rufus blackwell manipulates drone footage to create 'korean mirrorworld' time-lapse

vietnam-based filmmaker rufus blackwell has created ‘korean mirrorworld’, an experimental video piece combining drone lapse techniques with a mirroring effect. blackwell’s techniques combine motion control through planned waypoint missions. visual effects software are then used to mirror the ground in an almost ‘inception’-like effect.

blackwell combines control settings on the drone with post-production techniques
all images © rufus blackwell

as blackwell explains, it is possible to set the drone up like a motion control rig in the sky. ‘you can repeat the same set of camera moves at different times of day to create a beautiful day to night transition’. blackwell also employs his compositing and animation skills to track, smooth, and simulate additional movements which creates the motion effects in the video.

the drone is set up like a motion-control rig in the sky

in post-production, blackwell then flips the image with a soft matte to create a mirrorworld effect, changing the vertical scale of the images to give a different perspective. his videos demonstrate the range of possibilities in video-editing as drone technologies continue to develop. 

blackwell then flips the image with a soft matte to create a mirror-world effect

the scale can be adjusted in post-production to create a unique perspective

the inception-like video demonstrates blackwell’s expertise in video-editing skills 

blackwell’s techniques combine motion control through planned waypoint missions

blackwell also employs his compositing and animation skills to track, smooth, and simulate additional movements

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