Special Effects - Fishes

These fish were the first layer of video in the Floating White Lotus Guru

Layer 1 Fish Effects

These fish were filmed in some hotel pond. The actors were cheap and put on a good performance for a few crumbs of bread. The bread gave them some motivation and helped with their shyness.

It would have been better if I could have filmed at a time when the light did not cause such a reflection on the water. Perhaps if my lens had a polarized cover I could have filmed without and glare from the water surface but as it happens it added to the overall effect for the best.

Special Effects Used:

Color Correction Effect: Brightness and contrast - effect darkened the picture turning day into night.

Transform Effect: Crop - effect allows you to crop part of the picture out. This was done because a horizon was needed before a moon could be added.

Perspective Effect: Basic 3D - A tilt was added to make it more tilted and then a little swivel.

Motion Effect: The motion effect - was used to enlarge the scale slightly.