I have had a brain fart thinking of how to do an experimental shot. Here is my idea.

I have a person meditating, shooting them from the back. I have a class of students in the same room in front of him and in back of him. I want to edit out certain bodies so that the main meditating person is only there, or the class minus the meditator only shows up. I want to cut back to the shot of both in the same shot. I want to have the things in the room stay the same.

I guess they do this with commercials, like when Steve McQueen drove the new Mustang and also when Muhammed Ali's daughter was fighting old time boxers in the ring.

How is this possible?
Thanks

I'm not entirely sure what you mean. If you mean what I think you mean, then I don't understand the complexity of what you're asking--just film three shots--the meditator by himself, then the meditator with the class, then just the class. Cut between the scenes as needed...

is this what you mean?

Ben, I think he means what you're saying, but he wants it to be the same shot and have the ability to remove the meditator, or the class at will during the shot.

The only way I can imagine doing this without bluescreen (don't do it, never looks good) or really complex CG is to try to get it so they never overlap, and film multiple takes which can be layered and cropped. Use a locked down tripod.

TD, I thought that was assumed in my description. As long as the meditator is still it should look fine.

Ah, I see. I bet it would still twitch a bit. Maybe a short dissolve would help.

I know there is nothing more frustrating than not describing this right, but you guys got the idea. Just as long as I don't overlap I guess I can cut between. It is an experimental thing showing the present and past in one shot as well as switching between both. Blah...

Thanks

best of luck, let us know how it comes out.

how about this : lock frame and crop with soft border which side of image u dont want.....

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