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Uncle Interloper Space Explorer

Terrence Burke

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FUN-TASTIC! Your show is great and enjoy the "winks" to classic Sci-Fi. What equipment & software do you use?
 
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Terrence Burke said:
FUN-TASTIC! Your show is great and enjoy the "winks" to classic Sci-Fi. What equipment & software do you use?
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Thanks. I use Final Cut Pro X to edit (although the holiday one was done on FInal Cut Express because pro doesn't run on my laptop). I have a Canon HF20 camera - http://www.amazon.com/Canon-VIXIA-Memory-Internal-Optical/dp/B001OI2YTC - that I shoot everything on. The rest is just cardboard with some green-screening thrown in here and there. :smile:

Thanks again!
 
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What program do you use for green screen? I've been trying to go down that route with my puppet series for a while now. :smile:
 
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CaseytheMuppet said:
What program do you use for green screen? I've been trying to go down that route with my puppet series for a while now. :smile:
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The Keyer in FInal Cut Pro X is really great. 99.9% of the time, no adjustment is needed after applying the filter.

I will say, however, I just shot some promos for Leslie Carrara-Rudolph's Lolly character on green screen and I'm having a little trouble because of a light blue on one of the puppets. But for the most part, the Keyer filter is amazing. You can look up tutorials on YouTube to see how well it works.
 
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ToasterBoy, I have just become a big fan of Uncle Interloper! :big_grin: That flashlight bit in the second episode had me cracking up! He's a cutie, too, though I definitely don't want to offend a great space explorer by saying that too loudly :wink:

Keep it up!! :excited:
 
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Plaid Fraggle said:
ToasterBoy, I have just become a big fan of Uncle Interloper! :big_grin: That flashlight bit in the second episode had me cracking up! He's a cutie, too, though I definitely don't want to offend a great space explorer by saying that too loudly :wink:

Keep it up!! :excited:
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Thanks so much. The original script, yes they are scripted, had it as a planet of giant noses and he'd pull out pepper, but eyes were MUCH easier to make on the cheap.

I'm working on more adventures with him, so stay tuned. :smile:

And U.I. would be flattered, not offended!
 
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New episode today. This 'segment' is called Cartoon Doghouse. Watch along as Uncle Interloper checks out his new digs.

 
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