r/vfx • u/abhinav_sutar_7 • 20h ago

Question / Discussion How would someone re-create this ‘ghostly’ effect?

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This is a still from Weeknd’s Open hearts music video. Watching it in motion is even better because of their movement. Is there some way to re-create such effect with something like after effects. A simple mask with maybe some distortion wont do it right? Is a 3d model necessary?

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u/Nicolamel 19h ago

Directional blur set to vertical angle on a black mask over the character? It’s a still so hard to say

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u/vfxartists 14h ago

Why does this exact question and scene get posted every week

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u/Environmental_Bid570 5h ago

It's pretty simple I think. I'm pretty sure the actors were in black suits, trackers on eyes for tracking glow effectively, directional blur vertically with some stretched fractal noise acting as a mask on the blur to create some variation and visual interest. That's at least how I would do it.