Digital Veiling — Production & Editorial

Principal Photography & Editorial Considerations

Use this visual guide to anticipate effort multipliers when Digital Veiling is applied. Minimize complications to reduce cost and schedule risk.

Angle of Face to Camera

Ideal: facing or 3/4. Unusual angles increase tracking complexity.

Easier

Harder

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Frontal

3/4

Profile

Untrackable

Unusual Angles

Crossings

Short, partial crossings are fine. Long, eye-covering occlusions raise effort.

Easier

Harder

Brief occlusions

Crosses lips

Large coverage

Long duration

Transparency

Short, partial crossings are fine. Long, eye-covering occlusions raise effort.

Easier

Harder

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Brief occlusions

Avoids key areas

Largee coverage

coverage and Long duration

Breaking Frame

Prefer shooting slightly wider and cropping in editorial.

Easier

Harder

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Touching edges

Partial exit

Eyes off-frame

Backgrounds

Simple backgrounds reduce reconstruction work when needed.

Easier

Harder

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Simple

Textured

Complex

Overlapping faces

Framing

Medium shots track cleanly. XCU requires more care.

Easier

Harder

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Medium

Tight

XCU

Camera & Grain

Stability helps tracking. Heavy grain lowers SNR and increases cleanup.

Easier

Harder

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Stable

Light float

Low light grain

Shaky