painting the invisible
May 13, 2007I’ve spent the lion’s share of the last two days replacing the text on some footage that has a sign in the background. Most visual FX (“effects”) gurus will tell you that the best effects are the ones you didn’t know were effects. To a degree, the highest compliment you can give someone (in VFX) is to not even notice the work they’ve done because it’s so seamless.
It’s interesting… while it is indeed fun to create invisible effects like this, it’s kind of a let down. All your hard work goes into making something that looks like there was no work involved in the first place. It’s kinda bittersweet like that.
Since DVDs came around we’ve begun to see more and more “behind the scenes” features. The beautiful thing about this is that it not only gives the viewer a chance to see what went in to making the film, but it gives the visual FX guys a chance to say, “Look what I did!” =)
So, here’s to the “behind the scenes” reel:
This footage was used with permission.
stellar.
That is rad.