Hi folks !
Here is a collaborative VFX breakdown I did with Florian Sanchez.

In a nutshell, we took the original plate from The Force Awakens teaser trailer and attempted to reproduce it in CG.

I hope you enjoy our work !
Please do not hesitate to comment and share the video ;)

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"Do or do not, there is no try."
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Concerning our workflow, I was responsible for :

- X-Wing modeling and texturing (Diffuse/Normal/Specular)
- Pre-calibrated DMP (panoramic Photoshop composition)
- Water projections and sea animations
- Atmospheric effects

I used 3ds Max, Mari, Photoshop and After Effects.


My friend did lighting / rendering and compositing parts
(including camera mapping / color grading / 3D compositing)

You can find Florian's others projects on :
http://florian-sanchez.com/


As a resume :
X-Wing modeling / UVW unwrapping in 3ds Max
Texturing in Mari (Diffuse/Normal/Specular)
Digital Matte Painting in Photoshop
Lighting / Rendering in 3ds Max using V.Ray render and EXR file format (Beauty / AO / Specular / Motion / ZDepth / Buffers)
Camera Mapping / 3D compositing / color grading in Nuke
Atmospheric effects in After Effects

May the force be with you.

Credits :
Person Of Interest Soundtrack - The Machine Theme
Ramin Djawadi