I made the video with only four layers of media:
Me (my pretty mug and the mic):
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WBDpA9NxuXE/R1qadom-vsI/AAAAAAAAAF0/FL3uVLyzu98/s400/Luke-Myst.png)
Some Static (taking straight off the TV):
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WBDpA9NxuXE/R1qaq4m-vtI/AAAAAAAAAF8/F4CGqixDWAo/s400/Static-Myst.png)
A Photo of an Old Book I had (notice how I left a very low opacity over the section where my video was going to go so that there would be a slight hue to the video):
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WBDpA9NxuXE/R1qa1Ym-vuI/AAAAAAAAAGE/_kk67HuHcfo/s400/Book-Flat.png)
and finally some Title Cards (keep 'em simple):
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WBDpA9NxuXE/R1qa-4m-vvI/AAAAAAAAAGM/MIKQN2wmJw4/s400/Title-Myst.png)
When I put it all together I got a pretty cool image:
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WBDpA9NxuXE/R1qcL4m-vwI/AAAAAAAAAGU/ufUNRBzOCx8/s400/Full-Myst.png)
I only used a couple little "tricks" to make this video. First, cut out my book photo and deleted a rectangle in the same proportion as my video. Then I added a layer of the page with very low opacity (15%) over the rectangle where my video would show through to give it a slight hue.
Second, I didn't add the Title Cards to my first Timeline. I got all my video tracks (me, static, and the book) lined up how I wanted and then I rendered a full quality video file. Since I Green Screened myself and had other Compositing going on, my video would not play back in real time. By rendering out my timeline, I could play my composited video in a new timeline and know exactly where I wanted my Titles to go.
Third, I couldn't get my TV to make the static noise, so I had Audacity generate it for me. Cake.
Now, if you've got 2:02 minutes, check out my Myst-esque Production-Now Media Mentoring promo video:
~Luke Holzmann
Your Media Production Mentor
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