Matte Painting: Art in Film. Special Effects

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The Art of Special Effects Picture control= art Manipulation of image

The Art of Special Effects

Picture control= art
Manipulation of image
George Melies
Use of

glass panels similar to Brunelleschi’s panels
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Use of Glass Panel: 3D and 2D combined with perspective Early

Use of Glass Panel: 3D and 2D combined with perspective

Early 1900’s
Required

painting with emphasis on realism (a Renaissance revival?)
Techniques vary: rear projection, front projection, Latent image projection

Images from Hitchcock’s The Paradine Case

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Hitchcock’s Paradine Case: B/W Matte Paintings Limited to Zoom or Still shot

Hitchcock’s Paradine Case: B/W Matte Paintings

Limited to Zoom or Still shot

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More Paradine Case...

More Paradine Case...

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Latent Image Matte Painting A photographic technique of combining two scenes

Latent Image Matte Painting

A photographic technique of combining two scenes
Runs film

through twice, once with a portion blacked out and unexposed
Used now with stills and paintings

Notice the use of bridal veil material on the right to create diffusion and a sense of atmosphere in this filming for An Ewok Adventure

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Latent Image, cont. Pros Original stock quality (highest) Matching of hues

Latent Image, cont.

Pros
Original stock quality (highest)
Matching of hues easy
Cons
Hard to estimate

need footage with live action
Mistakes are expensive

Latent image projection used with Matte Painting in Return of the Jedi

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Rear Projection Movie projector placed behind glass with painting Window covered

Rear Projection

Movie projector placed behind glass with painting
Window covered with frosted

plastic
Camera films from front
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Rear Projection, cont. Pros Easiest Cons Loss of image quality Least

Rear Projection, cont.

Pros
Easiest
Cons
Loss of image quality
Least sharp image of all techniques

Composite

of Completed Rear Projection from Return of the Jedi
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Front Projection Both camera and projector on same side of glass

Front Projection

Both camera and projector on same side of glass panel.
Scene

projected through glass backed with Scotchlite (highly reflective)
A partially reflecting mirror is placed between camera and projector at 45 degree angle (to put both in exact same perspective)
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Front Projection (cont) Pros Sharper image than rear (with highly reflective

Front Projection (cont)

Pros
Sharper image than rear (with highly reflective screen)
Well regulated

perspective from exact same point
Cons
complicated

A woman paints a matte on glass for Temple of Doom.

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Digital Painting Advantages Ability to move camera No more limitations of

Digital Painting

Advantages
Ability to move camera
No more limitations of pan
Ex. In

Empire Strikes Back
Reflections and moving animations can be combined easily
Digital editing is cost efficient and easier
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Truman Show: Digital Matte goes 3D A “camera”, like those seen

Truman Show: Digital Matte goes 3D

A “camera”, like those seen in our

graphics demos is tracked with the image in the exact motion and perspective of the actual camera.
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Titanic: Matte and more Digital Matte Clouds Digital Animation Water (with

Titanic: Matte and more

Digital Matte Clouds
Digital Animation Water (with reflections)
Model Boat
Animated

People
Digital Animation smoke
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In Conclusion Many of the same principles used in Renaissance art

In Conclusion

Many of the same principles used in Renaissance art are

at work in the creation of Special Effects
The impact of computer graphics is revolutionizing the way movies are made, in bringing a realism of perspective to movement
The use of matte paintings and digital matte paintings is still a question of aethetics. When constructed via computer, does the art disappear?