I am shooting my final guaranteed film here at FSU in a couple of months, and I am trying to make a decision about the style of my film. The film consists of two characters in a car driving around the south.
I am interested in rear projection which I understand is totally out of date and only resurrected on special occassions, but I love that look. One caveat: I don't know if I could afford stock footage on film. What about digital projection? Too grainy? crappy?
I could possibly achieve that look with green screen, but I would like to avoid the 'Spanglish' green-screen-driving look (the rest of the film looks great). I do not know if the scenes in that film were shot like that on purpose, but it is a 'look' I'd like to avoid--the look being 'hey, we shot this on a soundstage with a fan and a green screen, but it's supposed to look real!' I mean no offense, but these scenes have always taken me out of the movie--a movie i love!
The first question you may have is this: why not shoot outside? I will definitely like to tow the car and shoot, but I will be shooting during hurricane season here in Florida, and I want to have all my bases covered--just in case.
So, is it possible to do rear projection with a digital projector if I were not able to get a hold of a projector with film?
How do I avoid the "Spanglish" look of the car scenes when, and if, we shoot in our sound stages in front of our green screen? (by the way, our VFX dept. at FSU is great-it's headed by Stuart Robertson and the stuff they've put out, even on short notice, is fantastic)
Please excuse my complete ignorance of this subject.
Thanks!