Hello!
I’m new to this community… I joined because I really need help. I got to a place with my project where I am completely stuck. I’m trying to finish my college thesis movie called From Under The Bed. The main character is a monster named Rufus and as of now, Rufus is missing a tail.
I shot this movie back in 2012, while I was still in college and basically was experimenting. Didn’t plan the shoot very well and ended up with a badly shot, messy green screen that was impossible to fix. This made me give up finishing the project for a few years. I recently got back at it and made my way with the tedious rotoscoping in Moca. But those hairs were impossible to rescue and i ended up completely losing the tail. But without it the monster looks sad and incomplete. And this is where I need help. I want to add a tail to the monster. A realistic 3D tail that moves when he moves.
Basically I have one long shot - 00:01:02:15 (one minute, two seconds and 15 frames long) of the Monster looking at the mirror and showing different reactions. I used a puppet shot on green screen. The image shows the different stages:
A - Original green screen footage
B - Same shot with roto on it (tail is missing, because the puppeteering rod was going in and out of the tail)
C - Composition of what the final show would look like - the monster’s point of view, looking at his reflection in the mirror.
D - what the tail looked like originally.
Mainly looking for volunteer work, as I have no budget for this but willing to pay a small fee. Will give credit on screen and on IMDB, of course. The movie (still unfinished) is going to the Cannes Film Festival market this May 2016… I plan to screen it to as many festivals as I can afford.
If you’re interested in helping me with this project, please, contact me at:
[email protected]
Rufus and I thank you in advance 
Best, Tanya
