When I worked on Unknown, in 2011, which unfortunately only seduced 55% of the critics on RottenTomatoes, I’ve had to create a shot where Liam Neeson, on a plane, were looking through the window at some clouds formations.
I think this shot appears during the opening title or at the very beginning of the film.
To realise this shot, I had extracted some clouds and had put them in a 2.5D setup in Nuke. Camera Projection was much faster than going 3D, and even if the flexibility was not amazing, it was efficient and were fitting the budget. With a bit of compositing (or a lot in this case), the result was convincing enough.
In this video, I will demonstrate the whole process, from the clouds extraction, to the camera projection setup. I will show how to find the right position in space for your layer to make sure the parallax is fine.
And I’ll show you my guitar!
Enjoy!
How to create an aerial shot in 2.5D | Matte Painting and Camera Projection in Nuke
