<p>Yes it is. The idea is rather simple - you want to create a parallax effect.</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Basically you take an object of interest in the foreground and roto/mask the object/person out. </p></li>
<li><p>You then duplicate that layer and reverse the mask for the background. At this point it should look exactly as it did at the beginning.</p></li>
<li><p>Now what you do is turn the layers into 3d objects. Position the background far away in 3d space, and scale it up so that it matches with the foreground layer as it did during Step 2.</p></li>
<li><p>Now create a camera and you can pan slightly and zoom to create the desired effect. Note that this may take some playing around, perhaps by scaling the background or the foreground layers more so that there is no clear 'space' between them.</p></li>
</ol>

<p>If you want to do this with moving footage I would say it's probably not worth it as you'd have to do a lot of roto. But assuming you just want to do this with a freeze frame, it shouldn't take you that long.</p>

<p>Site note: usually what sells this effect is if you have something else moving really really slowly with the still frame grabs. Such as a 3d object you can manipulate in space. See <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5niaBQEpVQ" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this</a>.</p>

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Alex
<p>It it possible to create a sort of pseudo freeze frame effect in post production on ordinary video or archival footage. For example, doing this in After Effects? </p>

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You can easily freeze a frame in AE, but it's a bit unclear exactly what you mean. What's the difference (to you) between a freeze frame and a pseudo-freeze frame or a 'freeze frame type' effect?
Jim Mack
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2017-01-02T00:08:00.083Z
Is it possible to create a freeze frame effect *not* in post? Run the camera infinitely fast so that time slows to zero? Position the actors close to a black hole?
stib
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2017-01-02T08:53:37.257Z
I am looking at not only freezing the frame, but panning the After Effects camera around in 3d space (just a bit) to make it as though the shot was captured this way in the original footage with the subjects standing still.
Sudesh
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2017-01-02T16:15:07.463Z
Are you looking for a [bullet time](https://youtu.be/bKEcElcTUMk) effect?
Michael Liebman
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2017-01-04T06:37:03.447Z
Yes, similar to a bullet time effect.
Sudesh
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Creating a freeze frame type effect purely in post
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# Creating a freeze frame type effect purely in post

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-12-31)

It it possible to create a sort of pseudo freeze frame effect in post production on ordinary video or archival footage. For example, doing this in After Effects?

**Tags:** effects

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You can easily freeze a frame in AE, but it's a bit unclear exactly what you mean. What's the difference (to you) between a freeze frame and a pseudo-freeze frame or a 'freeze frame type' effect?  
> **username_2**: Is it possible to create a freeze frame effect *not* in post? Run the camera infinitely fast so that time slows to zero? Position the actors close to a black hole?  
> **username_0**: I am looking at not only freezing the frame, but panning the After Effects camera around in 3d space (just a bit) to make it as though the shot was captured this way in the original footage with the subjects standing still.  
> **username_3**: Are you looking for a [bullet time](https://youtu.be/bKEcElcTUMk) effect?  
> **username_0**: Yes, similar to a bullet time effect.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2017-01-04. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Yes it is. The idea is rather simple - you want to create a parallax effect.

1. Basically you take an object of interest in the foreground and roto/mask the object/person out.
2. You then duplicate that layer and reverse the mask for the background. At this point it should look exactly as it did at the beginning.
3. Now what you do is turn the layers into 3d objects. Position the background far away in 3d space, and scale it up so that it matches with the foreground layer as it did during Step 2.
4. Now create a camera and you can pan slightly and zoom to create the desired effect. Note that this may take some playing around, perhaps by scaling the background or the foreground layers more so that there is no clear 'space' between them.

If you want to do this with moving footage I would say it's probably not worth it as you'd have to do a lot of roto. But assuming you just want to do this with a freeze frame, it shouldn't take you that long.

Site note: usually what sells this effect is if you have something else moving really really slowly with the still frame grabs. Such as a 3d object you can manipulate in space. See [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5niaBQEpVQ).


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