Creating a 3D Crane Effect with a Matte Painting and After Effects

A simple matte painting turns a Washington D.C. suburban back yard into a small square in France. The video shows how the video was cropped and combined with a large digital still photograph taken by my dentist on vacation in Europe.

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Craig Herron is a filmmaker and artist who loves the world of visual effects and matte painting. He has worked on many indie movies as well as local commercials. His first two, award winning, shorts; A Fall From The Clouds, and Freedom Dance were full of 2d, 2.5D and 3D animation, matte paintings and other VFX. His current project Bermuda Triangle ― A Love Story is all green screen and pre-shot location backgrounds. He is the owner of Herron Designs.

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