Abstract Visual effects in film have become increasingly common over the last 20 years and it is unusual to see a film nowadays that has not had visual effects incorporated into the film in some shape or form. Visual effects give the filmmakers an opportunity to bring their creative thoughts to life and create the impossible. It also adds lots to a film aesthetically giving the audience a more pleasurable experience. This paper shows the process of integrating 3D animation into 2D live action footage. It gives a detailed analysis and breakdown of the visual effects short film that was created along with this paper, identifying techniques used and problems encountered. Visual effect companies are now a big force within the film industry. To produce visual effects these companies often follow a conventional workflow pipeline. This encompasses the specific process of 3D matchmoving used to recreate 2D footage into an accurate 3D environment and 2D compositing where the computer generated elements and the footage are brought together to create the final product. These are both extremely important areas in the workflow pipeline and bridge the gap between the original shot and the finished shot.
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Art (History of Art), Communication, Media and Culture, Computer Science, Film Studies, Fine Art , Media Technology, English and Drama
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Faculties\Faculty of Technology, Design & Environment