5 MATTE PAINTING effect ideas to try in your films

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We've been having fun with 'matte painting' effects in the style of old Hollywood films. Here are 5 ideas to get you started if you want to try them in your own films!

1. Background replacement (static camera) - mountains and castle
2. Background replacement (moving camera) - mountains and castle
3. Foreground replacement - cliff edge
4. Window view replacement - view of Paris
5. Set extension - hunting lodge

Matte paintings have been used since the silent era (as seen in "Modern Times" with Charlie Chaplin). Traditionally, matte paintings were made by artists using paints or pastels on large sheets of glass for integrating with the live-action footage. At its best the effect is "seamless" and creates environments that would otherwise be impossible or expensive to film. In the scenes the painting part is static and movements are integrated on it. Some of the most famous and well-known matte paintings can be seen in the classic Star Wars and Indiana Jones films, created by Industrial Light & Magic. Today we can recreate something in much less time and money using widely-available digital tools such as Adobe Photoshop and After Effects.

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And our 'smash through glass window' effect:


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