scottvideo (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This was all done with Commotion, a visual effects tool now owned by Avid. Y basic composite with some editing programs but if you're taking it to the next level you need a real compositing package such as After Effects, Shake, etc. that are designed for these tasks and not editing.

drknockers13 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

What video editing program is being used here?I recently made a year 12 studio art project entirely on green screen with my own drawn backgrounds (in homage to Sin City/Sky Captain...) in Final Cut Express, and found it a bit hard to get my head around, but this seems a little more sophisticated.

KenMendell (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I guess I meant that with digital manipulation, does the traveling matte background always necessarily have to be green or blue, since everything can be so manipulated. In film, I can't recall any examples of infra-red but I remember it was an available process to an extent. Technically, can a traveling matte be achieved by constantly changing the background color in post to accommodate the foreground element. We should be able to do that and keep log of the dynamics on computer without problem.

KenMendell (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Thank you.With video, can the image not be changed and matted so that any solid background can be used? Or does the video and compression not allow for that flexibility.

junoreactor05 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

...damn

scottvideo (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Greenscreen allows blue costumes among other things. One of the main reasons for greenscreen is video tends to work better with it, especially any of the compressed video formats, because green is the luminance channel.Both blue and green are used a lot in digital and part of it depends on constumes and part has to do with availability, costs and lighting. Sodium is depended on 2 strip camera so a matte can be shot at the same time (modified technicolor camera).

KenMendell (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I remember people trying to contact ILM in a similar way before the new Star Wars trilogy, and it was pretty open from everything I could see. No problems. But after that, when the new movies came out, not so. I think they had too much traffic.

KenMendell (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

A question if I may. In the past, say, 15 years, I have seen such a growth of green-screen out of, in my impression, nowhere. What is the benefit of green-screen over blue-screen, sodium-backing, etc. Also, this was terrific, and I love your work. And, Pleasantville is very impressive and recommended as you mentioned.

boogsie777 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

good

al28283 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

cool vid. the voice sounds like a robot