Summary Of Goldstein's Apartment
In this sequence the injured Jacob has been brought back to the Goldstein’s apartment. He is awestruck by the magical world around him, as he takes in his surroundings.
Upon entering the apartment one of the first things Jacob sees are the clothes on a drying rack in front of the fireplace magically moving as they dry. Originally, a live action clothes airer was shot, suspended on wires. However, production later decided it didn’t have the fluidity of movement they wanted so they decided to switch the airer and its contents to CG, changing the design of the clothes horse so that there were no vertical poles. This enabled us to animate the clothing items in eight shots by (insert software/technique) so that they were more convincingly alive.
As Jacob moves further into the apartment his focus is drawn to Queenie as she clothes herself, with a tap of her wand, her dress effortlessly wraps itself around her. The dress was CG and matched seamlessly to surrounding shots with the actress in a real dress. This was a complex effect to convincingly achieve because cloth software is usually used to replicate the behavior …show more content…
Soaring napkins, flying plates and a floating apple strudel all come together in a key scene in the Goldstein apartment, which sees Queenie use magic so dinner prepares itself, mid-air before settling down on the table.
Having multiple CG bowls, plates, apples, napkins, cutlery and glass flying through the air meant careful choreography was required. All of the objects on the laid dinner table are CG, from cutlery to food, drinking glasses etc. One shot has a jug with cloudy lemonade, animated with a surface deforming effect rather than a fluid simulation. Even the candles are CG, complete with a manipulated flame element. We also altered some of the lighting effects, particularly on Jacob, to reduce the harshness of the onset lighting on his face; this gave a more interactive lighting
Upon entering the apartment one of the first things Jacob sees are the clothes on a drying rack in front of the fireplace magically moving as they dry. Originally, a live action clothes airer was shot, suspended on wires. However, production later decided it didn’t have the fluidity of movement they wanted so they decided to switch the airer and its contents to CG, changing the design of the clothes horse so that there were no vertical poles. This enabled us to animate the clothing items in eight shots by (insert software/technique) so that they were more convincingly alive.
As Jacob moves further into the apartment his focus is drawn to Queenie as she clothes herself, with a tap of her wand, her dress effortlessly wraps itself around her. The dress was CG and matched seamlessly to surrounding shots with the actress in a real dress. This was a complex effect to convincingly achieve because cloth software is usually used to replicate the behavior …show more content…
Soaring napkins, flying plates and a floating apple strudel all come together in a key scene in the Goldstein apartment, which sees Queenie use magic so dinner prepares itself, mid-air before settling down on the table.
Having multiple CG bowls, plates, apples, napkins, cutlery and glass flying through the air meant careful choreography was required. All of the objects on the laid dinner table are CG, from cutlery to food, drinking glasses etc. One shot has a jug with cloudy lemonade, animated with a surface deforming effect rather than a fluid simulation. Even the candles are CG, complete with a manipulated flame element. We also altered some of the lighting effects, particularly on Jacob, to reduce the harshness of the onset lighting on his face; this gave a more interactive lighting