Extending the Scenery
Extending the Scenery
We wished to get an epic feel for our preview trailer for Bad Trip. Problem is, we had no money, and less time. We couldn’t afford to take our actors, and drive several hours into the mountains to get the shots we wanted.
| BEFORE (Click on the picture to load and play) |
| We decided to shoot close to home. After all, Boulder has some spectacular terrain. We just needed to enhance it some, to raise the elevation a little.
As we hiked up to Mallory Cave during a snowstorm, we paused every now and again, to grab some shots. Above you can see one such shot. Nice, but the tilt-up just shows a plain white sky. |
| AFTER (Click on the picture to load and play) |
| When it came time to edit this scene, we realized that it would play better if we flopped the shot left to right. So we did. But wouldn’t it be great if when the camera tilts up, we see MORE mountain?
Using Photoshop, I combined several photographs to create a massive wall of rock. Using Commotion, I tracked the camera motion of the original shot, created mattes using the luminence keyer and rotosplines, and married the new Photoshopped artwork to it. I added snow and fog to help blend it all together. The end result: We didn’t have to drive all the way up to 10,000 feet in the middle of a snowstorm to get our shot. |
