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Cut between multiple live shots

Cut between multiple live shots - Character Animator Tutorial

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Cut between multiple live shots

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- While Character Animator doesn´t offer multiple camera angles for live productions quite yet... there is a workaround. (upbeat music) Luckily, you don´t need to rig multiple puppets to cut between multiple views. As long as you use the puppet, from the same angle. So let´s set up a quick 3 camera view that we can toggle between, live. Just like this example right here. So, we´re going to start in Photoshop. So we´ll set up a file, I called this Background Multiple Scenes. And, I´ve got a very specific breakdown of layers. So, set up with a folder I just called it Camera, it makes sense. When you open that up you´ll see 3 other folders in it. Wide, Medium and Close-up. And each one has an image in it of my background. So, the Wide that you see here, or the Wedium, which is a little bit closer, or the Close-up, which is even closer. Now, notice, on the Close-up I blurred the background. Now, this really helps emphasize the closeness of the character. So when you´re really close to a…

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