Animation basics: Homemade special effects - TED-Ed
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Animation is used everywhere to communicate big ideas--in movies, television, and media. Do you ever stop and wonder about the magic of it all? And have you ever wanted to create your own special effects? TED-Ed animators show just how easy (and fun) homemade special effects can be.
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What other do-it-yourself special effects can you think of?
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Jayden Bowman
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You could overlay props and other objects like paper crafts or figures on top of the video to add another layer to the illusion of whatever you're making.
Anna Mcqueen
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Using multiple pieces of papers and drawing a small character and drawing them over and over to mimic their movements.
Bree Bashaw
Bree Bashaw
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Moving backgrounds maybe hand drawn
Savannah Jarrett
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go in a kitchen cabinet and come out a different cabinet
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Jump and appear at celling.
raahim memon
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I know that for photography you need to use slow shutter speed but I wonder how they combined this with video, the result was that in the video the characher was light painting. Was the video made from multiple photos?
gabe w
gabe w
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To make an explosion you could use red construction paper and cotten balls
Carla Cheshire
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you could do a front flip
Carla Cheshire
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You can use Action Movie FX which is a cool app.
Teodora Mladin
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Using coloured filters (i.e. coloured translucent foil) and change the colours of the entire scene.