[Dave Thomas]

Took your advice — and by filling in a title with black it solved the problem. Much appreciated.

[Dave Thomas]

If my project settings are set to 4:3 is that the root of my problem ? — can I change it to 16:9 ?

[Dave Thomas]

I don’t know what you mean by project — all I know is all my footage has the bars — straight from the film — beta transfer.

[Dave Thomas]

So I shot on Super16mm — so the footage is 16:9 or whatever … so its got the black bars on all 4 sides.

If I want to touch up some shots — say brighten — the footage — it will also brighten the ‘black’ in the black bars. Not a big deal until you watch on a large screen and the difference is really noticeable.

I was just curious if there was a way in Premiere to select a specific area to be touched up …

[Dave Thomas]

Sorry guy I didn’t see the post about the melting wallpaper idea. Thats kind of exactly what I’m going for … only … what happens when I cut from a W.S to a C.U ? Does the image on wall just become distorted or for lack of a better word unviewable because I have changed perspective ? If that’s the case I’m worried that it might be jarring + irritating to the audience.

Then my next concern is should I isolate the greenscreen to a specific area of the frame (meaning should I have half of the wall appear to be normal wallpaper) would that give a sort of perspective to keep your equilibrium when watching it?

I’ll have to re-watch Fear and Loathing I think

[Dave Thomas]

hmmm I was kind of just trying to brainstorm and I thought with all you editors infinite wisdom you’d be able to answer the question:

I have 5 bedrooms in the script, no money to rent/build the sets … but I have a studio and greenscreens what would you do?

[Dave Thomas]

I just didn’t want to blabber on if nobody was gonna respond to the thread about the film.

It’s a modern day adaptation of Hansel and Gretel … only hansel and gretel are in their mid-thirties, the parents are sick of them, so they leave them in the ‘big city’ hoping that they will find work … so insues the job hunt + finding a job at a candy store … being taken advantage of by the employer (witch) economically, sexually, mentally … and so on and so on …

And I have a total of 5 different bedrooms in the story (these are my only Interior Locations that I will be shooting in studio) … but now I just need some creative concept to tie them all together.

So the thing is that I have very little resources … to physically create the sets … and I’m having a difficult time trying to come up with something I can do with Greenscreen … Like I’d rather not just use a blank canvas that is a bedroom wall … I figure since I have to set up the greenscreen anyways I might as well get creative with it … and that is where I could use some suggestions …

[Dave Thomas]

Thanks Seth … and I know your exactly right … I keep getting passed to direct commercials because I don’t have the technical know-how + the reel to land the spots. I’m not much one for promising clients a pot of gold when I’m not positive I can deliver.

So this film is suppossed to be my first real attempt into the world of effects. However I am still in the creative decision making stage — and not the “who the hell is going to make this” stage … so creative advice ONLY from now on. Just joking any/all comments are accepted/appreciated.

[Dave Thomas]

ya the clone stamp is working … but its just so bland … anyways thanks for your help …

[Dave Thomas]

Thanks for the response darby …

I have already shot and production is complete … so using stockings is a good idea but out of the question … what suggestions do you have for accomplishing this in after effects ? Quickly