Mirror, mirror on the wall. What is the fairest NLE of all? Premiere Pro, of course! In this tutorial, Kyler Holland shows three examples of how to create a kaleidoscope with the multiple Mirror effects in Premiere Pro. Follow our guide to his tutorial because things are about to get trippy.
Before creating the kaleidoscope effect, we need to understand the Mirror effect. Premiere Pro's Mirror effect is relatively simple. It only has two controls: Reflection Center and Reflection Angle. Kyler explains both with onscreen visuals.
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The Reflection Center is the point of reflection based on X,Y coordinates. For example, 960x540 is the center of a 1920x1080 clip. This is important later in the tutorial when Kyler adds multiple Mirror effects.
The Reflection Angle is the direction of the reflection. Stacking multiple Mirror effects in the Effect Controls panel mirrors all the previous effects. This is the basic workflow for creating a kaleidoscope effect.
Effects in the Effect Controls are applied in order from top to bottom. For this kaleidoscope effect, it's critical to keep the original Mirror effect (960x540, 0.0), or the "zero layer" as Kyler calls it, on the bottom the pile in the Effect Controls panel. It hides the black edges caused by the preceding Mirror effects. (Kyler demonstrates at the 3-minute mark.) This hierarchy is important to note because Premiere Pro will add new effects to the bottom of the stack by default. The same occurs when you copy and paste effects in the Effect Controls panel, as Kyler demonstrates. You will manually have to drag the original Mirror effect to the bottom, as shown below.
Kyler goes on to show how to create a kaleidoscope effect with 4K footage. For a 4K shot, the x,y coordinates are different than a 1920x1080 shot. To create the original or "zero layer" Mirro effect, set the Reflection Center to 1920x1080. (NOTE: Kyler uses a different method for this kaleidoscope that does not require the "zero layer".)
In his last kaleidoscope example, Kyler reveals that clips with kaleidoscope effects can be duplicated and resized above another. Just make sure the top clip is smaller so the clip on the bottom is visible. This creates additional kaleidoscope patterns and is also a good solution for eliminating black edges caused by mirror effects on the top clip. Remember the success of this technique also depends on the content of your clips.
Kaleidoscopes have a magical, mystifying look. Often, they're difficult to fit into an edit because they're so visually extreme. But if you're working on a music video or a travel video, a kaleidoscope effect can definitely spice things up and recapture the attention of your viewers.
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As we continue with our series on effects inspired by music videos, one of the effects I've always been fascinated with was the kaleidoscope mirror effect. The best examples of this effect can be seen in the visually rich Pillow Talk video by Zayn. Check it out at 1:20, 1:55, 2:26, and 3:12.
Fortunately, Photoshop has a couple of useful features to make this task significantly easier. First is the frequently overlooked Scripted Fill, which makes short work of creating kaleidoscope patterns and has enough options to keep you busy experimenting for hours! Paired with that is the Transform Again feature, which is a fun way to create repetitive objects similar to the way the old Spirograph used to work.
The scripted fill is extremely useful for this type of effect, but it has to use a predefined pattern to work. Patterns that are not square tend to work best, so we will start out by extracting a musical artist from the background and creating a pattern to use.
This technique will work with almost any image, but for this project let's work with a musician image to best imitate the source effect from the video. Specifically, we'll use this image of a sensual girl next to a rocky wall from Envato Market.
Grab the Quick Selection Tool (W) and paint along the model to create a selection that completely surrounds her. If the tool grabs a background area, hold down the Alt key and paint along that background to deselect it.
With our custom pattern defined and ready to go, it's time to use the Scripted Fill to create the kaleidoscope pattern. There are several options to experiment with; the ones listed here are just a suggestion to get you started. Feel free to craft your own patterned effect.
To create the "blossom" effect, we will use a fun feature called Transform Again. This feature feels more like a happy accident than an intended feature. Regardless of why it's in the program, it is certainly useful for quickly creating math-based patterns!
Go to Layer > Layer Mask > Hide All to add a layer mask to the group. Then set the foreground color to white and grab the Gradient Tool (G). Use the Foreground to Transparent preset and the Radial gradient shape. Draw out the gradient at the center of the canvas on the group's mask to fade the triangle artwork into the human circle.
How did your fun kaleidoscope effect turn out? Share it with us in the comments below. Want to try your hand at some other effects inspired by music videos? Then check out some of the other entries in our Music Video Inspired Effects series.
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