VFX SUPERVISION + COMPOSITING
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON
CLIENT: HBO
STUDIO: BIGSTAR
VFX / ANIMATION DIRECTOR: CASEY DROGIN
CG MODELING: CONNER OBRIEN
HOUDINI FIRE SIM: JUSTIN NIXON
Fire was simulated in Houdini. The sigils were modeled and rendered in Cinema4D. Everything was then composited in After Effects using ACES colorspace.
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First, we received all characters shot on blue screen for initial greenscreen compositing and testing.
Then, we developed cinematic looks and modeled 3D sigils based on the characters of each house.