Creating drips/drops on screen

[djjohnnyd]

Is there a plug-in or place/program to do the drip effects like the iTunes/Eminem ad from Apple?

http://www.apple.com/itunes/ads/eminem.html

-DJ JohnnyD

[andythetwig]

seems to me that those splatters were made by hand, you could do it yourself with a door and a jar of paint!

[Motionreactor]

As andy said, it's heaps of fun to do. I'd suggest it as a good way of escaping the digital medium too! I struggle at times with inspiration and it's often because I'm too focused on the digital.

[oxygen]

yup, that is so true! The computer is no substitute as we often like to think..
For a change grab your camera and you'll realise how easy it is to make interesting footage, instead of this never-ending pixelstruggle trying to manage each one of 'm onto the right place!;)

[djjohnnyd]

seems to me that those splatters were made by hand, you could do it yourself with a door and a jar of paint!

hmmm....who would have thought. very cool...i'll have to play around with that concept. any other fun things to film like that to get interesting effects?

[andythetwig]

- dropping ink into fishtanks, go mad with colours and framerate for clouds and explosions (as seen at the end of ghostbusters)
- arc welders and fireworks (as seen in star wars & star trek)
- Ultravoilet lights and UV paints (like tron but not quite)
- stick a camera in front of a projector and create feedback (as seen in bohemian rhapsody)
- get a macro lens and film insects, worms are particularly cool
- shadow puppets, particularly ones on long wires that make them wobble around...

so many ideas, so little time!

[THC]

in mean time if a bit lazy try those
http://www.fotosearch.com/video-footage/paint-drip.html

[Westbam]

Why do people pay 129 dollar for that??

Cool ideas there Andy!! :)

[WordVirus23]

Why do people pay 129 dollar for that??

Cool ideas there Andy!! :)

because they're
A. Lazy
B. Untalented/Uninspired
C. Have big budgets
D. Have no time
E. Don't know any better

take your pick. :)

[SlinkyTrips]

it can be done in after effects

here is a tutorial

http://www.videocopilot.net/videotutorials/ink/index.htm

personally i would make my splatters in photoshop then import them as you have more graphic control
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[holly]

If you have a Mac, this costs $5

http://www.skyrocketsoftware.com/BloodSpotz/Graphics/BloodSpotz_Screen.jpg
If you only want red-on-black it is free, but if you pay $5 you get green, purple, gold, and silver(?), and can change the background color (like to chroma blue).

http://www.skyrocketsoftware.com/BloodSpotz/