Hitting a Flying Plane with a Football Using Premiere Pro
In this tutorial, we will show you how to create a trick shot where your football hits a flying airplane using Adobe Premiere Pro.
**Step 1: Import Your Footage**
Start by importing the footage of you kicking a ball into the air into a new sequence. You will also need a shot of just the environment (clean plate).
Start by importing the footage of you kicking a ball into the air into a new sequence. You will also need a shot of just the environment (clean plate).
**Step 2: Create a Clean Plate**
On your clean plate timeline, add a frame hold to this layer to create a still frame of your environment.
On your clean plate timeline, add a frame hold to this layer to create a still frame of your environment.
**Step 3: Masking the Ball**
Mask around the part where the ball falls and hits the ground, or end the clip at the moment the ball starts falling to avoid rotoscoping it yourself. This will give you a shot where you kick the ball and it disappears midair.
Mask around the part where the ball falls and hits the ground, or end the clip at the moment the ball starts falling to avoid rotoscoping it yourself. This will give you a shot where you kick the ball and it disappears midair.
**Step 4: Continue the Ball Animation**
Select the part of the video where you want to continue the ball animation with visual effects. This is where the ball will appear to hit the flying plane.
Select the part of the video where you want to continue the ball animation with visual effects. This is where the ball will appear to hit the flying plane.
For a detailed, step-by-step guide on creating this trick shot effect, watch the full video tutorial.