program random flicker. If the RGB LEDs are too much, get some superbright white ones, which are dirt cheap, and use your CTO gel like before. Investing in the RGB ones though means you could just as easily repurpose for candle flickers, computer screen glow, lava glow, alien goo glow, etc . . . by changing the flicker speed and color.
You can also do that "evil plotting" finger flicker thing you did over the lights instead of actually buying a dimmer. I learned that from the good ol' freddiew himself on the the behind the scenes of Medieval Zombie Dilemma (ruclips.net/video/Uwvfu_teXUk/видео.html @ 4:50 in the video). Looks like class was always in session.
I needed this effect earlier in the year and found what I feel is the best result I've ever seen thus far. I filmed a closeup of a real fire, the used a monitor playing back the video as my lighting source. Overlayed a video of some spark trails and added sound effects and nobody ever knew the difference.
+Brandon Goins That's pretty fuckin' smart.
I used this method myself for years too but I can't get it bright enough. Another option might be to shake a highly reflective card or plastic mirror near a light source.
oh man that's genius
Also, pro tip. You really need 3+ lights on dimmers in order to really sell the effect and make it look as sporadic as fire. If you have just 1 or 2, it just looks like someone dimming a light.
Also, I had a friend of mine telling me that there's some dimmers in the construction industry that work the exact same and can handle some really high wattage lights. Something worth looking into for sure.
Yay, you're doing stuff for all film makers, even those on a low budget. good job
Been searching for a video on how to make a lamp turn off suddenly and then come back on afterwards for a short film, and that lamp dimmer gave me a great idea, thanks for this video :)
Clearly this isn't an audio school. Who put that lav right under her hair?
Now, THIS is a cheap tip!!!
Very nice! I like it! High five!
I used this trick a few weeks ago on a music video shoot in a cave. We had an actual campfire but used an LED Panel as a fill light.
I asked my friend to hand hold an LED Panel, instead of using the dimmer on the back he moved the light up and down in a quick fanning motion and it worked pretty well.
nice. bout to start shooting a halloween special. this will totally help. i like the innovative cheaper methods and examples you guys show. really helps for us low low low, like low budget film makers.
that is a nice handy tip! the music removes all creepy/spooky aspects of this video.
Having your key light on and bouncing it onto your subject with the gold side of a reflector and then just shaking the reflector a whole bunch works pretty well too.
Theatrical and costume supply shops sometimes also carry lighting gels in stock. Buy local!!!
For just a hint more money, you could get yourself and ardunio and a few RGB LEDs and program random flicker. If the RGB LEDs are too much, get some superbright white ones, which are dirt cheap, and use your CTO gel like before. Investing in the RGB ones though means you could just as easily repurpose for candle flickers, computer screen glow, lava glow, alien goo glow, etc . . . by changing the flicker speed and color.
Lauren rocks!
Good knowledge mam
Good tutorial. I don't see what's spooky about it though.
+CZsWorld fire
+oliver defusco
Fire is a part of every day life. If it was someone's flesh burning on the other hand....
Loved it thx for the tip
I can't afford the clothes pin
I LOLed
Wooo-ooop!
You can also do that "evil plotting" finger flicker thing you did over the lights instead of actually buying a dimmer. I learned that from the good ol' freddiew himself on the the behind the scenes of Medieval Zombie Dilemma (ruclips.net/video/Uwvfu_teXUk/видео.html @ 4:50 in the video). Looks like class was always in session.
Super spooked
Could you also make a cookie to make the light look more sporadic?
What if I'm not near a source of power for the dimmer switch?
Heeeeeey, first comment. Lol. Can there be a video series about cgi?
Nice cheap tip!
awesome :)
Chinaball rigged with two orange-colored bulbs and a white bulb. Done.
the transition sound...
+Bob Izam BWOOOOP
Liking my own comment...
Where is Freddie??
joey dont scare her like that. they're fragile creatures
hissssssssssssss
+BEekt 4 live LEaF A LiEk