These plates were photographed by me with the intention of avoiding green screens for better integration and accurate scene lighting. The only exception is the RCMP officer with a lightsaber which was footage provided by Sheridan College.
Breakdown
CG Clouds
I used Houdini to create a cloud volume generator. My goal was for the clouds to look quite fluffy and live between the world of stylized and realistic images. I wanted the shape to subtly mirror the silhouette of a tree.
Rubik's Cube
This shot was modeled and simulated in Houdini and then composited in Nuke onto a still image. The plate was projected onto geometry in Houdini and a chrome ball was used to create a HDRi of the room for realistic shadows and reflections .
Sci-Fi Matte Painting
This shot was inspired by the landscape in Ontario, and was made using photos and videos I took in Oakville. The main plate was the photo on the bottom left, followed by various trees shifting in the wind that were added to the foreground in Nuke to add parallax to the digital camera move.
I made some concept art in photoshop to plan out a sci-fi composition, and then quickly created some models for the factory and flying ships. Finally I added a smoke simulation using Houdini to add more life to the shot.
Plate Photo
Various Tree plates
