Customer

Channel 4 - Royal Deaths and Diseases

Brief

Provide 3D models and composition mattes for flagship TV program.

Description

Episode "Living by the Sword"

Richard the Lionheart is struck by a crossbow bolt while reconnoitering a castle. The shot was filmed without a castle for Richard to look at, so we put one into the video.

video copyright Lion TV and Channel 4

The greatest compliment was paid by many watching this episode that the viewers didn't notice the digitally composited castle. It was a difficult process to get the castle to blend with the video, especially as it was shot late in the day, with lots of long shadows. A digital castle was constructed in 3D using 3DS MAX, then rendered for the different scenes with mattes to allow the compositing of the castle with the live action.