From: "Robert Davidson" Received: from icp-osb-irony-out1.external.iinet.net.au ([203.59.1.210] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5540689 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 04 Aug 2014 04:18:28 +0200 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AvcBADXs3lPLzgLb/2dsb2JhbAANSwMWgjGBGFeEFKpAAQEBAQEBBptZgWOHTAGBK4R7AQEDAUk1CwsHBjkhNgYTiC4DCRWtbJBjDYcPF4V8hyOBfSANAggRgx6BHAWOd4sHAYNbhXiGa4EFiQJaAQ X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.01,794,1399996800"; d="scan'208,217";a="239646938" Received: from unknown (HELO [10.1.1.4]) ([203.206.2.219]) by icp-osb-irony-out1.iinet.net.au with ESMTP; 04 Aug 2014 10:17:17 +0800 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_6E6B2192-4DB9-476D-AB78-722BBA5CC8C5" Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.3 \(1878.6\)) Subject: Re: [AE] VFX for Movie - Your Take on This Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2014 12:17:06 +1000 References: To: After Effects Mail List In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1878.6) --Apple-Mail=_6E6B2192-4DB9-476D-AB78-722BBA5CC8C5 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii They have no idea. Tell them to find someone else to do it! Rob On 4 Aug 2014, at 10:18 am, Mr. Eric D. Kirk = wrote: > All, >=20 > A couple weeks ago, I posted a message about this ROTO effort that a = producer wanted in which they hadn't had approval for a certain location = and now wanted me to like change all of the background which was pretty = much impossible. I was finally able to explain that it just could be = done without being noticed and they wanted me to fake a depth of field = thing, etc. Anyway, I'm off the hook on that. So, I'm on the same = project and use that as a lead in to this. >=20 > It's a time lapse thing where you see some young girls growing up, not = sure, let's say 10 yrs maybe and so they want the guys beard to also = change to more grays/whites in the latter half of the movie. I haven;t = even begun to look yet but rest assured, you see the guy in probably 90% = of the the remaining scenes. >=20 > My initial response is, you have to be kidding me. Is this even a = realistic objective to thing you can motion track and recolor a beard = for half of a movie? It's a lot of action and movement, not like a = paraplegic in a bed or something but before I jump on this as a = pessimist, what is the take of the brains in this group? >=20 > Thanks ahead. >=20 > Eric >=20 > --=20 > Eric D. Kirk | Kirk Productions > Hidden in the Woods | VFX > The Night Visitor | VFX > 443.206.1347 > www.kirkproductions.com > kirkproductions@gmail.com > IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3351363/ > =20 Robert Davidson Multimedia Specialist 0419 211175 robdav@ozemail.com.au http://members.ozemail.com.au/~robdav/SiteRD/Welcome.html --Apple-Mail=_6E6B2192-4DB9-476D-AB78-722BBA5CC8C5 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii They = have no idea. Tell them to find someone else to do = it!
Rob
On 4 Aug 2014, at 10:18 am, Mr. Eric D. Kirk = <AE-List@media-motion.tv> = wrote:

All,

A couple weeks = ago, I posted a message about this ROTO effort that a producer wanted in = which they hadn't had approval for a certain location and now wanted me = to like change all of the background which was pretty much impossible. =  I was finally able to explain that it just could be done without = being noticed and they wanted me to fake a depth of field thing, etc. =  Anyway, I'm off the hook on that.  So, I'm on the same = project and use that as a lead in to this.

It's a time lapse thing where you see some young = girls growing up, not sure, let's say 10 yrs maybe and so they want the = guys beard to also change to more grays/whites in the latter half of the = movie.  I haven;t even begun to look yet but rest assured, you see = the guy in probably 90% of the the remaining scenes.

My initial response is, you have to be kidding me. =  Is this even a realistic objective to thing you can motion track = and recolor a beard for half of a movie?  It's a lot of action and = movement, not like a paraplegic in a bed or something but before I jump = on this as a pessimist, what is the take of the brains in this = group?

Thanks ahead.

Eric

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Eric D. = Kirk | Kirk Productions
Hidden in the Woods = | VFX
The Night Visitor | VFX
443.206.1347
 

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