How We Do It

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Each of our sub-services at Eyelash Technologies follows a specialized process that is customized to meet the unique needs of your business and deliver the results you seek.

Compositing

Compositing is easily one of the most common techniques in VFX, and is especially prevalent in action and sci-fi films. As you might guess from the name, it involves merging several elements together to make a whole. The elements can be several clips filmed separately, or digital assets and separate clips. To make the compositing almost flawless, green screens are typically used, though they are not mandatory. This practice is also known as chroma key compositing.

Matte Painting

Matte painting is one of the biggest cost-cutting techniques in the film industry. At the core of it is the creation of a painting/image/panel that will serve as a background for events taking place on camera. For example, two characters may be standing and talking to each other in a wide-open area. Instead of building a giant set behind the characters, technical specialists can just use insert a matte painting that looks like the real background behind them. Such "paintings" can be created digitally, with photography, or by hand.

Rotoscoping

Rotoscoping is quite similar to compositing, given that elements from one clip are moved to another clip, except the manipulations are usually much more drastic. To be specific, an outline (matte) of an object or character is made by tracing over its movement in film, and then integrating it into another clip, or removing it entirely. While compositing often involves adding digital assets created on a computer, rotoscoping is more about taking assets already existing on film, creating a shadow of them, and using it elsewhere. As an example, you may look at the film "A Scanner Darkly", which uses extensive rotoscoping and looks like an ordinary film was put through a filter and turned into animation.

Motion Capture

Motion capture is one of the breakout technologies of the past decade of filmmaking, and is probably one of the most well-known types of effect. It involves an actor wearing special equipment that records their muscle movements in a scene, and the recorded movements are then superimposed on a digital character created with CGI (computer-generated imagery). Artists working with motion capture have the difficult task of making these ordinarily human movements look natural on a dragon, supervillain, or another non-human character.

Texturing/Shading

Texturing and shading are very intertwined when it comes to designing 3D models and using them in videos. For example, texturing is a practice ensuring that the textures of the character/object/setting are lifelike and have enough detail to trick the viewer into thinking that it might be real. Shading has the same basic principle, but focuses on how light affects the digital model – which parts of it look brighter or darker, how shadows fall, what reflections look like, etc.

Rendering, Rigging, And Animation

While we have discussed how transformative elements are integrated into video clips, it is worth mentioning how VFX artists create these elements. When the added elements are not fragments of other clips, they tend to be 2D or 3D models. 3D models are generated through a process known as "rendering" performed on special animation software, while 2D models can also be created in animation software or drawn manually. If the models represent a person or character, their movements are often directed by a technique known as rigging. Rigging assigns a bone structure to a character, so any movement that they experience affects them realistically and according to the established structure.

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Our Process

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At Eyelash Technologies, we follow a rigorous and proven process to ensure that
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Conceptualization

The first step in our VFX process is to understand the client's vision for the project. This may involve brainstorming ideas, creating a concept, and developing a visual style for the VFX.

Storyboarding

Once the concept has been developed, the next step is to create storyboards and concept art to visualize the final product. Storyboards can help to develop the visual style, color scheme, and motion design for the VFX.

Pre-Production

In this stage, the technical aspects of the VFX are planned and developed. This includes determining the software and tools that will be used, creating a detailed plan for creating the VFX, and organizing the project timeline and resources.

Production

This is the stage where the actual VFX are created. Our team will use the plan developed in the pre-production stage to create the visual effects. This may involve creating elements such as 3D models, compositing, and animation.

Post-Production

Once the VFX are created, they will be refined and edited to ensure that they meet the desired quality and specifications. This may include color grading, sound editing, and special effects.

Integration

The final step is to integrate the VFX into the client's project. This involves optimizing the VFX for the medium in which they will be presented, such as a film or a website. The VFX should be integrated in a way that effectively communicates the intended message and works seamlessly with the rest of the project.

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