Making a green gun look real in post

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Wayne_B

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Is it possible to make a futuristic pistol and paint it "green screen" green and film the actors with it. Then later, in post, some how make that green gun look like a real gun? I ask because I want to be able to guerrilla some shots in public places (empty parks, parking garages) with prop guns without freaking any bystanders out.

thanks in advance
 
Wayne_B said:
Is it possible to make a futuristic pistol and paint it "green screen" green and film the actors with it. Then later, in post, some how make that green gun look like a real gun? I ask because I want to be able to guerrilla some shots in public places (empty parks, parking garages) with prop guns without freaking any bystanders out.

thanks in advance
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Robert Rodriguez mentioned doing that in Planet Terror because he didn't want his kid to be around realistic weapons. So, it's possible. Not 100% sure how it's done though. Could be a simple color remapping, but I've never tried it.
 
In theory, post-production colour correction should be able to recolour a uniquely coloured object like a bright green gun. Film a few test shots with similar lighting and backgrounds etc to the actual film and see how your post-production team get on - better to find out now if it's too difficult.

The other option is to make your pistol so futuristic (e.g. a ray gun) that no one will believe it's a real gun, if that suits your film.
 
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