VFX artist or colourist?

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PaulWM

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Hi a question please regarding an aspect of my low budget movie that I know absolutely nothing about. I may need to find out if it is possible to change the colour of the (static) vehicle outside the window in the image below. If so, would I need the services of a colourist or a VFX artist?


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Thank you - any advice much appreciated!
 
Yes, it's very possible, presuming you just want to tint it e.g. red or blue. (White or black would be harder, as you'd alo be altering the brightness.) It's fairly easy if the shot is locked off, i.e. the camera doesn't move at all - if it does, that's more work (and time and money) but can still be done.

Does this vehicle appear only in one shot or will this colour replacement be needed for multiple shots? Again, the more shots, the more work (and time and money).

Colour replacement tools have various names and capablilties. Have you already spoken to your editor/post-production person? Some editing suites have colour replacement tools built in.
 
Unfortunately there was a slow tilt up as the couple moved towards the front door.

I may need the vehicle to be a champagne colour but it is only the one shot.

I will be meeting the editor in 2 weeks so I will explore that. If I remember correctly she is using Avid Media Composer but I don't know anything at all about its capabilities.

Thank you for replying anyway!
 
Hmm, changing from what looks like a mid/dark grey to a much lighter 'champagne' will be extra work. As will the slow tilt - the colour replacement will need to be applied frame by frame to the vehicle 'moving' across the screen.

Not impossible though. Don't know whether AMC can do it, but your editor should know. good luck.
 
I'd be surprised if the editor would be willing to do it but she may have experience in that area. It's not a huge job, as long as it's just the one shot as clang mentioned. I'm singing Mocha's praises at the moment but it would be really useful here as it can track through reflections. Personally I'd track it with that and use the same tracking data to comp back over the reflections in the window.

Pete B
 
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