FOMF Production Diary

It’s weird.

For this shot, last Summer, I spent weeks trying to get it to look right, but couldn’t.  In the meantime, I’ve been plowing through effects for another fella’s movie, learning new tricks, fiddling with ideas, and so forth.

Descent into the dead city...

Now, I feel much faster.

Getting this far took me about eight hours, with little breaks here and there.  The final render’s not done, but I really like the way it looks.  No complaints at all!

My first experience with greenscreen, too.  Everything else I’ve done has been with compositing digital stuff, already keyed, and so forth.  but this is brand new.

I have learned so much about how to better shoot the next greenscreen model…

For example:

• Make sure the model is far enough away from the screen that no reflected color falls back on the model.
• Make sure the screen is as evenly lit as possible.
• Make sure any wires or puppeting devices are behind the model, taut and controlled, or off the model.
• If there is a motor in the model, make sure there is enough weight in the model that the motor’s vibration doesn’t make everything go crazy.

Just a few things…

Lovin’ the look, though.  I think I’ll keep it.