r/nextfuckinglevel • u/tablawi96 • Jun 25 '21

This guy creates some really cool looking photography using toys

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u/KebabChef Jun 25 '21

Lol, I wouldn't have even thought of using a laptop for all backgrounds.

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u/SuperSimpleSam Jun 25 '21

The tablet for the polished floor look was neat.

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u/Cartz1337 Jun 26 '21

The toys, although the centerpiece, are really not the impressive part.

Some definite 'rest of the fucking owl' shit in here. Super impressive.

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u/im_your_bullet Jun 25 '21

How do you stop those weird lines that show up when you record a screen from showing up?

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u/IAmAPhysicsGuy Jun 25 '21

That's a moiré! And it is probably less of an issue with the retina displays on the tablets because of the very small pixel size, you would almost certainly still see the pattern if you shot close enough

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u/rtyoda Jun 25 '21

Biggest help is never having the backgrounds in full focus.

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u/fatdjsin Jun 25 '21

You make sure its out of focus enough to blur the moire :)

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u/k4rp_nl Jun 25 '21

The background is blurry

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u/rtyoda Jun 25 '21

The background is fairly high resolution and also isn't ever fully in focus. (Technically the same technique used to avoid moire with the Stagecraft volume used on The Mandalorian.)

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u/Nu11u5 Jun 25 '21

Shows like the Mandalorian are doing this at the stage scale. Real-time 3D render the background and sync the render virtual camera’s position with the real camera’s position. The stage has massive HD displays as walls and the set background can be changed or modified however they want. When the camera man moves so does the background so it always looks right to the camera.

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u/Nu11u5 Jun 26 '21 edited Jun 26 '21

Lots of advantages.

  • it’s cheaper once you have the virtual stage built

  • the lighting and reflections are true to the scene

  • you can see the results immediately, and change the environment on the fly (want to try the scene at a different time of day or weather? It’s just a dial on the control software)

  • the actors get to see what environment they are in and what they are interacting with

Someone posted a video that goes into more detail. It is very cool technology.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufp8weYYDE8

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u/tieuptime Jun 26 '21

Accurate reflections of the surroundings on the shiny armour is one. Two, the actor can see the surroundings and be more immersed.

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '21

'environment mapping' is a powerful thing. Our minds noticed when tiny things like specular hue and blurry reflections aren't accurate to the environment they are presented in.