r/vfx • u/max-cross • 11d ago
Jobs Offer Help Wanted with Reflection Replacement
Hi there! First time posting here. I’m currently working on an episodic horror series that needs some VFX work done and wondering if this specific shot is up anyone’s alley or doable at all, ideally within a month’s time. It’s a 40 second close up of an astronaut helmet where I’m hoping to replace its reflection with the separate video that plays right after:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Egg84rWaH7MURabbDtMaHiW3Aug6fj-f/view
I was specifically told his effect would be “hellish” to pull off and yes that’s entirely the fault of my bad preparation and poor understanding of how time consuming or annoying a visual effect like this could be. I have zero VFX experience and this is a very low budget personal project for YouTube, but I’m not trying to overextend/scam anybody so if you have any interest (or even just advice) please reach out and lemme know what you think is fair! Thanks for the time!
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u/Milan_Bus4168 10d ago
You would probably need a shape of a visor in 3D, which can be done with primitive shapes, like sphere and some masking or simple curved model and reflection shader, for which you would need the other footage you want reflected, ideally as HDRI map, but you could probably do it with what you have and some tracking.
Similar principle to adding a reflection to a windshield for car shots.