I have several shots of flaming babies in the film. This is probably the most extreme close up in the film. For some reason this image seems to upset COVID minimizers the most. Some folks think I should be panting cure kittens instead of documenting mass infection. When I do paint a cure baby then feathers fly.
Since the CG mesh in the program is for an adult male, it took quite a bit of work to wrestle it into the shape of this baby’s face. It still isn’t perfect but it is good enough for this shot which lasts for about a second. I pumped up the levels for parallax bug the face got too distorted to be believable. I had to relax the setting to get the effect I wanted.
I added depth maps for the flames as well but that effect isn’t noticeable. What I should do is find a program which will morph the flames over time so I can have some control over their movement. I’ll have to do some research along that line today. I could also hand animate the flames, but considering how many things burst into flames in this film, that would become too much work. I need to finish production by May 11. 2023.