[Yannick whistling sounds]
[Disturbing atmosphere sounds]
Hey folks, Jordy here for cinecom.net and welcome to copy cat Friday,
where we recreate a popular film technique.
This time we where inspired by a music video from Dua Lipa.
And they've done this awesome transition
where you could see the camera fall through a swimming pool,
and in the oposite world, the dancers are now flamingos.
The cool thing about this transition is that you can choose which kind of surface you want sink through.
But now, let's sink through the ground into a parallel universe.
If you're doing this through the grass, you'll need to dig a little hole.
The idea is that your camera will be completely under the surface.
You can also look for existing gaps or trails through small hills.
The transition consist out of three shots.
In the first one, you simply drop your camera into the gap or hole.
You can do this perfectly handheld.
For smoother motion you can also use a camera jib or slider.
Important though is that you move at a constant speed.
Don't slow down as you approach the ground,
but do be careful that you don't smash your camera, of course.
For the second shot, you turn your camera upside down,
and do the same movement.
This time you start from the ground up,
leave it for a brief moment in the air and go back into the ground.
In this second shot, you can make adjustments to the scene.
Have your actor wear something different, or change something to the environment.
And for the third shot, you simply move the camera back up from the ground.
Now, then Inside Premiere Pro, you simply trim and align these three clips.
It's nothing more than that to get the transition effect.
If don't get it as smooth,
you could add a simple dissolve transition between the clips for two or three frames.
But hold on, guys, because we're going to take this to a next level.
When you're shooting the transition shots, try and play with the rotation of the camera.
As you fall into the ground, rotate your camera,
so that your second shot is not upside down.
This way we keep the impression that we've sinked into a parallel universe
underneath the surface.
Next up comes the color grading and perhaps some visual effects.
For this, I create an adjustment layer
and put in on channel number 2, on top of my clips.
With that adjustment layer selected, I open up the Lumetri panel
and head over to the color wheels.
We're going to a parallel universe, so nothing there is normal.
This is why I'm pushing green into the shadows, an artificial color.
I'm also pushing the exposure of the shadows down for a deeper contrast.
For the mid tones,
here I'm adding blue to make the scene colder.
It's a dark world, so
under the basic correction tab, I'm also bringing down the exposure.
This grading only applies to the upside down clip,
So, what I'll do is animate the opacity of that adjustment layer,
so that it fades in and out during the transition.
So this is a very quick grading.
If you by the way wanna learn more advanced techniques,
definitely make sure to check out our complete color grading guide by clicking in the cards
up there.
For the other elements like the ink drops from Rocketstock's Sumi
or the texture on the ground, I used After Effects.
With my desired layer selected, I click on Track Camera from the Tracker window.
After the process is complete,
you will see all these tracking points in your shot.
Right click on one and select Create Null and Camera.
It will add those two layer elements to the composition.
Then drag anything you like into your scene, like one of these ink drops.
From the switches then, enable that layer for 3D
and use the whip tool to connect it to the null object.
You can then change the position, scaling and blending mode
of that layer to your desired needs.
Since it's linked to the null object,
it should now be part of the scene and move together with your camera.
The final step is sound design!
And, apart from the music, adding sound effects makes the scene more realistic and dynamic.
There're various libraries I get my sound effects from.
You could use Premiumbeat and get one of their sound effects packs,
Or use freesound.org, which is a community collection.
When going through the ground, a heavy swoosh sound works great.
To make the transition even more realistic,
search for the material that you're breaking through.
That could be the dirt of the grass field, bricks of a stone ground,
water splashes, etc.
Combing your heavy swoosh and surface sound effect,
you should get the following.
[Ambience sounds]
[Swoosh sound effect]
[Disturbing atmosphere sounds]
[Ambience sounds]
And that was it again!
thank you all so much for watching, for subscribing and for liking this video.
But most importantly, for staying so creative!
Hey Guys! This year at IBC 2017
I'll be giving a Workshop about how to create more depth with lighting.
Now, if you can't attend IBC this year,
no worries, we'll be live streaming that entire event.
And if that live stream is over,
if you're watching this in the future,
well, then we'll put that video as well on line,