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Makavelixthadon
Inspiring
May 8, 2023
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Should I RE-SHOOT or is there anyway I can fix this black background?

  • May 8, 2023
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Hey guys, 

 

My idea was actually to have a solid black background, the screenshots I will attach below is for a bike commercial, it's spinning around and there is a black/grayish background, my idea was to key that out using extract or some similar effects but non really help because they also remove the darkest part of the bike and the shadow is seen when it's spinning around. is there a way to do this or should I re-shoot this whole thing? and if so, any tips on how to get a solid black background while the bike is spinning? would a green screen be better?? 

 

 

 

 

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Correct answer Rick Gerard

The tires, handlebars, seat, chain, and a few other things are black. The shot is also under-exposed by a couple of stops. There is no way that a black background is a good choice. Green or Blue, Red, or any other solid color, even white, is also going to be a problem because the color will reflect on anything that is shiny. 

 

If it were my project, I would probably try and use a white background and live with the Rotoscoping that is going to be required when the bike hits certain angles. Then you just have to figure out what kind of background you want to have behind the bike. 

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Mylenium
Mylenium
Legend
May 9, 2023

Unless you plan to roto your hands off by manually creating masks and painted mattes, for which AE is the most terrible tool on the planet, anyway, the long and short answer is a thundering "Noooooooo!". This shot is unrecoverable and even if it were just a still photo it would be a paine in the glutes to create a clean cutout in Photoshop. You need to reshoot it. Don't worry about the actual color of the background, just light it well. Even a weird pink is easier to color-correct out of the reflections than this.

 

Mylenium

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MakavelixthadonAuthor
Inspiring
May 9, 2023

Thank you! yeah indeed that would take hours upon hours to rotoscope this with a bad screen, will take all of this into account.

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Rick GerardCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
May 9, 2023

The tires, handlebars, seat, chain, and a few other things are black. The shot is also under-exposed by a couple of stops. There is no way that a black background is a good choice. Green or Blue, Red, or any other solid color, even white, is also going to be a problem because the color will reflect on anything that is shiny. 

 

If it were my project, I would probably try and use a white background and live with the Rotoscoping that is going to be required when the bike hits certain angles. Then you just have to figure out what kind of background you want to have behind the bike. 

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    MakavelixthadonAuthor
    Inspiring
    May 9, 2023

    Thank you Rick! makes perfect sense. 

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