Tower Heist
In this unsuspecting film, numerous visual effects shots were distributed across various post-production houses in New York. My responasblity was the greenscreen views from the tower penthouse. To establish continuity, proxy geometry played a pivotal role in aligning the skyline within the tower windows. The scenes were further elevated through the integration of layers of digital matte paintings, ensuring correct parallax and a realistic visual depth. To enhance the authenticity, the apartment and car were modeled, providing the canvas for reflecting our digital landscape. Despite the abundance of visual effects, they went unnoticed to the casual viewer, who were left to debate the value of a collectible car and its weight in gold.
CREDITS
DIRECTOR: Brett Ratner
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Dante Spinotti
EDIT: Mark Helfrich
VFX SUPERVISOR: Mark Russel, Adam Howard
COORDINATOR: Bryan Wengroff, Jessica Wilson-Silas
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VFX: Method Studios
PRODUCER: Tram Le
VFX COORDINATOR: Heather Saunders, Alice Kahn
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VFX SUPERVISOR: Greg Liegey, Doug Luka, Andy Jones
COMPOSITOR: David Piombino, Aleks Djordjevic, Peter Marin, Jason Forster, Chris Hunt, Nick Dauphinais, Alexander Jacquet, Ryan Leonard, Marc Nanjo
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3D: Jaemin Lee, Paul Liaw
MATCHMOVE: Robert Henry, Justin Maynard
ROTO: David Marte, Alejandro Monzon
DMP: Amy Paskow, Alicia Bissinger