All of us can see the enormous progress in the world of cinematic tricks and visual effects and because I am one of the great fans of graphics and visual effects I `de like to share you some information about this world and the protocols of trick art

First: abstract about the visual tricks:

Previously the making of visual effects depended mainly on ordinary and simple methods also the effects made by the camera on the graphics only. For example if they wanted to make a monster they start it by making a small diagram of it and for the whole city then taking it frame by frame for the monster movement then showing it side by side with the actor the more closer the more bigger it appears

You can see this video to know how the tricks were made previously:

Second: the most popular programs used in cinematic tricks production:

There are various programs in this field but we have to notice a very important rule that the programs is not more than a tool in the hands of the artist but the creativity of the work is mainly based on the creator then the tools used by the creator can launch his work to the world even if these tools are so

Here are some programs:

AUTO DESK 3D STIDIO MAX

AUTODESK MAYA

SOFT IMAGE

ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS

HOUDINI

There are a lot of programs but we do not have the time to mention them:

Third: How to create a brilliant tricks and effects as those in modern movies:

Most of the shots in the movies are taken in special studios by using CHROMA technology and merging these shots with the ones designed by graphic designers

CHROMA technic?

The CHROMA is mainly portraying the film shots on green background then removing this background by using graphic programs and merging the designed scenes and effects on graphic program. The CHROMA technology saves a lot of time, money and effort rather than building a complete city or environment or also historic fields which costs a lot and take a lot of effort they resort to this technology so they build the whole environment by graphic program and merging them easily with the scenes

you can know the main concept from the next videos:

Fourth: The Motion Capture:

It is a collection of special clothes wore by the actors then start acting then these devices capture the movements and turn them to key frames on graphic programs

Here is a video show how they use these devices in avatar movie:

The latest inventions in the modern technology world 3D effects:

A new type of recording take a physical description of the body like the eye movement and also from different angels because of the distance between the two eyes then the eyes send the images to the brain to merge them and make a dimensional image which enables us know the depth of the surrounding whether man or tree and also estimating the near and far things but it can not be done with one eye

The way of creating a 3d TV movie:

A double glass camera used for 3D portraying as follows for every scene they take two shots one from the right and the other from the left for the shot we want to portray

The following video explains the procedures:

You can try it without the glasses:

Try to look at the second image then turn your eyes to match the two images

This one for trying:

Finally I hope that I introduced some thing new and hope to enjoy it

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