Mathew Collins Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 (edited) Hi, In the following interview DP Rodrigo Prieto says at 1.52 minute" Martin Scorsese didn't want tracking mark on faces. That is the reason for witness cameras. Those cameras were capturing only infrared, and tracking marks were only visible in infrared." Could someone know this technique and what is DP talking about? -Mathew Collins Edited December 2, 2019 by Mathew Collins Modification 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manu Delpech Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 There is a lot of coverage on the film out there, but basically, the two Alexa Mini witness cameras capture the depth and the tracking marks on the faces track the actors' performance. The Red Helium in the middle used as main camera. There was also a specific type of lighting rig, I don't remember the name of it to aid with the VFX capture. What Scorsese didn't want was the kind of performance capture rig you usually see with the helmet, the cameras in front of your face, etc. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathew Collins Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 4 hours ago, Manu Delpech said: There is a lot of coverage on the film out there, but basically, the two Alexa Mini witness cameras capture the depth and the tracking marks on the faces track the actors' performance. The Red Helium in the middle used as main camera. There was also a specific type of lighting rig, I don't remember the name of it to aid with the VFX capture. What Scorsese didn't want was the kind of performance capture rig you usually see with the helmet, the cameras in front of your face, etc. Could you explain about " tracking marks on the faces "? What is that used for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manu Delpech Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 I did. It's to capture the facial performance, the performance itself, otherwise there is nothing to work from. It's similar to performance capture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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