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  • What can I do to this picture to add motion or create 3D space

    Posted by Ashley Davis on January 6, 2015 at 10:53 pm

    I’m editing a corporate piece and have the below CGI image to include

    Can anyone give me some ideas on how to add a sense of motion/3D space/movement etc.. basically anything to make it stand out and be more creative.

    Tudor “ted” jelescu replied 11 years, 3 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  • David Baud

    January 6, 2015 at 11:41 pm

    If time is no concern, I would create different plates for:
    . the sky
    . the birds
    . the building (foreground and background)
    . people
    . the ground

    Then create a vitual 3D space.
    I’d animate the sky and the birds (even incorporate some real birds)
    Make a 3D camera move to give some depth
    Add some light flares, or even recreate the lighting with some light changing slightly direction
    If you have a high resolution pictures, you could also break it down into different shots to cut a montage… if you have a story;-)

    Good luck,

    David Baud
    Post & VFX
    KOSMOS PRODUCTIONS
    Denver – Paris
    http://www.kosmos-productions.com

  • Tudor “ted” jelescu

    January 7, 2015 at 7:41 am

    It would be much less work intensive if you could get the layered image from the architect. They usually add the people and sky later, so the building should be on a separate layer. This way it will be much easier to build a 3d projection or an actual 3d space. For the latter, you can take the layers in Photoshop, cut the planes, distort them and rebuild the perspective with 3d layers in AE.

    Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
    Senior VFX Artist

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