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All visual elements by Mark Julien
Photo from Wikimedia Commons.

This project was created using only one photo from wikipedia. Finding out the metadata from the image was crucial as I had to match the exact focal length and position of camera from where the picture was taken. I then found all the exact measurements of the buildings in the photo and began to build proxy geo to match the scene which was to scale.

After this step I began to project the image onto the different pieces of geo starting from the closest to farthest building away. For the buildings that are behind buildings, I would paint out most of the building in front of it to allow me to have a bit more freedom with the animation of the camera.

Cars were also camera projected and later animated themselves to give the scene more life. Snow particles and volumetric clouds were the final addition to give the scene with its depth and more movement.

Maya : geometry, created UV maps, and volumetric clouds
Nuke : texture projection, animation, and snow particles

Hope you enjoy it!

Mark Julien