Ghost Girl

Software
Apple Shake
Autodesk Maya
Adobe Photoshop

This scene is composed of footage from three sources. The background is a photo which was taken in historic Savannah, GA. The photo was made to look like night with photoshop. Digital lights were rendered with Maya to create a dynamic lighting scenario for the scene. Finally, this digital lighting was combined with live action green screen video and composited over the background with Shake. The video was shot in MiniDV.

 

Christmas

Software
Apple Shake

Footage was shot on P2 cards in HD with a Panasonic AG-HVX200. A green screen was attached to the exterior of the window and backlit. Using Shake, the scene was color graded for a warmer feel and to direct the eye. The green was keyed out and a matte painting was put in place. Camera shake was tracked and added to the movement of the matte. Three channel grain was added to the matte painting to match the video footage.

 

Christmas Matte Painting

Software
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe After Effects

This matte painting was created for the Christmas project in which the scene reveals a decorated neighborhood at Christmas time though a window. The source images were taken in Canada in late winter during the day. Using masks and adjustment layers afforded the ability to make corrections without making permanent alterations to the source images.


 

MIG-17 Flyover

Software
Apple Shake
Autodesk Maya
Realviz Matchmover

The background footage was shot in MiniDV format in Savannah, GA. This video was 3D motion tracked and the resulting track was used to match the camera movement in Maya. A Russian MIG-17 fighter was modeled from reference photos taken during a visit to a museum in Pooler, GA. The texture which was painted for this model is based on the paint scheme of MIG-17 fighters which flew for North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The 3D planes were rendered in multiple passes, including lighting layers, to allow more control in the resulting composite, which was compiled in Shake.

 

Stone Mountain Park, GA

Software
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe After Effects

This project is a high resolution photo stitch of beautiful Stone Mountain Park in Georgia. Photos were taken in RAW format with a Canon Rebel DSLR camera using a 100mm lens. They were stitched with Photoshop and color corrected to form a seamless high resolution panorama. The sky was replaced for a striking sunset appearance.


 

©2008 James Romeo