File puptcrit/puptcrit.0702, message 22


From: Polidor1-AT-aol.com
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 18:11:40 EST
To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Marionettes and Green Screen


Hello Yvette~

My day job is as an animation/visual effects director. I have done some 
compositing work on puppets (Muppet-type) and usually it was determined to not try 
to remove the controlling rods. It tended to look strange when the rod passed 
in front of the figure but disappeared when it was by itself. In shots where 
the rod never passed in front (like in a close-up of a hand, for instance), we 
did remove it through frame-by-frame retouching (wire removal). I am assuming 
the same would be true of marionettes.

If you have never shot blue/green screen, I would suggest using a DP 
(Director of Photography) who has. There are several things that can/must be done in 
terms of lighting evenly, video levels, positioning to insure a good quality 
key. Also, as someone mentioned, if you are shooting DV, it is not a great 
format to pull good quality keys so tests are a MUST to determine things like 
string thickness, if things like hair are an issue, etc..

Let us know what you learn. Good luck!

Sandy
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