This film looks at the idea of placing the subject into tense imagery. The aim of this idea was to enhance the tension rather than create it myself as I felt the Jeff Wall had already created stunning visual tension in this photograph (After Invisible Man).
The use of green screen was an entirely new visual effect that I had never used before and it was this that pushed me to experiment with it. I first had to learn the theoretical side of green screen videography before beginning the shoot (Involving Colour correction and Chrome keying)
Chroma keying is a visual effect in which the editor selects a colour (and a tone) that is within the video (usually green or blue depending on the use of backdrop). The progamme will that completely remove that colour from the image. Whatever is still left on screen is turned into a digital mask ready to overlay onto another image.
I used this effect on myself to put a video of myself onto Jeff Wall's image. When placing the video of myself onto the photograph I also had to make it smaller and crop my legs out to make it blend in well.
I feel that this experiment was successful, however, I think I will move onto using the 'Chroma key' effect to green screen more naturalistic elements (water/fire/e.c.t.) to enhance my own imagery as opposed to enhancing someone else's work.
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