Thinking of how I might pull the effect of seeing a whole other era through a frame, I did a test to see how it might work in After Effects. In Photoshop, I use a technique called "Create Clipping Mask" which allows you to superimpose an image WITHIN another one, only revealing the part of the set picture THROUGH the body of the main image.
With the feature lost in After Effects, I did a little scouring, and discovered a similar technique which would suit my purposes well. It's called "Track Matte" and the results are basically the same. So I had a little play and messed around with the technique myself, and managed to create a little test to see how it might run for my idea...
So it worked fine, and baring in mind that the modern day images would actually be live footage shoot on location, and I would probably be holding an actual frame, then I may have to hold one with a green centre plate, so it would be best to see through when a little keying is applied too.
Next step would be to get out and film some footage myself, which I'm looking forward to doing. Just waiting for this disgusting weather to stop first... :P
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