Josh, is it true that you went to USC (University of Southern California)?
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Josh Comen:Yeah, and Tim also went to USC, by the way.
And the relationships that one can build in visual effects, for me, always trumps anything.
Id lose a dollar to build a relationship any day.
Thats basically what my background is, and what got me to basically open up my own company.
Youve got quite an extensive resume with Comen VFX, working mostly with low-budget, or indie films.
Tim Carras:Well, that would be where my side comes in.
So, lets use the specific example ofGood Dick.
This is a perfect time to segue intoA Perfect Getaway.
Before and after effects shot from A Perfect Getaway: using VFX to add the water down below…
So how does it progress from there?
Are you primarily brought on in the post-production process?
What are you given to work with?
TC:With this specific film, we were brought in around the end of editorial.
We had a pretty good assembly of the movie, they had a first cut.
There was a need to go through and re-bid the entire show from scratch.
So when you put in a shot of Hawaii, how do you reference that?
Are you given shots beforehand by the production team, or do you source it yourself?
And those all ended up being pieces that would be composited into the shots.
So it was of tantamount importance that we go there, especially in Kauai.
Youre seeing clouds in a formation in which you didnt know that they really existed.
So this is very unique in a sense.
And the only way to know that it looks real is to actually have seen it first-hand.
Before and after effects shot from A Perfect Getaway: clouds proved to be quite a challenge…
Sounds like there was an extreme attention to detail in the production.
And, well, it certainly looks seamless in the film.
TC:Well, thank you.
Thats the highest compliment we can receive on a project like this.
JC:We dont want anyone to know that we did anything!
He knows it very well, he knows the terrain, he knows the trails.
Its very specific where they are.
Could you talk us through the VFX process for shots like these?
Their underwater housing was only for the film camera.
Moving onto more general concerns how do you see VFX at the moment, as guys on the inside?
Its a really exciting time for that kind of work.
It must be quite a liberating time for those up and coming filmmakers.
Tim, Josh, thank you so much for your time!
A Perfect Getawayis released on August 14th.
To find out more about Comen VFX, visitwww.comenvfx.com.
