Hi folks ! <br />Here is a collaborative VFX breakdown I did with Florian Sanchez. <br /> <br />In a nutshell, we took the original plate from The Force Awakens teaser trailer and attempted to reproduce it in CG. <br /> <br />I hope you enjoy our work ! <br />Please do not hesitate to comment and share the video ;) <br /> <br />_________________________ <br /> <br />"Do or do not, there is no try." <br />_________________________ <br /> <br /> <br />Concerning our workflow, I was responsible for : <br /> <br />- X-Wing modeling and texturing (Diffuse/Normal/Specular) <br />- Pre-calibrated DMP (panoramic Photoshop composition) <br />- Water projections and sea animations <br />- Atmospheric effects <br /> <br />I used 3ds Max, Mari, Photoshop and After Effects. <br /> <br /> <br />My friend did lighting / rendering and compositing parts <br />(including camera mapping / color grading / 3D compositing) <br /> <br />You can find Florian's others projects on : <br />http://florian-sanchez.com/ <br /> <br /> <br />As a resume : <br />X-Wing modeling / UVW unwrapping in 3ds Max <br />Texturing in Mari (Diffuse/Normal/Specular) <br />Digital Matte Painting in Photoshop <br />Lighting / Rendering in 3ds Max using V.Ray render and EXR file format (Beauty / AO / Specular / Motion / ZDepth / Buffers) <br />Camera Mapping / 3D compositing / color grading in Nuke <br />Atmospheric effects in After Effects <br /> <br />May the force be with you. <br /> <br />Credits : <br />Person Of Interest Soundtrack - The Machine Theme <br />Ramin Djawadi