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"Bill & Maggie" - Shot #006 VFX Breakdown

Now from an angle facing out of the Chimera Bridge through the windshield, this composite shot is one of my favorites for the entire "Bill & Maggie" production, as the integration of all of the elements felt the closest to reality here. Now that the 3D set extension was already complete, all of the other composite shots requiring that 3D model became much easier to complete, as it was simply a matter of bringing the model in, altering the lighting as needed, and adding other atmospheric elements such as light wrapping, additional shading, vignettes, god rays, haze, soft focus, and glows.

Raw camera footage in Cinelike-D configuration, with green screen both behind the actor, and placed onto each monitor screen for later compositing.

Raw camera footage in Cinelike-D configuration, with green screen both behind the actor, and placed onto each monitor screen for later compositing.

First pass of previously completed 3D interior set extension and chroma-keyed footage.

First pass of previously completed 3D interior set extension and chroma-keyed footage.

Slight alterations to lighting and color passes

Slight alterations to lighting and color passes

God rays have been added for realism, additional shading placed on bottom and top of frame, and final monitor read-outs have been placed into screens.

God rays have been added for realism, additional shading placed on bottom and top of frame, and final monitor read-outs have been placed into screens.

Final Cola-styled color-grade applied, and matte-box added for 4x3 aspect ratio.

Final Cola-styled color-grade applied, and matte-box added for 4x3 aspect ratio.