To enhance this image I used a combination of curves (editing the overall colours as well as individual channels), noise reduction (again both overall colours and individual channels) and spot heal. The colours and details of the glasses I am happy with but the background plane has suffered. The next step would be to isolate each to their own layers and edit individually. Alternatively a larger aperture could be used in taking the picture so as to blur out any details from the background.
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A note about the project:
Up until this point the project has been aimed towards the development of a full channel or network identity. The reason for this undertaking was to identify and propose possible solutions to the design problems faced by an individual or studio engaged in a similar activity, specifically within the use of motion graphics. There are two points of justification for this area of interest. The first and foremost is my intention to find employment creating motion design for the broadcast industry. The second concerns the recent combination of various design disciplines into one as a result of the computers ability to preform a multitude of specialised tasks.
To restrain the project scope and focus the production aim to something more suited to my personal requirements I have tweaked the subject. Instead of a full channel identity I will look purely at channel idents from which a full identity can be extrapolated. In effect this will form an exercise in branding with motion graphics. For consistency each ident produced will aim to fill 10 seconds. As for the question being asked it seems to be lying somewhere between the following two:
'What are the issues faced in portraying the identity of a channel in a 10 second motion graphic.'
'How is the identity of a channel portrayed in a 10 second motion graphic, what issues are faced and how might they be overcome.'
The form of the project will remain the same. Academic research will inform the theoretical underpinnings of design while media testing will explore the practical production and implementation of design theories.
Bianca Chang - Recent Works, June 2011 from Bianca Chang on Vimeo.