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Filters and Effects

  • 15-11-2007 1:53pm
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8


    Hi, was just wondering if anybody can tell me how to create the effect where you take a photo and it gets darker towards the edges of the shot.

    I know I'm explaining this terribly, but you can see the effect I'm talking about on Top Gear all the time. They use it alot, for video, obviously. You can see it, for example, where they would have the camera low to the ground on the runway as a car is going past. The brightest part of the shot is the centre, and then it gets gradually darker as you work out.

    I just want to know how this effect is created - with a lens or filter? And what is it called?

    Thanks.


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,209 ✭✭✭nilhg


    I think you mean vignetting, usually done in post processing, but can happen when using certain lenses.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,624 ✭✭✭✭Fajitas!


    Can be done with the Vignetting tool in post Raw editing programs, or the Lens Distortion tool in Photoshop CS... or done manually with the burn tool :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8 gavkearney


    Thanks a million guys, exactly what i was looking for.


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,522 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    Isn't it just a linear gradient? I remember once Clarkson showed one of the graduated filters they use as part of a gag about boy racers or something.

    http://www.great-landscape-photography.com/graduated-filters.html


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 51,665 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    it's gas the way photographers tried to avoid vignetting for years, now it's the greatest thing since sliced bread.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,014 ✭✭✭Eirebear


    Top gear....by the looks of things they use about a 1001 filters on their cameras...and add a few more in proccessing...its a wonder we can see the car (or clarksons loveley stone washed jeans!) at all!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,624 ✭✭✭✭Fajitas!


    Tbh, I think Top Gear has some of the best videographers in a long long time...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8 gavkearney


    All very true, I doubt there's a single scene in each episode where there's not some filter or other applied, but there's no denying the videography is fantastic


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,014 ✭✭✭Eirebear


    Fajitas! wrote: »
    Tbh, I think Top Gear has some of the best videographers in a long long time...

    Im not slagging it mate, i think its an extremely well put together show.
    I have no interest in cars whatsoever...yet still watch it faithfullly


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,699 ✭✭✭ThOnda


    The same here. I can't wait to see another part just to see what angles, ideas and environments they are going to use.
    I think they used no filters when they tested Micra. That looked awful - blank white sky, too dark car... Like car-tv shows back home :-/

    And the vignetting - burn tool, because I still can't master gradients :-(


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  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,522 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    gradients ftw!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeXr50LNJfM
    they show the film crews filter box about a minute and 30 seconds in


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