I started this with simply getting a tracker attached to the original footage and then making a 4 point cornerpin track to have somewhere for the iphone screen to lock on to.
Afterwards, i took the tracking data and applied to set to input on the screen before the mirror and reformat nodes were added in, as doing it after caused a lot of distortion.
Once this was tracked properly, i went about rotoing the fingers that go over top of the screen, though unfortunately the original video has an alpha baked in and this needed to be removed.
Afterwards i went about rotoing each finger, trying to feather the sides as there’s some motion blur whenever the fingers move that was causing a lot of green to come through when not feathered.
After this i had my alphas for both the screen and the fingers merged, next was simply putting the background under it.
There are some issues with this regarding the cornerpin track not quite going exactly where i want it to and a little bit of fuzziness on the fingers, but i plan to fix this a bit with some help.
Casino Royale was released in 2006 as part of the British 007 series to critical reception as an Action Adventure movie, while the American John Wick 2 was released as a sequel to the original John Wick movie in 2017 as an Action Thriller movie. I chose to compare these films as both being very action oriented movies that are both similar in tone and feel with both being listed under the “Action / Thriller” genres on IMDB and being highly rated at 8/10 for Casino Royale and 7.5/10 For John Wick 2.
These movies while being a decade apart with Casino Royale being produced in 2006 and John Wick 2 being produced in 2017. Both of these were also filmed in different locations in the world and were mainly cast / produced for different continents. With John Wick 2 being filmed in Montreal Canada and the primary country or origin being the United States, and Casino Royale being filmed in Italy and the primary country of origin being the United Kingdom.
John Wick 2 follows the story of an Ex-Hit-man pulled back into a life of violence and murder, as he is pulled back into the dark world of being one of the world’s most elite assassins after giving up a life of crime to live with his wife and dog. John is both feared and respected by his opponents and the people around him.
Casino Royale Follows the story of James Bond, a covert MI5 Spy with a license to kill as he works to track down a private banker at a casino halfway across the world in Montenegro who funds a terrorist organization. James is put into a high stakes poker game in which he must win games and conduct espionage to take down the private banker of this organization and make his way through a criminal organization stealthy. James Bond is notorious for being an efficient and deadly operative who gets the job done.
Both of these movies center around Male characters who are trained and powerful killers who are both feared and respected in both of their worlds, the main difference being one working in a dark criminal underworld, and one infiltrating said world for the purpose of good.
One of the large differences between these movies is the approach in pacing, as James bond can be very Suspenseful, holding on to scenes for a very long time, focusing on heavy amounts of dialogue and keeping a tight angle on the characters, making us feel tense and uneasy during scenes like the poker game, while John Wick 2 is much more action heavy and focused. Making the viewer feel on edge through daring and adrenaline filled action sequences.
Both of these movies maybe of the same genre, and both follow a similar male archetype character, however the thematic choices and story are very different, and both tell a different story and have a different feel while having the same genre.
Sources:
Anon, IMDB- Casino royale. IMDb. Available at: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381061/plotsummary
Anon, 2006. Casino royale. IMDb. Available at: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381061/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt
Anon, 2017. John Wick: Chapter 2. IMDb. Available at: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4425200/
Anon, John Wick: Chapter 2. IMDb. Available at: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4425200/plotsummary
