Digital Paint & Clean-Up

Objective

To provide invisible digital paint and clean-up services for a high-profile episodic TV series, ensuring the removal of unwanted elements (wires, rigs, crew reflections) while maintaining a seamless final image.

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What we've done

1. Shot Assessment & Breakdown

2. Rig & Wire Removal

3. Crew & Reflection Clean-Up

4. Background Plate Restoration

5. Seamless Sequence Paint

6. QC & Final Delivery

Creative Process

1. Research & Shot Planning:Conducted detailed analysis of each shot to identify unwanted elements. Reviewed set references to ensure historical accuracy and understand lighting and textures for background restoration.

2. Cleanup Strategy: a clean-up plan, focusing on efficient paint techniques—combining frame-by-frame clean-up, patching, and projection methods to handle complex camera movements.

3. Digital Paint Execution:Used Nuke and Silhouette FX to paint out wires, rigs, tracking markers, and unwanted reflections. Built clean plates for shots requiring heavy reconstruction.

4. Sequence Paint: Applied consistent clean-up across long shots and sequences, ensuring smooth transitions and no popping artifacts.

5. Refinement & QC: Iterated through internal reviews, ensuring clean plates matched grain structure, lighting, and scene continuity. Made final adjustments based on supervisor feedback.

6.Final Delivery:Delivered final clean plates and composites in 2K and 4K resolution, ready for seamless integration in the compositing pipeline.

Results

Our paint and clean-up work was completely invisible and met the client's high standards. The production team reported faster post-production turnarounds, and the historically accurate environments were preserved without any noticeable digital intervention.

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Conclusion

By combining advanced digital paint techniques with a strong eye for detail and consistency, Digital Pixel Studio delivered flawless clean-up work that enhanced the storytelling while remaining completely undetectable to audiences.