Topic: How to make something hover?

Hi,

In my next lego movie, there will be these robotic hovering turrets, but I don't know how to make them hover. Can anyone help me?

Re: How to make something hover?

you could either do 2 things. 1. Green/Blue screen them in to make them look like they are hovering or , mask the image in something like gimp or photoshop

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Re: How to make something hover?

Masking would be a good idea.

Re: How to make something hover?

Masking would be the best idea.

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Re: How to make something hover?

What's masking?

Re: How to make something hover?

It involvs taking a picture of the flying object with a support and taking a picture of just the background, then blending them together.

Bafran is good for this:
http://www.bricktrick.de/index-e-bafran.php

https://i.imgur.com/1JxY79v.png

Re: How to make something hover?

EDIT: You beat me to it Hazzat

Masking tutorials:

NXTManiacs way
and, Rsteenoven's way


Masking Softwares

Bafran

Gimp

Re: How to make something hover?

Thanks for the help, masking seems easy!

Re: How to make something hover?

... but very time consuming. Plus, you have to get the pictures have to be almost identical( like, the lighting, pieces, buildings, are the same).
If you are hoping for it to be a long hovering scene, you have bettter have alot of patience. Masking is easier said than done.

ark11 wrote:

Thanks for the help, masking seems easy!

Re: How to make something hover?

Ok, not so easy then mini/blankexpression

Re: How to make something hover?

I wasn't trying to be mean, it's just, it is hard.

Re: How to make something hover?

It might be possible to hide a support behind the actual turrets, depending on how big they are and the angle of the shot.

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Re: How to make something hover?

michaelsmovies wrote:

I wasn't trying to be mean, it's just, it is hard.

Don't worry, i didn't take it as an insult