LEARNING STUDIO · Multimedia 12 · VFX

Blaster: how the shot works

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K1 Kenan Proffitt. Learn Blender Object Tracking in 8 Minutes (YouTube). The 5-step method this tutorial follows. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMU3yMQlZTw

H1 Hollywood Camera Work. Free VFX practice plates (the "Blaster Walk" plate). Download from their site. http://www.hollywoodcamerawork.us/downloads.html

B1 Blender Manual. Motion tracking. https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/movie_clip/tracking/index.html

B2 Blender Manual. Object Solver constraint. https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/animation/constraints/motion_tracking/object_solver.html

B3 Blender Manual. Solve panel. https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/movie_clip/tracking/clip/toolbar/solve.html

B4 Blender Manual. Masking (rotoscoping). https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/movie_clip/masking/index.html

A1 Sketchfab: licensed 3D models (check and credit the licence). https://sketchfab.com/

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