The four heights
The same task, four distances: today's deadline, the next reviewer, the stuck moment, the pattern.
Execute — do the immediate task
+I need the green-screened interview clip keyed and cleaned for color correction. Pull…
Execute — do the immediate task
+I need the green-screened interview clip keyed and cleaned for color correction. Pull Raquel_takes_03 from the project, apply a chroma key so her edges are clean against the B-roll plate, remove spill on her hair and left shoulder, and render a high-quality ProRes master into Deliverables/Keys by Thursday so Graciela can start grading.
Pasted it? When the reply comes back, push once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part. — Did this prompt help?
Improve — make it easier to accept
+Before I hand this keyed clip to Graciela, make the foreground read on the plate. Push the matte so…
Improve — make it easier to accept
+Before I hand this keyed clip to Graciela, make the foreground read on the plate. Push the matte so her hair and eyeglass rims stay natural, add a subtle edge blur if the key looks harsh, and show me a split-screen frame with original, raw key, and final keyed frame so I can justify any extra masking to the client.
Pasted it? When the reply comes back, push once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part. — Did this prompt help?
Decide — diagnose the stuck moment
+I just ran a chroma key on Raquel_takes_03 and there’s a thin green rim on her forehead and flyaway…
Decide — diagnose the stuck moment
+Key attempt left fringe around hair and a green rim on the forehead
I just ran a chroma key on Raquel_takes_03 and there’s a thin green rim on her forehead and flyaway hair. Graciela will grade it tomorrow and the director expects a clean pull. I’m afraid aggressive matte cleanup will soften the hair and look fake. What’s the likeliest fix that keeps hair texture and removes spill, and what should I warn Graciela about in a one-sentence note?
Pasted it? When the reply comes back, push once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part. — Did this prompt help?
Become — change the pattern
+Every time I hand keyed footage to color, I get notes about residual spill and over-smoothed hair…
Become — change the pattern
+Repeatedly fixing spill and hair after grading causes rework
Every time I hand keyed footage to color, I get notes about residual spill and over-smoothed hair that force regrading. Where am I consistently failing in the keying handoff, and what three habits change will reduce rework and keep the grade intact?
Pasted it? When the reply comes back, push once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part. — Did this prompt help?
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