• Final shot with DI grade

    Final shot with DI grade

  • Behind the scenes

    Behind the scenes

  • Plate Photography

    Plate Photography

  • Deep render element of CG birds added prior to holdout.

    Deep render element of CG birds added prior to holdout.

  • Final shot ungraded

    Final shot ungraded

  • Final shot with DI grade

    Final shot with DI grade

  • Plate Photography

    Plate Photography

  • CG + matte painting set extension elements

    CG + matte painting set extension elements

  • Foreground CG birds rendered as deep elements with deep holdout set geometry prior to holdout.

    Foreground CG birds rendered as deep elements with deep holdout set geometry prior to holdout.

  • Comp before volumetrics

    Comp before volumetrics

  • Final shot ungraded, with added deep volumetric smoke and dust.

    Final shot ungraded, with added deep volumetric smoke and dust.

Noah (2014)

Protozoa Pictures

Visual Effects

Director: Darren Aronofsky

Compositing, Deep Compositing Technical Direction + R&D.

Extensive R&D time was spent developing deep compositing tools for Nuke in preparation for final shot compositing. A deep compositing approach was required because of the internal structure of the ark interacting with a thousand cg birds, in combination with deep volumetrics (smoke, dust and haze).