VFX Artist Needed to Remove Photographer From Wedding First-Dance Video

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Summary

I have a 3-minute, 54-second video of my wedding first dance. It is the only video we have, but our photographer repeatedly walks through the frame and sometimes passes directly in front of my husband and me. I am looking for an experienced VFX cleanup and compositing artist to remove the photographer wherever reasonably possible while preserving our original movement, faces, bodies, background, video quality, and audio. The camera is mostly stationary, and clean views of the background are available in other frames. I understand that portions where the photographer fully blocks us may require rotoscoping, clean-plate compositing, background reconstruction, subtle reframing, carefully placed transitions, or another natural-looking solution. Natural and stable results are more important to me than attempting to remove her from every frame if doing so would create obvious AI distortion, flickering, or unnatural changes to our appearance. My anticipated budget is $250–$400 as a fixed-price project, although I am open to reviewing a higher quote if the complexity of the footage genuinely requires significantly more manual VFX work. Please explain what is included in your quote. Please provide: Examples of previous person or object removal from moving video Before-and-after video samples showing rotoscoping or VFX cleanup Your proposed approach for this footage A fixed-price estimate The number of revisions included Expected deliverables, file format, and resolution An estimated turnaround time Whether you can complete a short paid sample using one difficult 5–10 second section before I approve the full project I am willing to pay approximately $25–$75 for the test section, preferably with that amount credited toward the full project if I hire you. I will initially provide a compressed preview for evaluation and will send the selected artist the original .mov file. Because this is an irreplaceable personal video, I am specifically looking for someone with demonstrated VFX cleanup, rotoscoping, tracking, and clean-plate compositing experience—not only general video-editing experience.

  • $350.00

    Fixed-price
  • Intermediate
    Experience Level
  • Remote Job
  • Ongoing project
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Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
Rotoscoping
Visual Effects
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About the client
Member since Jul 11, 2026
  • United States
    4:11 PM
  • Media & Entertainment
    Individual client

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