Well, I started out in Sony Vegas, set up a velocity envelope and rode it up during punch movements/spins and down during finishes. As you do this, the clip must be extended (since time is changing). Once all the velocities were right I bounced it down and moved to Adobe After Effects.

In AE, I started by setting up that crushed look utilizing several Level and Exposure adjustments (using curves really helps you get this fine tuned). Using a masked layer solid you can keep the edges of the film dark so you focus on the center.

Once the color feel was right, I key framed the camera to zoom in during punch movements and spins. In the movie, the effect alternated in and out for each person getting shanked/shielded/generally owned on. (motion blur makes this pretty too).

Finally, I took a picture of a rusty piece of metal and crushed the blacks so I could alpha blend in the grunge. I also animated how the grunge moves during the zoomed in parts (kinda like how the blood splattered in the movie).

and... I think thats it. Thanks for watchin! =]

Amazing. I could tell you put some effort into this, but after reading your comment I'm totally blown away by the sheer amount of work involved.

Thanks so much for explaining the process. I may have to pick up a copy of Vegas. Imovie just isn't cutting it for me any more.

Vegas is the best for timeline editing in my opinion. The audio and video fade control is amazing!

Here's the Vegas trial download site if ya wanna give it a spin: sonycreativesoftware.com/download/step2.asp?DID=698

Vegas is great stuff. All I use. Much more user friendly than Final Cut Pro, in my opinion. Plus being able to record audio directly onto the timeline is unbeatable.

I love Vegas. When I don't have to use Final Cut at school I use Vegas at home. It's just ... great.

Really? Gus, wtf, give me a copy kthnx.

Bravo for explaining your process, Dan.

Wow! Cool to understand the process. Thanks for sharing!

yes, thanks for posting the technique.

You could do all these things on Vegas, no reason for After Effects.

wow you're just super-elite Eugenia...

haha thanks Sarah!

lol yeah my friend only had time to film me for like 10 seconds.. I'll have to make a longer one next time! Thank you very much for watching!

I agree, give us more. This jammed the jams out.

thanks! =]

haha that's what really inspired me to do it! I figure if southpark's special effects team can do it, anyone can! lol That episode was hilarious!!

thanks for viewing!

thanks for viewing!

SPARTA!!! haha

thanks man!

how many jakob/jacob/jake's are there on this site?!

mine's pronounced "yakub," for what it's worth.

Oh right! Just checked it out now.. umm disregard my response to your second video then :P