Any ideas for creating ghosts in funal cut studio?

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jcapurro

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Hi guys,
I'm shooting a short that's somewhat of a ghost story this fall, and I need to be able to add in a ghost effected actor.

I have a green screen, and am planning to shoot the actor on that, then key him out & filter him before dropping him into the film.

That's where you come in.

How can I make a convincing ghost using final cut studio 2? In one of my last films we just shot the scene twice and faded the opacity of the video layer with the actors, but I was never happy with that look. Too cheap looking. Doesn't give that ethereal look most people associate with 'ghosts'.

I'm open to ideas.

-Jeremy
 
Without going to a compositing package, I'd also try the composite modes in FCP. That mixed with an opacity adjustment might give you a look you're willing to accept.

Another thing is to perhaps use multiple layers and then multiple effects and opacities. So one layer might be a very low opacity, say 5-10%, with a color correction on it to tint it say yellow (for example sake), then with a composite mode perhaps. Now do another layer of the actor and a different color correction adjustment a different opacity, a different composite mode (or none at all). That's how I would look to build it in FCP, layers of subtlties.

cheers.
 
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