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Hey guys, I've edited this shot a lot to get it the way I wanted it to be, yet I am still not satisfied.
Brickshelf
It may seem ok to you, but ARGH IT ISN'T PERFECT TO ME. Also, what do think of the darkness? It needs to look like night time, but I wanted the quality to look good so I framed the light like it was day time and fixed it with color correction.
As for the animation, the walking looked a little wonky to me, but the rest was great. I usually don't like using color correction to make things look dark, but in this case it looks pretty good.
But you are a perfectionist, (which is a good thing) so pretty good may not be good enough for you 
I liked the lighting effect, it really sets the mood for the movie.
Well, I know CompositeLab Pro has a lot oif color correction techniques, becase I'm trying out the demo of it, and it works very well, so I'm buying it for christmas. 
I think a lot of my shots turned out really well because of the lighting: I'm only using one light, and it's florescent blue, so it works really well. Try using less lights, and making them a bit farther away from the set.
Needs to be a little bluer, as BG said. What else is it you're not satisfied with?
Now THAT'S a lot better
that looks good! except there is something a little off about the fig's walk...looks like he has to pee and is trying not to move to much (not sure of the right term)...STIFF yes stiff, the fig looks a bit stiff, makes him look plastic...oh wait that doesn't really work...makes him look stagnant...no because he's moving...agg you get the point!
-flip
Maybe I'm just color blind, but that looks quite purple.
Yes, this time it was a bit too blue, so it turned out more purple-ish. Try a lighter blue light, so that it looks more like a moon.
(Wow. I can't belive I'm actually giving filmguy advice on how to improve!)
Maybe I'm just color blind, but that looks quite purple.
Ahh, wow I'm watching it on a different computer and it does look very purple.
Would making it look more blue help? Should I post another test?
EDIT: okey doke. I'm posting another test.
Last edited by filmyguy (October 16, 2009 (05:32pm))
Yes, post another one!
That was pretty good. Like some people said, a little purplish, and the walk seemed odd, maybe just because it wasnt showing his legs? Im not sure why.
Anyways, FilmyGuy, how did you do the camera move?
Your friend,
-MOL
That was pretty good. Like some people said, a little purplish, and the walk seemed odd, maybe just because it wasnt showing his legs? Im not sure why.
Anyways, FilmyGuy, how did you do the camera move?
Your friend,
-MOL
Tripod. All of my animations are shot on a tripod.
And I have a feeling you're right. Maybe it came out crappy because I couldn't see the legs when I was animating. Hmm, idk. Don't really want to the shot over again though, took me forever.
I'll post the test I forgot to post in a second, guys.
Yeah. I was just thinking that next time if you do a shot like this, maybe do a wide shot and then crop it? I'm not sure how to fix that.
Your friend,
-MOL
And then fRED jumps out from behind him. 
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