Effect Suggestions?

[AnnetteH]

I have video of a Thunderbirds air show. There is one close pass that two jets make at the center. Visually it looks like as they speed towards each other that they are going to hit at the center. The alarm bells go off in your brain for a second because it looks like disaster. I was wondering if I should apply an effect at this point to capitalize on that momentary alarm reaction? Does anyone have a suggestion of a cool effect I could apply? Should I just leave it as is?

Annette

[Steve Grisetti]

A momentary (one-second?) freeze-frame at the last second could underline the suspense.

[Chuck Engels]

Or even slow motion for a second might be good.

Might be interesting to bounce between close ups and distance shots if you have footage you can zoom in on. Zoom to one plane, cut to far shot, zoom in on the other plane, cut to far shot...

But the main ingredient for suspense that I know of is the right MUSIC

[RJ Johnston]

I met the 4 members of the Thunderbirds maintenace crew while I was at a hospital. They were doing a promotional tour meeting patients. I was getting a shot when some women yanked me out in the hallway and said that she wanted me to meet them. The videographer was using a canon and it had "DV" on the side. There was a woman crew member that gave me a cool pin with Thunderbirds logo.

I return the thread back to you.

[sidd finch]

How about slowing down the footage a couple of seconds before the almost crash and then apply a series of sequential slo-mo zoom ins to the action and use a quick dissolve between each zoom so you can get closer and closer to the almost crash.

Just a thought
Sidd

[AnnetteH]

Where do I find the "slow-mo-zoom?"
I've been trying to figure out how to "zoom' the video. I realize it will be a digital zoom and therefore lower my resolution. How do you do it and how does it effect the display on the TV?

[Chuck Engels]

Slow Motion would be done with the 'Time Stretch' Tool and the zoom is done with keyframing Scale and Position. There are tutorials on keyframing in the products section and there are some articles by Steve over at http://www.videoinasnap.com (check the Archive page).

And of course the 'Premiere Elements 2 In A Snap' book covers it all

[sidd finch]

Thank you Chuck.

I was going to respond and saw your post. Maybe your lighting bold icon should have a cape on it with a big red S.

You could do that in photoshop...........

Sidd

[Chuck Engels]

Thanks Sidd, that was my best laugh so far today

I might just do that too.....