Ghostly Effect Evaluation

Taking inspiration from programmes such as Supernatural and Charmed, I wanted to create an effect that allowed me to have ghosts as part of the storyline. Initially, I wanted to create the type of shimmering effects you see in both programmes, however, I quickly came to discover that creating a believable 'ghost' character actually needed more attention that the fancy effects that can possibly go with it.
During these tests, I had to constantly go back to the drawing board and had to keep using the advanced effects from the 4-point garbage (I used 8, 16 and 32 garbage mattes to create this effect). This was good practice for my editing skills and I enjoyed creating this type of effect, even if the end result did not work. The mistake I made was not leaving myself enough time to go back and shoot, allowing me to do more tests and get the effect accurate. I would have liked to do this. I do plan on experimenting further with this effect and hope to get it accurate.