Airbrush look on film?

[Jay Laville]

Hi guys with my basic knowledge of film and editing been making really not great music videos but trying to get as much experience as possible

http://www.vimeo.com/5837155

not great but looks okay on mac than mates pc laptop look dreadful you can see crop lines and everything ??? guess depends on graphic card

Anyway im getting into music videos and for next video he wants white clean bright back ground and airbrush look feel similar to

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC6I8RVAhXs

now I know white background colour can be made brighter in post as long as its lit correct but how do they get the airbrush look on the talent? Is it makeup lighting or a plugin that can be added to final cut that can achieve this or is it a special camera, would i be able to get a similar look on my xh-a1 and arri lights f i do properly?

Sorry if this is a complete noob question but would love to know

cheers

 

[Cassius]

Easy way to get some of it: duplicate a layer of the entire video, blur that layer, change blending mode to 'soft light' or 'overlay'. Reduce opacity a lot. Desaturating the top layer can also have a good effect. I use this for wedding photos sometimes. Rendering times will go up quite a bit with that method.