2D and 3D PUPPET TESTS...

I had a lot of requests to actually see the puppet tests. I hadn't planned on showing them, but I figure why the heck not?? Thanks to Chris Young and his Panasonic 3DA1 camera we were able to shoot some really great and simple green screen tests quickly and easily right in his back yard! We learned a lot from these few tests. Like, for example, Gray does NOT look good in direct sunlight as you can see by the first test below. He tended to burn out and lose definition. He looks much better in a flatter, bounced light. We also learned that Gray's eyes are super reflective, so i will have to "deaden" the pupils with a clear matte finish spray or even hairspray. Anyway, for those of you with red/blue anaglyph 3D glasses enjoy the 3D clips below, if you don't have those, no worries, I have included the 2D versions here as well! They both look great! I'm really happy with the results. I hope you like them, too!

We just pulled a hi-rez background off of the internet for this one. I kind of like the flatter (no 3d) background. It makes it feel more cartoony.

 

3D

This next one was with flatter lighting. It looks a whole lot better and his features really pop. Especially his highly reflective eyes. We ran out of background plate. Again, not a 3D plate, just one pulled from the internets.

3D

Finally, good lighting and a 3D background plate. He actually looks like he's walking down the street. I'm really happy with the way this looks and at the very least it is a great place to start when we shoot for real!

3D