CLONE EFFECT using DIY motion control and After Effects

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Learn how we created this effect here!

A 'clone' effect where one actor interacts with themselves in a static shot is easy enough, as seen here:



BUT... this is a low budget attempt at recreating a 'motion control' clone effect where the camera is still able to move, as seen in Back to the Future Part 2 / Part 3 and the Man in the Iron Mask. For extra points, one clone walks fully around the other. We did ours with no budget and without proper motion control. See if you can work out how we did it!

In Back to the Future Part 2 this was done at Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) with a computer-controlled device called the VistaGlide, which could perfectly replicate the same camera movement multiple times. I don't know what they used for Iron Mask, but it could have been a similar system.

Scenes in the films:



Some great explanations of this effect: