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Using location elements in the studio

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Using location elements in the studio

- So I think that some of the shots I took of Brett here in the studio earlier are going to work fine but when I was reviewing some of the background plates that I shot out on location on the coast, I realized that I had several shots where there's obvious wet sand in the shot. So in this shot here, for instance, this is the focal point. This is where he's going to be standing if I choose to composite him in here and even though I could probably fake it and make it look in Photoshop like he really is standing there and make it look like he's pressing down into the sand, I thought, well, why not try to replicate that in the studio, bring some of the beach location here to the studio. So, that's what we've done. We have built out a box, put some plastic into it, and we brought some sand in. It's not beach sand. That would be a little bit smelly. It's actually just playground sand so it's nice and clean. Put some water in there and I'm going to have Brett stand in there and we're going…

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