How to Levitate with Modify Video
Create the illusion of floating up into a beam in the sky with
#Ray2 Modify Video in
#DreamMachine.
Step 1: Capture a video of a friend holding and lifting up their child to simulate being levitated up into the sky.
Step 2: Open Dream Machine and create a new Board.
Step 3: Select the Modify option in composer settings.
Step 4: Import or drag and drop your captured video onto the blank Video Card in the composer.
Step 5: Select the Video Card to open Trim View. Select the “Start Frame” button to download your Start Frame.
Step 6: Import your Start Frame into Photoshop.
Step 7: Using Gen Fill, edit your scene to remove the person holding the floating character, then isolate them.
Pro Tip: Preserve the original character in the scene.
Step 8: Refine the scene design by adding in elements to your scene. Create a darker background, and add in a beam of light shining down on the floating character.
Step 9: Import the original video into After Effects.
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