From: "Mr. Eric D. Kirk" Received: from mail-ie0-f174.google.com ([209.85.223.174] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5536329 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 28 Jul 2014 02:40:58 +0200 Received: by mail-ie0-f174.google.com with SMTP id rp18so5953260iec.33 for ; Sun, 27 Jul 2014 17:40:57 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to:content-type; bh=AjrlPT59J2zBjtgrKzY032oN7sQkY/5JvoKBwD8ggiw=; b=vjvUVpsywJ7DYFeb9eJSjjoZYy5qVAGLi/OHVdWOgRwihdX83xHs8yBpDFP68+Xol0 w4UBtfdDXh3L+ZR7S99ghAOzKKyeWmxU9r2C3FjPMIY711az06SRgToeCFjvzSAQ8oN7 PbHnSF9HKQJfRI9rjVD/i2V8tyXQBxH7gQaVyZ6PlFHtdMtXaNC4jNoekV/au6UT1rCQ TAWLLpDubScKrQKxfhgve66VQtq3FJkI8+fBgOZBl48gkrpNJFim0HaQIO63UGbDwvOe lpoFB29x1wHLBKG7i4V3ns/LLx64G8KzUVgHlv9D9F6oj+DA+gev5x8jio1GVqSjRHEJ Ym7g== X-Received: by 10.42.252.201 with SMTP id mx9mr7011751icb.78.1406508057424; Sun, 27 Jul 2014 17:40:57 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.50.56.50 with HTTP; Sun, 27 Jul 2014 17:40:37 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2014 20:40:37 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Looking for Recommendations on Creating Blur Matte To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=bcaec511e102231d5304ff362d25 --bcaec511e102231d5304ff362d25 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Hello All, Ok, so I've got an odd one here. I am doing VFX for this movie and in two scenes, the folks basically filmed at a location in which they did not have pre-approval. Soooo, at first they wanted me to attempt to change the entire background so that you could not tell it was the original place. I spent many days changing out ceiling lights, adding an exit sign, a map on wall, etc but that did not seem to be enough. After exhausting myself trying to explain that what they were asking was for someone to completely rotoscope out several people, with lots of movement, etc and it just was not doable. I tried to roto even one person out but with the amount of movement, hair flying around, etc, it was not within my ability. I think even a roto expert would be shying away from this. So, that's the background. Now, the approach has changed to them asking me to give it more of like a camera depth thing where I just blur all of the background. That too has it's challenges but masking and feathering out a blur adjustment layer is definitely less noticeable than the roto deal. However, the amount of blur they want seems pretty excessive and as you might imagine, the more blur, the more likely it will be noticeable as you try to gradually feather out edges as the meet the person in the foreground. I was trying to do something like create a matte using the much lighter background (the wall is white) and then just blur that layer. So, I'm looking for ideas on an approach that one of you smart folks here might have. Thanks ahead. Eric -- *Eric D. Kirk | **Kirk Productions* *Hidden in the Woods | VFX* *The Night Visitor | VFX* *443.206.1347 <443.206.1347>* *www.kirkproductions.com kirkproductions@gmail.com * *IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3351363/ * --bcaec511e102231d5304ff362d25 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello All,

Ok, so I've got an odd o= ne here. =C2=A0I am doing VFX for this movie and in two scenes, the folks b= asically filmed at a location in which they did not have pre-approval. =C2= =A0Soooo, at first they wanted me to attempt to change the entire backgroun= d so that you could not tell it was the original place.

I spent many days changing out ceiling lights, adding a= n exit sign, a map on wall, etc but that did not seem to be enough. =C2=A0A= fter exhausting myself trying to explain that what they were asking was for= someone to completely rotoscope out several people, with lots of movement,= etc and it just was not doable. =C2=A0I tried to roto even one person out = but with the amount of movement, hair flying around, etc, it was not within= my ability.

I think even a roto expert would be shying away from th= is. =C2=A0So, that's the background.

Now, the = approach has changed to them asking me to give it more of like a camera dep= th thing where I just blur all of the background. =C2=A0That too has it'= ;s challenges but masking and feathering out a blur adjustment layer is def= initely less noticeable than the roto deal.

However, the amount of blur they want seems pretty exce= ssive and as you might imagine, the more blur, the more likely it will be n= oticeable as you try to gradually feather out edges as the meet the person = in the foreground.

I was trying to do something like create a matte using = the much lighter background (the wall is white) and then just blur that lay= er.

So, I'm looking for ideas on an approach t= hat one of you smart folks here might have.

Thanks ahead.

Eric

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Eric D. Kirk |=C2=A0Kirk Productions
Hidden in the Woods | VFX
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The Night Visitor | VFX
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kirkproducti= ons@gmail.com
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