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We all know the story of Bella and Edward, a love to last throughout eternity. But bringing that love to light takes hundreds of crew, hours of computer rendering and countless fixes to make the penetrating stare of Robert Pattinson felt by the audience deep in their souls.
In New Moon, there are 450 visual effects to complete. From transforming werewolves to Edward’s warning to Bella about the friends she is making with some shady biker kind of folks. For this particular scene, Edward is shot against a green screen, much like the kind your local weather reporter uses to tell how about how much rain to expect that night. Unlike the nightly news, Edward’s appearance to Bella must be perfect in every way. It is all right if we see the green screen outline around the weather reporter, it is a whole other case with suspending our belief that Bella is actually seeing Edward as a vision. Twilight fans demand perfection.
In this situation, Bella’s scene was shot weeks earlier and now Edward must be placed into the scene seamlessly. This means Mr. Pattinson must be in the perfect position, with the exact same lighting and the exact same camera angle as was used with Ms. Stewart. Every mathematical equation is used and computer controlled cameras are used to ensure that is exactly what happens.
Then the Visual Effects Department must marry the two (the two shots, not the two characters) into perfect alignment, erasing the entire green screen and placing Edward in Bella’s arms. To match this shot will take about 15 days of hard work from both cast and crew and, in the final film, will only have about 5 minutes of screen time.
Undoubtedly, every fan has seen the trailer for
, studied every frame, swooned over Robert's face. Here it is again, in HD.
Much like the love between Bella and Edward, the perfection of the scene must last for all eternity.
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hey
you look kinda cute
in that polka dot bikini girl....
HEY ! I think that i think you are a great actor hope you the best LOL
ur the cutest guy ever rob keep doing wat ur doing ok
I can't wait for New Moon! Edward is sooooo cute. My mom thinks he is hot to!!
Thank you for writing about the movie and not the stars. I love hearing about the tech effects of upcoming New Moon. Its going be interesting to watch.
you are welcome, dora! if there is a subject or a particular detail that you would like for me to analyze, please drop me a line. and dont forget to subscribe to my examiner postings!
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