Chapter 12
Changing Seasons
Matte artists are often tasked with taking a scene photographed in one season and converting it to another. The most common example involves converting a summer scene to winter. Why do this? Because snow is extremely difficult to deal with on a production schedule. If you have a wonderful snow-covered day, changes in the weather can quickly turn your winter wonderland into a slushy mess, and maintaining continuity in the look of the snow is difficult. Also, if the production requires a dramatic change in the time of year, rather than suspending production for months and waiting for the season to change, a wise director ...
