A composit is the layering of various elements together to achieve a polished final product.
For example in a movie special effects shot you might have several layers:
* an actor’s shot on ‘green screen’ running away – perhaps towards the camera
* a background plate, which might be a car exploding
* an explosion that was created using particle simulation software
* a 3d constructed vehicle that matches the filmed vehicle on the background plate
A compositor then takes these layers into their special compositing software and and positions and colour grades everything until the layers all match and look seamless.
A example of compositing
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This is the base edit as an example. Green screen is used to help isolate the main elements toapply effects to and around. |