So this took a few hours to finish an 8 second scene tonight. Pretty happy with the results. I was looking to get a shot looking back at the commander of the space shuttle during the launch sequence in my upcoming movie. I really wanted to use Orbiter as much as possible, but this film is really getting special effects "heavy". At least it's been fun to create!
In order from left to right, the first image is what I used for the commander. Notice the reflection on the visor. My first task was to remove that reflection and replace it with an image from an MFD in Orbiter. The second screenshot shows video footage of the Space Shuttle Ultra cockpit/MFD it will be replaced with. Next, I masked out the reflection, followed by the suit itself from the background. Using a combination of 'Bend It", "Glass", and "Blobbylize" effects, I was able to replace the mask with the MFD of the shuttle ascent program. (cool!) :idea:
The next screenshot to the right shows the suit and visor reflection complete on a transparent background. Finally I used the ground camera to get a shot through the window of the Orbiter as if it were a camera on the panel looking at the cammander for the background. After composing many layers, the end result post-color correction is looking good I think. Just added some camera shake and it's ready to go into the Premiere project with the rest of the footage. :RnR1:
