Living in "Toytown" - Recreating The Tilt-Shift Effect in AE

Richard Bird Last updated Feb 3, 2012

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Until recently this effect has been created in-camera using specialized lenses. In this tutorial, Richard Bird gives an overview of how the "Tilt-Shift Effect" can be quickly recreated in post-production without the use of 3rd party plug-ins by remapping the depth of field, use of simple color correction and altering the frame rate.

Republished Tutorial

Every few weeks, we revisit some of our reader's favorite posts from throughout the history of the site. This tutorial was first published in September of 2009.

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Visual Effects Adobe After Effects

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Richard Bird

Richard Bird has been creating and supervising visual effects in film and television for over twenty years, both on the set and in post-production. His work has taken him everywhere from the Australian Outback to the North Pole. He currently lives and works in London, England.

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