Removing Reflections

[blindchild]

Hello all. First time poster here

I am currently working on a film where I have filmed some shots panning down water inside a fishtank. The problem that I am having is that you can actually see a reflection of the camera/tripod in the fishtank...as well as my hand turning the crank to perform the camera movement
I was talking with one of the technicians at my college and he mentioned that it was possible to remove these reflections in After Effects...but I am not too sure how. He said that it was quite a simple process, but I cant work out what to do.
The shot is of a pipe submerged in water, the camera pans down the pipe from above the water level till under the water level.

Also there are a few static shots where there are reflections again of the camera/tripod so any suggestions/advice about how to remove the reflections would be most welcome. Its frustrating as often what is inside the fishtank is moving...

Thanks guys

Ross McDowell

 

[scotman]

give us a screen shot so we know what you are working with. and how long the clip lasts thanks

 

[blindchild]

Some screenshots

Some screenshots

Hello,

Sorry should have guessed some screenshots would be useful

Heres a few:

You can see the reflection of the camera n tripod alittle easier on the right hand side. Not good

Theres another one.

And heres one with my hand in it. Which will be moving turning the crank.

So basically at times, what is outside the tank is moving (my hand) and also what is inside the tank is moving (panning down the pipe).


The sequence lasts for about 1minute recorded...but im going to speed the footage up so that it lasts for about 20 seconds...

If there is anything else you would like to know, or like to see, please dont hesitate to ask.

Thanks

Ross

 

[Steve_Arm]

Reshoot.

 

[scotman]

yeah probably you are best to reshoot it. sorry. ae is awesome and works great. but it cant do magic. later

 

[blindchild]

No can do

No can do

Can't reshoot

Student film, student budget, student resources. Studio gone, lights gone, camera gone.

I think there must be a way though...not necessarily to get rid of it 100% but even to make it alittle less obvious. The hand turning in shot I am not too worried about...I reckon that is a lost cause, but the shots with a static camera reflection, there must be some way to get rid of it, as the reflection doesnt move...

Could I not take a screenshot with the reflection in it, and create a layer in photoshop to get rid of the reflection and then bring that new layer back into AE and plonk it in there. I'm not looking for a perfect perfect solution, anything really.

Cheers

Ross

 

[Matt Grunau]

That is very fixable. The camera moves in only one real direction, lucky for you. Rebuild the sections you need. Use footage where the reflection is not so bad and replace, and use the Match Noise if needed. And since there is a easily followed camera movement, you could motion track and replace using sections fixed in Photoshop with something like the Healing brush.

Problem solved.


Post a low res version link of your video. That would help.