VFX Pipeline
Matchmove
Tracking & Matchmove
Any great visual effect relies on rock-solid tracking. Our specialists analyze raw plates to solve complex camera movements, lens distortion, and physical scale, generating a perfectly matched 3D camera inside the computer.
This ensures that when CGI elements are introduced later in the pipeline, they are locked into the environment with sub-pixel accuracy, maintaining complete photorealism.
Paint
Roto & Clean-up
Preparation is key to seamless integration. Our artists execute frame-by-frame rotoscoping and advanced chroma keying to perfectly extract actors and objects from their original environments, preserving fine details like hair and motion blur.
We also perform digital clean-up—painting out safety wires, tracking markers, boom mics, and crew reflections—ensuring the plate is pristine before compositing begins.
Lighting
CGI Integration
We take the raw 3D renders from our CGI department and begin the delicate process of matching them to the physical world. This involves replicating the precise lighting conditions, lens flares, and atmospheric depth of the original shoot.
Whether it’s adding a towering skyscraper to a skyline or placing a fully digital vehicle on a real road, our integration process guarantees that the virtual and physical elements interact convincingly.
Finishing
Final Compositing
The final polish is where the illusion is completed. Our compositors use Nuke and After Effects to merge dozens of render passes, applying depth of field, motion blur, and light wraps.
We carefully match the digital camera noise and film grain to the original sensor stock, ensuring that when the final shot goes to the colorist, the CGI and reality are indistinguishable.