This took a little bit longer than I previously anticipated it to. It was nevertheless just as fun. Difficult and tedious, but fun.
THE PROCESS
We had to start with taking a video of ourselves with some sort of object that would ultimately be turned into our lightsabers. To be completely honest, I hit myself in the head multiple times in the process in filming…
Next we had to import the footage into Adobe After Effects and use the lightsaber plugin to customize the blade. After doing so, going through frame by frame was necessary for me in order to cover up the broom stick I used to simulate the lightsaber. The reason why I had to use just about every single frame was because I was moving it so fast that it was necessary to do so.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy this video as much as I did creating it.
Digital Artisan 