"The Parting Gift" - Progress with the VFX

This past weekend we finally finished refining the edit and "The Parting Gift" is now in a watchable form!  The green screen has been removed and the actors have been placed into the digital locations for each of the 85 effects shots in the film (!).  You can see a rough example of the process bellow: 
  1. At first the shot isn't much to look at, simply an actor preforming in front of a solid green background. 
  2. Using the computer we remove the green background and replace it with the digital location we built earlier in the computer. We also add extra people into the scene that we filmed at a different time.  This background is placed behind the actor in this rough monochromatic form for easy changes. 
  3. Finally, we render out the final high resolution colour background and combine all the elements together.  This is the first render of what the train station background will look like in the film.  
Now that the film has been edited, we will be working for the remainder of the year on making these high resolution backgrounds and placing them in each shot.  The composer has also begun working on the musical score, and our sound designer has begun placing sound effects into the film.  It's exciting to see so many talented people coming together to make this film happen!