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Giant Vacuum Cleaner Special Effect

1,560 views · Published 13 January 2018 · 0:31 · Indexed 4 November 2026

Channel: Dan Russell-Pinson · 2018 · Howto & Style

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A simple special effect experiment in making an ordinary object appear larger than it actually is.  

Here are the steps I took:
1) I used a tall light stand and extended it to the height that the vacuum cleaner would be.  I then composed the frame accordingly and recorded some footage of the room.

2) I used some small post-it notes to mark the position of the top and bottom of the light stand on the camera's back screen.

3) Next I setup a green screen and placed the vacuum cleaner in front of it.  I had to place it on a coffee table to get it to the right height.  

4) Keeping the exact same camera angles and orientation, I moved the camera in so that the vacuum cleaner's top and bottom matched the position marked on the camera's screen.  I recorded the vacuum cleaner for 1 minute.

5) I brought both pieces of footage into Adobe Premiere and keyed out the green screen from the Vacuum footage.  I made some small adjustments to exposure and contrast to make the vacuum appear more natural.  In photoshop, I created some fake vacuum cleaner reflections and shadows which mad the vacuum cleaner look more natural and blend into the scene better.

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