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There is a poltergeist in my attic

VFX

Have you ever thought of making an actor disappear inside a box, among flashes of light? Probably yes, especially when he complains. You can do it with Kdenlive, without risking a report for mistreatment. And even without too much effort.

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July 26, 2016
Luca Tringali
VFX
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Aaand… cut!

VFX

With Kdenlive we can simulate the clean cut of a limb, giving the illusion that one of our actors arm has been amputated. By adding the movement of the arm and the fake splashes of blood we can obtain a realistic result.

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June 25, 2016
Luca Tringali
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Spooky movies

VFX

There are several methods to insert a ghost in a movie, and we offer you the simplest and fastest solution: thanks to Kdenlive, we will be able to make a ghost appear in a few steps even in films that include other actors.

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April 10, 2016
Luca Tringali
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Fake blood… digitally

VFX

We can give realism to our action or horror scenes with fake blood... and thanks to Kdenlive it is possible to simulate the presence of blood in our scene without having to pour red paint on our film set.

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February 4, 2016
Luca Tringali
VFX
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To detonate an object… without detonators

VFX

Even if you are not Michael Bay, you will certainly have thought at least once of detonating something in your movies. In these pages we show you how with Kdenlive and GIMP it is possible to obtain this effect at a cost almost equal to zero.

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December 11, 2015
Luca Tringali
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Free flight without superpowers

VFX

Do you like the idea of ​making your actors fly? With Kdelive, a green towel, and some small tricks this is possible. And if you use the correct lighting your result will be able to compete with those of the great cinema productions.

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August 3, 2015
Luca Tringali
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Go through a wall… without knocking it down

VFX

A nice effect, which lends itself to many uses in the production of films, consists in making an actor cross an obstacle such as a wall. Can our actors go through the walls? Of course, with the Kdenlive superpowers.

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June 20, 2015
Luca Tringali
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From 2D to 3D… PART TWO

VFX

Let's see how to use Blender's camera mapping to transform a 2D photograph into a 3D scene to be included in our movies. It is a digital method to achieve what was once called matte painting, but at no cost and in a few tens of minutes.

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January 24, 2015
Luca Tringali
VFX
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From 2D to 3D… FIRST PART

VFX

Let's see how to use Blender's camera mapping to transform a 2D photograph into a 3D scene to be included in our movies. It is a digital method to achieve what was once called matte painting, but at no cost and in a few tens of minutes.

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January 24, 2015
Luca Tringali
VFX
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The knife thrower

VFX

Simulating the injury of an actor with a cutting weapon is a fundamental operation for an action film... and thanks to Kdenlive we can produce a decidedly realistic computer animation without risking to harm someone.

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December 5, 2014
Luca Tringali
VFX
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