I began the week continuing work on a second reel for Tapt which was filmed at the end of last week. Originally, this reel was supposed to be filmed using one person holding a phone, and another bring their hand down towards the phone to tap a Tapt business card onto the phone. However, we had a lot of trouble keying out the green screen due to poor lighting conditions at the studio. The reflections on the phone were also difficult to remove in post, so that we could add an animation of the Tapt card registering on the phone.
My supervisor eventually realised that we could just cut out a still image of the hand holding the phone and the other hand holding the card, and then animate it in After Effects. Rubi helped me get the cut outs I needed and instructed me on how to mask the phone. I spent most of Monday working on it and this is the final outcome:
The rest of the week I went back to working on Macy and Tailor for their October content plan. I am feeling more confident with this client and have noticed my speed at finishing graphics and animations is getting better.
Hours complete: 65