Shooting a TV for composite
by Mark Melchiorre Jr.
on
Aug 20, 2009 at 4:08:01 am
what would be the best way to shoot a tv in order to put footage on it in post. My main concern is keeping the reflections of the surrounding action on the screen..
thanks for your help..
mark
Re: Shooting a TV for composite by scott novasic on Aug 20, 2009 at 8:31:38 am
theres a couple things I may do to achieve this. Shoot the tv with a black screen and all the reflections should show up as 'clear' as they are going to be. Then overlay that black screen in AE with the add or screen composite mode. You can use your levels adjustments to tweak the reflection. Personally, depending on exactly what you are doing, I like to do my own 3d reflections and use them as an overlay.
That may not work depending on what you are doing.
good luck...
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Re: Shooting a TV for composite by Barend Onneweer on Aug 20, 2009 at 7:20:27 pm
Like Scott says: if you shoot the TV without picture on it you get the reflection. Then composite your picture in using "Screen" blend mode and tweak to taste.
If your camera is moving you may want to make sure you've got something to track. 4 small dots in the corners of the screen will do.
Re: Shooting a TV for composite by Ben Heusner on Aug 21, 2009 at 11:27:44 am
[Barend Onneweer]"If your camera is moving you may want to make sure you've got something to track. 4 small dots in the corners of the screen will do."
If you've got Mocha then you might not even need the tracking markers. If you do use markers make sure they're going to be simple to remove, especially if you're using a blend mode to keep the reflections.
