From the course: Creating a Short Film: 09 VFX Environments

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Removing objects with After Effects, part 2

Removing objects with After Effects, part 2

From the course: Creating a Short Film: 09 VFX Environments

Removing objects with After Effects, part 2

but we're going to hop on over to this Kneeling by Fish composition in this project. So again, a little bit more of the same, but we're going to be using slightly different techniques. And I should point out that this kind of thing and this tutorial and the last tutorial, that my lens was dirty. I don't know if those were like water splashes or dust or what, but, needless to say, I've never not cleaned my lens before, before shooting since this time. But, those are problematic and distracting. And also, there's this moment, right about here, where she kneels down, that a bird flies through the scene, let me zoom in so you can see that here. A bird flies through the scene, which is insane. And then once you see it, you can't un-see it and that's all you could see. So, what am I going to do? Use another take? But I can't. I mean this is just, it wasn't just her performance, I mean her performance was the best in this take also, but, also the cloak, gave an Oscar-worthy (chuckles)…

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