Video Help

[digitalputty]

I am taking a Compositing class this quarter which involves shooting my own video. However, I suck at shooting video. I was wondering ... if someone here has a video camera (not a regular one that you take on vacation sadly) ... that if that special person could shoot my video for me and send it to me so that I can do the things I need to. I would give full credit to the person who shot the video.

Alright ..... any takers?

[GINA]

I don't quite understand what you need. Elaborate?

edit: eh, scratch that. PM sent

[vdubbugman53]

when is it due? you ever see the studded Trailors that i posted. I shoot video like that. It is with no high end camera since im not gunna hang 1200 bucks from the side of my car. I have plenty of cameras and stuff i can hang from my car if that is what your lookin for.

this is already edited but just some of the shots that i get

http://youtube.com/watch?v=dxfFotk13EM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AcraHl62__Q

http://youtube.com/watch?v=pAarzyHxZ68


We have that movie for sale BTW if you want to get any ideas from it.

[digitalputty]

Here is the assignment. The photoshop part I got ... easy. But the video. hahaha...

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Project 1 Outlines:
This project will consist of the parts (two scenes):
- Still image (Photoshop document) matte painting.
- Video clip with still image (photographic) elements integrated in it.
Each of the two scenes has to show at least 3 set extensions (items brought from other files) added to it.
The video scene has to exhibit some simple camera movement (pan, tilt, zoom, hand-held) so that you can
utilize 2D motion tracking as shown in our first Combustion demo.
Your workflow will likely be something like this:
- Obtain the back-plates (the background image for the matte painting and the video source file). You
have to shoot the video plate yourself.
- Shoot or download than prepare (clean up, resize, distort, etc.) the photographic elements to be
composited in the back-plates.
- Put together the matte painting components in Photoshop and polish the image (use the techniques
covered in Week-2 in-class demo). In Combustion track the photographic elements to the video scene.
Use operators to apply simple color correction and add motion blur or grain if necessary to achieve a
better composite.
- Save the matte painting as .psd file. Render the video scene as a .mov file
Project submission specifications:
For video: see below in the “Output requirements” section.
For still images: Photoshop (.PSD) files. Minimum of 720x480 at 72dpi. All layers preserved (DO NOT
FLATTEN THE IMAGES).