Bringing 3D Objects Into Live Action Footage

Bring 3D models into live action environments!

[Section] 3D track footage

Apply 3D camera tracker After Effects

• Setting up composition in after effects and applying the 3D camera tracker effect

Clean up camera track

• Going through the camera track and cleaning it up to be more accurate

Prep and export to Cinema4D

• Set up solids to match the walls and ground in scene. Export to cinema4d

[Section] Animate and Render

Import 3D object

• Importing and setting up object to the scene

Animate object

• Dynamically animate object in scene

Prep and render animation

• Set up render passses and render settings

[Section] Compositing

Setting up render passes

• Going over setting render passes and what each can do to help with compositing

Color matching to scene

• Covering curves adjustments, color overlays and matching highlights, shadows and midtones to the original shot

Adding and matching grain

• Adding grain back into the render to match the live footage

Color grading

• Final coloring to bring down shadows and up highlights