Premiere.Elements_SchoolSaucer

=Schoolyard Saucer Video Project=

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How to "Sell" the illusion:

 * Accurate Lighting that matches the CGI with the background video
 * CGI Movement that attempts to simulate real Physics
 * Integration of Video Foreground/Background elements to imply depth
 * Clean "Keying" effects to composite the CGI onto the Video in Premiere Elements

Time was taken to try to make the saucer appear more believable against the live action
 * media type="custom" key="3775867" || **Finished Version**
 * Preproduction
 * Various "Sites" around the school were scouted
 * Intended action was storyboarded to help establish the necessary framing
 * Video Production
 * The camera was fixed on a tripod with zero degrees tilt. The shot was framed to provide plenty of perspective, clear sky, and a distant wall to hide the saucer behind
 * The actors were given audio cues in order to react together
 * 3D Animation (Anim8or)
 * A single frame of the video was used as reference to "stage" and animate the saucer
 * Custom Lighting was set up to match the daylight in the video
 * The background of the animation was set to a pure 255 Blue (the ideal bluescreen colour)
 * Premiere Post Production
 * The CGI animation was bluescreen "keyed" against the live video
 * Matting effects were added to "hide" the saucer behind wall
 * The Saucer Contrast & Brightness was dampened to match the video's quality
 * Gaussian Blur added to degrade Saucer clarity to match the video's quality ||

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