Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

Alexa

Alexa

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Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

hi monte-
I don't really understand your qu
estion, but am curious about how to do this look.

i like the 1st and 3rd look. this was done in post, yes? blurring a layer?

speed?

how is this done in camera?
 
Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

Well first off taxi driver is a movie I wanted to get some of the same sorts of skin tones and the overall look of this movie.

taxi.jpg


I wanted people to tell me what they thought, or if they had any ideas on how to get it closer to the original look.

poww.gif




And just for fun i tried to recreate the backround in this picture, i know it's not quite the same... but i tried my best so :-*
taxi.driver.jpg
 
Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

I like shots one and three except for the black fringe around the talent. I'm guessing he was blue screened in? I'm like Pooh in as much as I don't fully understand the question. Of course it doesn't help that I have'nt watched Taxi Driver for a very long time so can't recall the look.
 
Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

Yes green screen, did the best i could with the materials i had, i suprised the shot was usable




EDIT grr never post then hit back
 
Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

have you tried going into the city and standing under/near a street light?
 
Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

No, I live in one of the worst neighborhoods in murderapolis. So going out at night isn't an option for me...
 
Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

where did the background come from?
 
Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

Well my chocolate thunder king, it came off google if you must know, and then tweakage occured, but I didn't like it so that's pretty much the original
 
Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

I think the simulated DOF is too much, background too blurry so your green screen stands out too much. maybe try say one quarter to half as much blurishness :)
 
Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

Try this Monte. Use color balance to ADD more green to the background. (Same as the Taxi Driver poster.) This will also help in hiding the greenscreen effect. Then adjust the contrast of the background. Maybe the actor too. This will bring out the darks more and make everything POP! Very dramatic.

Example:
monte_example.jpg


Hope this helps. Now do it, do it!
 
Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

I can see alittle green spill on the edges. You should use a spill suppressor to get rid of that green around the edge. You did this in AE right? Honestly I've never seen Taxi driver, so I really don't know exactally what you want. It looks intresting. Are yoiu going for a process look? ?
 
Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

If you did this in AE you should apply the matte choker after keying it. Creative Cow had a good article on this.
 
Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

I don't have AE my friend, all I have is vegas, and a 1 chipper...

Now let's let this thread die in peace
 
Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

with the picture you will want to cc the subject a bit more to blend in with the background. he just doesent seem to fit very well.

also, try lighting his head and shoulders a bit, if hes in NYC there are lights pretty much everywhere...just look at the taxi driver picture you posted
 
Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

Taxi Driver was desaturated in post, especially the ending. Censors thought it was too violent and Scorsese desaturated the blood in the end.

It looks like color keying may be more trouble than its worth. I would stick to a live location.

Easiest way to get that look would be to find a city, any city and look for streetlamps, and locations that fit the mood of Taxi Driver. You could probably find a safer more suburban location and dress the location up a little with some discarded newspaper, and use a hose to slick down street for a more noirish look.

If you can get your hands on a fog machine you could add that Elysian hellish look of taxi driver. And you could give a cab driver ten bucks to continuously drive by and park in your location to get a more realistic look.

Your keying effort is valient, but it just seems too CGI and non organic to me.
 
Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

Re: Trying to achieve taxi driver look

well i was focusing on the CC of the character, teh backround is just there to be there, just focus on the character...

Anyways, check out my other thread :) let this one die in peace
 
Re: let this thread die, dont postplease

Re: let this thread die, dont postplease

I have one suggestion to u on doing such composit shots. Try to get some object from the BG image come in the forground of the subject.It make ur shot look more convincing ie. The composited character will look more part of the scene.
 
Re: let this thread die, dont postplease

Re: let this thread die, dont postplease

you can always remove this from the forum if you dont want anybody posting to it.
 
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