How Lexi Gunvaldson elevates the art of title sequencing.
Lexi Gunvaldson of Imaginary Forces shares how she uses AI-powered Object Mask in Premiere to eliminate the tedious task of rotoscoping and create an action-packed pitch video.
Imaginary Forces is best known for our title sequences for television and film.
I think a good opening sequence sets you up for the story that you're about to watch.
When I opened up Premiere and I clicked on the Object Mask tool and I clicked on the subject for the first time, my first impression was literally amazement.
Disbelief.
Oh my God.
The first step is selecting the objects that you want to live in front of the type.
So I'm going to duplicate the clip.
I'll select the boxer using the Object Mask tool.
So I'm going to track forward on the boxer.
I want to cut out her shadows because I think that would be kind of a fun thing to see above the type as well.
And then I duplicated it again.
So I have three layers.
I track the mask forward again and boom, it was done.
So the art director created the type for me in Photoshop, and I'm just going to bring that PSD into Premiere and sandwich it in between the layers that I've just created with the background.
It gives me the opportunity to try a lot of ideas really quickly so that we're not leaving any ideas on the table.
We know that we're giving them the best idea, because we were able to try everything in the amount of time that we had.
Bada bing bada boom!
“Rotoscoping is a seriously tedious task. To be able to do it in Premiere at my desktop quickly is insane.”
Step 1: Mask your subject.
Using AI-powered Object Mask, Lexi can isolate the elements she wants to integrate with the type. She started by selecting the boxer and tracking her forward to try out different movements.
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Step 2: Isolate the details.
Lexi added more objects to her mask, including the shadows and the boxing bag. After masking them forward she was ready to add the type.
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Step 3: Layer in the type.
Lexi had her art director create the titles in Photoshop, and then she brought them into Premiere. She sandwiched the type between the layers for a three-dimensional look.
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Step 4: Bring it all together.
Once the type was placed, Lexi adjusted the Opacity to make it look just right. “Object Mask gives me the opportunity to try a lot of things really quickly so that we're not leaving any ideas on the table."
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