Evolution of "Seduction and the Rose Queen"

Evolution of "Seduction and the Rose Queen" from Krista Benson on Vimeo.

This is a "how to" I put together for the image
"Seduction and the Rose Queen".
The inspiration for the image stemmed from the very first portrait image shown in the video of Jasmine kissing the frog bones. She was never wearing the dress, that is from another shoot from another model. Once I know which portrait I am using to create the image then I know my angle/perspective that I need to match to for the rest of the images. Elements are extracted from various photos by either color keying them to isolate the desired object or painfully cutting them out ( called roto work ). Also I like to gather environment images on cloudy days so there are no distinct key lights ( the sun).
The environment images were mainly taken in my neighborhood. I like to take walks and capture textures to use in my images. The portraits were all shot in my studio.
All digital manipulation was done in PS3.
The final image is +4K in size.

model: Jasmine Worth

The Death Queen from Krista Benson on Vimeo.

concept, direction, VFX: Krista Benson
model: Sarah
costume: Skin Graft Designs

This is a test I made for a story idea I have.

Shot at 720p 30fps on the Casio EX-F1, compositing in Nuke,
Edit in Final Cut

Feeling Creative!

Remembering Another World from Krista Benson on Vimeo.
Model: Rosie
clothing: Skin Graft Designs skingraftdesigns.com
Design, Direction, VFX : Krista Benson

I have been inspired to create little vignettes of story ideas I have in my mind lately. The stories are incomplete and feel like my dreams leaking out for all to see.
This one is titled "Remembering Another World".

Below is the behind the scenes footage.


Behind the scenes from Krista Benson on Vimeo.

the model was filmed in 720p at 30fps on the Casio EX-F1 against greenscreen. All elements composited in Nuke.
Edit and music done in Final Cut.

Cthulhu Pop

Here is a fun video I made with model and friend Melodie Gore.

I shot the model and tentacles on the Casio EX-F1 at 720p against green screen. I composited it in Nuke and edited in Final Cut Express.

Live action anime!


Cthulhu Pop from Krista Benson on Vimeo.

My VFX Demo Reel

Krista Benson's Demo Reel from Krista Benson on Vimeo.

My First Protest March - Prop 8 is HATE

So my feet are blistered and I have a soar throat from yelling so much, but it was all worth it.
I attended my first protest march last night Nov. 5th 2008 to vent my feeling about prop 8 passing in California. Prop 8 is a fear and hate based change that limits civil rights. We are living in a time when an amazingly progressive man such as Barack Obama is elected as President, yet the majority still enjoys stripping civil rights from minorities. I hope to see the day when we are all truly equal, but until then protests and marches are necessary to show that it is wrong to strip basic human respect and dignity from minorities.

Here is some video I shot at the protest march.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThG3WG7hMHY

Blast from the Past

A long time ago in a place far far away I used to only shoot film.
One of my favorite types of film to shoot was Polaroid Type 55 Film. Sadly, this film is no longer even being made and is becoming very hard to get a hold of. I loved it so much because for about $2 pre sheet you got a 4x5 polaroid and negative film from one image. One of my favorite images taken with Type 55 was a portrait of my good friend
Benjamin. Here is the image.



This was shot with very shallow depth of field. The blue cast was done in post
( digital ) but that was the only thing done digitally altering from the original.